Joseph Ademola Adeyemo

King Joseph Ariyo was born in Islington, North London in the United Kingdom. At the age of 4, King Joseph Ariyo began performing in school plays. He was suddenly shipped away to a remote military-style boarding school; The Mayflower School in Nigeria, where his prospects of developing and becoming his personal legend was immediately laid to rest.

As an adolescent, his ambition for adventure and a strong passion for continuing as an artist led him back to his birth city. With hopes of utilizing his passion for the arts via commerce, he attended the University of Greenwich in London, where he earned a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration with specialization in International Marketing. He also attended Cranfield University for an MSc in Manufacturing Systems to further enhance his natural artistic ability through product design and engineering to invent modern products.

King Joseph Ariyo continues to hone his artistic ability in the Performing Arts with a myriad of television, film and commercial projects under his belt. In one of his promising acts in film; was his profound performance in "The Last Days of Toussaint L'Ouverture", as Toussaint L'Ouverture. The film documents the life and valiance of the legendary Haitian hero. King Joseph Ariyo is the main face of many commercial and advertising campaigns worldwide.

King Joseph Ariyo has also infused his unique and powerful voice in collaboration with political activist, artist and author Emmanuel Jal, in the audio book "War Child"; a tumultuous tale of a Sudanese war child soldier. He is also the voice and stunt image of the superhero character "Teo" in the international video game "Just Cause III". King Joseph Ariyo also recently co-starred in the new USA TV series Falling Water, Mr.Robot, and the hit NBC TV series The Blacklist.