--- title: Ayo Edebiri Is on the TIME100 Next 2022 List description: Find out how Ayo Edebiri is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. canonical: https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213739/ayo-edebiri/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2022-09-28T09:56:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-03T00:06:39.617Z og:title: 2022 TIME100 Next: Ayo Edebiri og:description: Find out why Ayo Edebiri is on this year’s TIME100 Next list og:url: https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213739/ayo-edebiri/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1f35c5742df8100/698a35c2b3fce30b800c9aec/time100-next-ayo-edebiri.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2022 TIME100 Next: Ayo Edebiri og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 2022 TIME100 Next: Ayo Edebiri twitter:description: Find out why Ayo Edebiri is on this year’s TIME100 Next list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1f35c5742df8100/698a35c2b3fce30b800c9aec/time100-next-ayo-edebiri.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Sep 28, 2022 # Ayo Edebiri ## Video: TIME100 Next: See Every Honoree [Watch (HLS stream): TIME100 Next: See Every Honoree](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/i4LJ3fau.m3u8) (1:59)  _Published 2022-09-28. See every 2022 TIME100 Next honoree in under two minutes._ by Quinta Brunson  Lelanie Foster Lelanie FosterLelanie Foster I went to the premiere of [_The_ _Bear_](https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/the-bear) with Ayo Edebiri and remember asking her, “How come you didn’t tell me you could act so good?!” As chef Sydney, she was so honest and gave one of the most clear-eyed portrayals of the modern working Black girl I’ve seen onscreen in a really long time. I felt so represented by Ayo’s character, and other people will too—it takes a lot of confidence and strength to give a performance that’s so grounded. I know she’ll take that humility with her as she starts a long, prosperous career. She’s a great friend and an even better actor. [_Brunson_](https://time.com/6185632/quinta-brunson-pay-teachers-more-time100-gala/) _is an actor, producer, and an Emmy-winning writer_ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213739/ayo-edebiri/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213739/ayo-edebiri/"},"headline":"2022 TIME100 Next: Ayo Edebiri","datePublished":"2022-09-28T09:56:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-03T00:06:39.617Z","description":"Find out how Ayo Edebiri is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership.","url":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213739/ayo-edebiri/","keywords":["TIME 100 Next","sponsorshipblock","time100nextinnovators2022"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1f35c5742df8100/698a35c2b3fce30b800c9aec/time100-next-ayo-edebiri.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1f35c5742df8100/698a35c2b3fce30b800c9aec/time100-next-ayo-edebiri.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213739/ayo-edebiri/","name":"2022 TIME100 Next: Ayo Edebiri"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"TIME100 Next: See Every Honoree","description":"See every 2022 TIME100 Next honoree in under two minutes.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/i4LJ3fau/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2022-09-28T10:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/i4LJ3fau.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213739/ayo-edebiri/","duration":"PT1M59S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collections/time100-next-2022/6213739/ayo-edebiri/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```