Ryan Dillon

Ryan Dillon

5/25/1988 (38 years old)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.

Filmography (36 titles)

The Muppet Show7.3Movie

The Muppet Show

Muppet Performer · 2026

Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas6.0Movie

Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas

Elmo (voice) · 2025

STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV IconMovie

STREET SMART: Lessons from a TV Icon

Self · 2025

Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to SchoolMovie

Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School

Elmo / Felix · 2024

Bluey Book Reads10.0Show

Bluey Book Reads

Elmo (voice) · 2024

Oscar's Handmade HalloweenMovie

Oscar's Handmade Halloween

Sesame Street Puppet Performer · 2023

Sesame Street: The Nutcracker7.5Movie

Sesame Street: The Nutcracker

Elmo (voice) · 2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show5.6Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Elmo (Voice) · 2022

Mecha Builders7.3Show

Mecha Builders

Mecha Elmo (voice) · 2022

Sesame Street: See Us Coming TogetherMovie

Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together

Elmo · 2021

Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy6.7Movie

Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy

Elmo (voice) · 2021

A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration7.0Movie

A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration

Elmo (voice) · 2020

The Monster at the End of This Story5.4Movie

The Monster at the End of This Story

Elmo (voice) · 2020

The Power of We: A Sesame Street SpecialMovie

The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special

Elmo · 2020

Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt10.0Movie

Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt

2020

The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo6.6Show

The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo

Elmo · 2020

Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate5.0Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate

Elmo (voice) · 2020

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration9.3Movie

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Don Music / Elmo / Lefty the Salesman / ... (voice) · 2019

The Boys8.4Show

The Boys

Reporter · 2019

When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special7.2Movie

When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special

Elmo · 2018

8.3Movie

The Muppets Take The O2

Additional Muppet Performer (voice) · 2018

Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase7.0Movie

Sesame Street: The Magical Wand Chase

Elmo · 2017

Sesame Street: Trick or Treat on Sesame StreetMovie

Sesame Street: Trick or Treat on Sesame Street

2017

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas6.6Movie

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

Elmo (voice) · 2016

Keep Christmas With You9.0Movie

Keep Christmas With You

Elmo · 2015

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!Movie

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

Elmo · 2015

Chicken Shop Date8.0Show

Chicken Shop Date

Self - Elmo (voice) · 2014

Sesame Street: Elmo's Super NumbersMovie

Sesame Street: Elmo's Super Numbers

2014

The Furchester Hotel8.0Show

The Furchester Hotel

Elmo (Voice) · 2014

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver7.8Show

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Sesame Street Muppet Performer · 2014