Acting credits
36
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Ryan Dillon
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 26Series: 10
TMDB ID: 2452629
IMDb ID: nm2631416
Known for: Acting
Born: May 25, 1988
Age: 38
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1969 - 2026
Years active: 58
Average TMDB rating: 6.97
Wikidata: Q51754194
Biography
Ryan Dillon (born May 25, 1988) is an American puppeteer who has played Elmo since 2013, replacing Kevin Clash. Dillon had previously worked as an ensemble muppeteer for the Jim Henson Company since 2005. He also played Cooper and Paul Ball, for the interactive series Sesame Street TV for Xbox Kinect, and appeared on all four seasons of the new CBeebies and co-production of Sesame Street, The Furchester Hotel, as Elmo.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Ryan Dillon.
Storm on Sesame Street
as Elmo
2026 Movie
The Muppet Show
as Muppet Performer
2026 Movie
Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
as Elmo (voice)
2025 Movie
STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon
as Self
2025 Movie
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
as Elmo / Felix
2024 Movie
Oscar's Handmade Halloween
as Sesame Street Puppet Performer
2023 Movie
Sesame Street: The Nutcracker
as Elmo (voice)
2022 Movie
Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together
as Elmo
2021 Movie
Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy
as Elmo (voice)
2021 Movie
A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration
as Elmo (voice)
2020 Movie
The Monster at the End of This Story
as Elmo (voice)
2020 Movie
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
as Elmo
2020 Movie
Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt
2020 Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
as Elmo (voice)
2020 Movie
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration
as Don Music / Elmo / Lefty the Salesman / ... (voice)
2019 Movie
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special
as Elmo
2018 Movie
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase
as Elmo
2017 Movie
Sesame Street: Trick or Treat on Sesame Street
2017 Movie
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
as Elmo (voice)
2016 Movie
Keep Christmas With You
as Elmo
2015 Movie
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
as Elmo
2015 Movie
Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers
2014 Movie
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
as Elmo
2013 Movie
Elmo's Christmas Countdown
as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)
2007 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Ryan Dillon.
Bluey Book Reads
as Elmo (voice) • 1 eps
2024 Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Elmo (Voice) • 1 eps
2022 Series
Mecha Builders
as Mecha Elmo (voice) • 52 eps
2022 Series
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo
as Elmo • 29 eps
2020 Series
The Boys
as Reporter • 1 eps
2019 Series
Chicken Shop Date
as Self - Elmo (voice) • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Furchester Hotel
as Elmo (Voice) • 104 eps
2014 Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
as Sesame Street Muppet Performer • 1 eps
2014 Series
Jeopardy!
as Elmo (voice) • 1 eps
1984 Series
Sesame Street
as Elmo (voice) • 3539 eps
1969 Series