Quick Facts
Born:
1992-03-17
Birthplace:
Peckham, London, England, UK
Credits:
60 Total Roles
John Boyega
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Biography
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).
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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.
Known For
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Finn
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Finn
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Finn
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Jake Pentecost
The Circle
Ty Lafitte
Love, Death & Robots
Slash (voice)
The Woman King
King Ghezo
Attack the Block
Moses
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort MOVIE | Finn |
| 2025 | Number One on the Call Sheet TV | Self |
| 2023 | World War II: From the Frontlines TV | Self - Narrator (voice) |
| 2023 | They Cloned Tyrone MOVIE | Fontaine |
| 2022 | The Woman King MOVIE | King Ghezo |
| 2022 | Breaking MOVIE | Brian Brown-Easley |
| 2021 | Naked Singularity MOVIE | Casi |
| 2020 | Small Axe TV | Leroy Logan |
| 2020 | The Skywalker Legacy MOVIE | Self |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker MOVIE | Finn |