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John Boyega

Acting
Known For

33 Years Old

John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega (born 17 March 1992), known professionally as John Boyega, is a British actor and producer. He first gained recognition in Britain for his role as a teenage gang leader in the comedy horror film Attack the Block (2011) before he had his international breakthrough playing Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). As a cast member of the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2017 and 2019), Boyega received the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2016 and the Trophée Chopard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.  Boyega's career continued to gain momentum in 2020 when he won a Golden Globe Award for his portrayal of Leroy Logan in Red, White and Blue, a part of Steve McQueen's anthology series Small Axe. He then played King Ghezo in the historical action film The Woman King (2022) and a drug dealer in the mystery film They Cloned Tyrone (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Boyega, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Peckham, London, England, UK on 17th March 1992

All Credits

The Daily Show Image
The Daily Show
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden Image
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Image
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark Image
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live! Image
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Love, Death & Robots Image
Love, Death & Robots
Slash (voice)
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny Image
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
Finn (voice)
Golden Globe Awards Image
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
24 Image
24
Chris Tanner
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Image
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Tamron Hall Image
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Hot Ones Image
Hot Ones
Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Image
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Last Meals Image
Last Meals
Watership Down Image
Watership Down
Bigwig (voice)
Number One on the Call Sheet Image
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
Small Axe Image
Small Axe
Leroy Logan
World War II: From the Frontlines Image
World War II: From the Frontlines
Self - Narrator (voice)
Major Lazer Image
Major Lazer
Blkmrkt (voice)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Image
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Finn
Serengeti Image
Serengeti
Narrator (voice)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Image
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Finn
Becoming Human Image
Becoming Human
Danny Curtis
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Image
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Finn
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' Image
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Self
Pacific Rim: Uprising Image
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Jake Pentecost
The Woman King Image
The Woman King
King Ghezo
The Circle Image
The Circle
Ty Lafitte
Breaking Image
Breaking
Brian Brown-Easley
They Cloned Tyrone Image
They Cloned Tyrone
Fontaine
Attack the Block Image
Attack the Block
Moses
Detroit Image
Detroit
Melvin Dismukes
Naked Singularity Image
Naked Singularity
Casi
IMDb on the Scene Image
IMDb on the Scene
Self
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort Image
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
Finn
Half of a Yellow Sun Image
Half of a Yellow Sun
Ugwu
Star Wars: Greatest Moments Image
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
The Skywalker Legacy Image
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
Imperial Dreams Image
Imperial Dreams
Bambi
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey Image
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
The Director and the Jedi Image
The Director and the Jedi
Self
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel Image
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Self
Junkhearts Image
Junkhearts
Jamal
Behind the Block Image
Behind the Block
Self
The Whale Image
The Whale
William Bond
The Force of Sound Image
The Force of Sound
Finn (archive footage)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits Image
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Self
Attack the Block 2 Image
Attack the Block 2
Moses
The Empire Strikes Door Image
The Empire Strikes Door
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The Formula
My Murder Image
My Murder
Shakilus Townsend
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The Test
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The Freshening
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Otis & Zelma
Otis Redding