Actor profile

Ryan Dillon

25th May 1988 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Acting

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.

27 Movies 10 TV Shows 37 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

The Muppet Show poster

The Muppet Show 3rd February 2026 as Muppet Performer

Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas poster

Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas 8th December 2025 as Elmo (voice)

STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon poster

STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon 21st June 2025 as Self

Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School poster

Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School 29th August 2024 as Elmo / Felix

Oscar's Handmade Halloween poster

Oscar's Handmade Halloween 19th October 2023 as Sesame Street Puppet Performer

Sesame Street: The Nutcracker poster

Sesame Street: The Nutcracker 1st December 2022 as Elmo (voice)

Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together poster

Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together 25th November 2021 as Elmo

Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy poster

Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy 5th August 2021 as Elmo (voice)

A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration poster

A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration 30th October 2020 as Elmo (voice)

The Monster at the End of This Story poster

The Monster at the End of This Story 29th October 2020 as Elmo (voice)

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special poster

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special 15th October 2020 as Elmo

Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt poster

Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt 6th August 2020

Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate 14th April 2020 as Elmo (voice)

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration 9th November 2019 as Don Music / Elmo / Lefty the Salesman / ... (voice)

When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special poster

When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special 11th November 2018 as Elmo

The Muppets Take The O2 13th July 2018 as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase poster

Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase 11th November 2017 as Elmo

Sesame Street: Trick or Treat on Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street: Trick or Treat on Sesame Street 29th August 2017

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas poster

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas 25th November 2016 as Elmo (voice)

Keep Christmas With You poster

Keep Christmas With You 16th October 2015 as Elmo

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! poster

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! 1st September 2015 as Elmo

Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers 7th October 2014

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular poster

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular 29th November 2013 as Elmo

Elmo's Christmas Countdown poster

Elmo's Christmas Countdown 23rd December 2007 as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs poster

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs 5th June 2007 as Additional Muppet Performer

Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together poster

Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together 7th November 2006 as Additional Muppet Performer

Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street as Elmo (voice)

Bluey Book Reads poster

Bluey Book Reads 13th February 2024 as Elmo (voice)

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022 as Elmo (Voice)

Mecha Builders poster

Mecha Builders 30th April 2022 as Mecha Elmo (voice)

The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo poster

The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo 27th May 2020 as Elmo

The Boys poster

The Boys 25th July 2019 as Reporter

Chicken Shop Date poster

Chicken Shop Date 3rd December 2014 as Self - Elmo (archive footage)

The Furchester Hotel poster

The Furchester Hotel 26th September 2014 as Elmo (Voice)

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 27th April 2014 as Sesame Street Muppet Performer

Jeopardy! poster

Jeopardy! 10th September 1984 as Elmo (voice)

Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street 10th November 1969 as Elmo (voice)