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Ryan Dillon
ActorBorn May 25, 1988 (37 years)
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.
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2024 | Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School · as Elmo / Felix |
| 2024 | Jim Henson: Idea Man · as Elmo |
| 2024 | Bluey Book Reads (TV Series) · as Elmo (voice) |
| 2023 | Oscar's Handmade Halloween · as Sesame Street Puppet Performer |
| 2023 | Elmo's Mindfulness Spectacular! · as Elmo |
| 2022 | Sesame Street: The Nutcracker · as Elmo (voice) |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Elmo (voice) |
| 2022 | Mecha Builders (TV Series) · as Mecha Elmo (voice) |
| 2021 | Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together · as Elmo |
| 2021 | Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy · as Elmo (voice) |
| 2021 | Donkey Hodie (TV Series) · as Additional Puppeteer |
| 2020 | The Monster at the End of This Story · as Elmo (voice) |
| 2020 | The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special · as Elmo |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Elmo |
| 2020 | |
| 2020 | Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism · as Elmo |
| 2020 | The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (TV Series) · as Elmo |
| 2020 | NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt: Kids Edition (TV Series) · as Elmo |
| 2020 | Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate · as Elmo (voice) |
| 2019 | The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors · as Elmo |
| 2019 | Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration · as Don Music / Elmo / Lefty The Salesman / ... (voice) |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Elmo |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Elmo |
| 2019 | The Boys (TV Series) · as Reporter |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | The Muppets Take the O2 · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) |
| 2017 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas · as Elmo (voice) |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | Sesame Street: Elmo Can Do It! · as Elmo |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Elmo |
| 2015 | Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo · as Elmo |
| 2015 | Sesame Street: Count on Elmo · as Elmo |
| 2015 | Muppet Moments (TV Series) · as Elmo |
| 2015 | Sesame Street: The Best of Elmo 3 · as Elmo |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | The Furchester Hotel (TV Series) · as Elmo (voice) |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Sesame Street Muppet Performer |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Elmo |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Super Healthy Monsters (TV Series) · as Muppet Performer |
| 2009 | |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Elmo |
| 2007 | Elmo's Christmas Countdown · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice) |
| 2007 | Ready for School · as Cast |
| 2007 | Kids' Favorite Country Songs · as Additional Muppet Performer |
| 2007 | Spider-Man 3 · as Chester |
| 2007 | Sesame Beginnings: Moving Together · as Cast |
| 2006 | Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together · as Additional Muppet Performer |
| 1996 | Elmo's World (TV Series) · as Elmo |
| 1980 | A Capitol Fourth (TV Series) · as Elmo |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Elmo |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Elmo |
| 1969 | Sesame Street (TV Series) · as Elmo (voice) |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Elmo |