Kayodè
Soyemi

Seun Kayodè Soyemi is a first-generation Nigerian-American actor, writer, and producer. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, and raised in Atlanta, he is currently based out of Harlem. His work is shaped by movement, language, and a deep curiosity of history, myths, and how identity lives in the body.

Kayodè is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama’s MFA Acting program, where he was a Hoenig Theatre Artist Fellow, a Connecticut Artist Fellow, and a Jerome L. Greene Fellow. During his time at Yale, he served as Co-Producing Artistic Director of Yale Cabaret, co-led FOLKS, and worked as a producer with the Center for Collaborative Arts and Media. He is an alumnus of The Orchard Project: Greenhouse Lab, Chautauqua Theatre Company Academy, and the Professional Training Company at Actors Theatre of Louisville. He earned his BFA from SMU’s Meadows School of the Arts and trained earlier at HSPVA’s Cobb County Center for Excellence in the Performing Arts, where he was a YoungArts Merit Award winner in Theater & Performance.

As an actor, Kayodè is drawn to roles requiring extraordinary physical and emotional dexterity, informed by his background in movement and dance. His writing often leans toward Afro-surrealism and satire, using language, world history, and pop culture to explore power, desire, faith, and the human condition. As a producer, he develops and supports original work across theatre, film, and interdisciplinary performance. Through The Well | Productions & Consulting, he continues to collaborate on projects that challenge form, expand narrative possibility, and center a diverse an bold artistic vision.