Actor
Ryan Dillon
May 25, 1988 · 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.
Notable work
Often works with
Eric Jacobson
16 titles together
Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
15 titles together
Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
David Rudman
15 titles together
The Muppet Show, Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular, Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
Matt Vogel
13 titles together
The Muppet Show, Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular, Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
Peter Linz
8 titles together
The Muppet Show, Lady Gaga & the Muppets Holiday Spectacular, Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
Tyler Bunch
8 titles together
The Muppet Show, Storm on Sesame Street, Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas
Full filmography · 32
Storm on Sesame Street
as Elmo
2026
The Muppet Show
as Muppet Performer
20267.2
Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas
as Elmo (voice)
2025
Cookie Monster's Bake Sale: Back to School
as Elmo / Felix
2024
Oscar's Handmade Halloween
as Sesame Street Puppet Performer
2023
Sesame Street: The Nutcracker
as Elmo (voice)
2022
Sesame Street: See Us Coming Together
as Elmo
2021
Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy
as Elmo (voice)
2021
A Swingin' Sesame Street Celebration
as Elmo (voice)
2020
The Monster at the End of This Story
as Elmo (voice)
2020
The Power of We: A Sesame Street Special
as Elmo
2020
Sesame Street Elmo's Playdate: Scavenger Hunt
cast
2020