Ryan Dillon

Ryan Dillon

Known for
Acting
Born
May 25, 1988 (age 38)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Known For

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Filmography

2026
The Muppet Show poster

The Muppet Show

Movie · as Muppet Performer

2026
Storm on Sesame Street poster

Storm on Sesame Street

Movie · as Elmo

2025
STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon poster

STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon

Movie · as Self

2025
Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas poster

Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas

Movie · as Elmo (voice)

2024
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School poster

Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School

Movie · as Elmo / Felix

2024
Bluey Book Reads poster

Bluey Book Reads

TV · as Elmo (voice) · 1 ep

2023
Oscar's Handmade Halloween poster

Oscar's Handmade Halloween

Movie · as Sesame Street Puppet Performer

2022
Sesame Street: The Nutcracker poster

Sesame Street: The Nutcracker

Movie · as Elmo (voice)

2022
Mecha Builders poster

Mecha Builders

TV · as Mecha Elmo (voice) · 52 eps

2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV · as Elmo (Voice) · 1 ep

2021
Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy poster

Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy

Movie · as Elmo (voice)

2021
Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together poster

Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together

Movie · as Sesame Street Muppet Performer

2020
Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt poster

Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt

Movie

2020
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate

Movie · as Elmo (voice)

2020
The Monster at the End of This Story poster

The Monster at the End of This Story

Movie · as Elmo (voice)

2020
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special poster

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special

Movie · as Elmo

2020
A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration poster

A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration

Movie · as Elmo (voice)

2020
The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo poster

The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo

TV · as Elmo (voice) · 29 eps

2019
Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration poster

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Movie · as Don Music / Elmo / Lefty the Salesman / ... (voice)

2019
The Boys poster

The Boys

TV · as Reporter · 1 ep

2018
When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special poster

When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special

Movie · as Elmo

2018
The Muppets Take The O2

The Muppets Take The O2

Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

2017
Sesame Street: Trick or Treat on Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street: Trick or Treat on Sesame Street

Movie

2017
Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase poster

Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase

Movie · as Elmo

2016
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas poster

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

Movie · as Elmo (voice)

2015
Keep Christmas With You poster

Keep Christmas With You

Movie · as Elmo

2015
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! poster

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

Movie · as Elmo

2014
Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers poster

Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers

Movie

2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

TV · as Sesame Street Muppet Performer · 1 ep

2014
Chicken Shop Date poster

Chicken Shop Date

TV · as Self - Elmo (voice), Self - Elmo (archive footage) · 1 ep

2014
The Furchester Hotel poster

The Furchester Hotel

TV · as Elmo (Voice) · 104 eps

2013
Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular poster

Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular

Movie · as Elmo

2007
Elmo's Christmas Countdown poster

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer (voice)

2007
Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs poster

Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Country Songs

Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer

2006
Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together poster

Sesame Beginnings: Exploring Together

Movie · as Additional Muppet Performer

1984
Jeopardy! poster

Jeopardy!

TV · as Elmo (voice) · 1 ep

1969
Sesame Street poster

Sesame Street

TV · as Elmo (voice) · 3539 eps