Adebayo Bolaji (Ade), is an English actor, born and raised in West London. He is of Nigerian (Yoruba) decent and comes from a large family.

Ade trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama, completing a Master's degree. Prior to training at Central, Ade also studied Law at London Guildhall University.

Ade's acting career started early at the age of fourteen with the National Youth Music Theatre- (one of Britain's leading youth theatre companies, famed for forming the careers of the likes of Jude Law, Jamie Bell, Ben Barnes, Eddie Redmayne, Sheridan Smith and many others).

Ade is also a playwright and continues to write plays with his theatre company Ex Nihilo Theatre Group. His first play, 'In bed' was performed at the Questors Theatre, Ealing, in September 2009.

He has also just finished filming for the new James Bond film 'Skyfall' set to be released October 2012 and prior to this was in the original west end cast of Ghost, directed by Matthew Warchus, playing the Subway Ghost.