John Boyega
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 17, 1992 (age 34)
- Birthplace
- Peckham, London, England, UK
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Boyega, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
The Freshening
Movie
The Test
Movie
The Formula
Movie
Attack the Block 2
Movie · as Moses
Otis & Zelma
Movie · as Otis Redding
Slime
Movie · as (voice)
The Punishing
Movie
Damilola Taylor: The Untold Story
Movie · as Self
Social Media Killed the Movie Star
Movie · as John Boyega
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
Movie · as Finn
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
Movie · as Finn (archive footage)
They Cloned Tyrone
Movie · as Fontaine
World War II: From the Frontlines
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
The Woman King
Movie · as King Ghezo
Breaking
Movie · as Brian Brown-Easley
Naked Singularity
Movie · as Casi
Last Meals
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Skywalker Legacy
Movie · as Self
Small Axe
TV · as Leroy Logan · 1 ep
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie · as Finn
The Empire Strikes Door
Movie
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Movie · as Self
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Serengeti
TV · as Narrator (voice) · 6 eps
Love, Death & Robots
TV · as Slash (voice) · 1 ep
The Force of Sound
Movie · as Finn (archive footage)
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Movie · as Jake Pentecost
The Director and the Jedi
Movie · as Self
Watership Down
TV · as Bigwig (voice) · 2 eps
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Movie · as Finn
Detroit
Movie · as Melvin Dismukes
The Circle
Movie · as Ty Lafitte
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
TV · as Finn (voice) · 3 eps
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Movie · as Self
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Movie · as Finn
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Movie · as Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Movie · as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Major Lazer
TV · as Blkmrkt (voice) · 11 eps
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
IMDb on the Scene
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Imperial Dreams
Movie · as Bambi
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Half of a Yellow Sun
Movie · as Ugwu
The Whale
Movie · as William Bond
My Murder
Movie · as Shakilus Townsend
Attack the Block
Movie · as Moses
Junkhearts
Movie · as Jamal
Behind the Block
Movie · as Self
Creature Feature
Movie
Becoming Human
TV · as Danny Curtis · 8 eps
Conan
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
24
TV · as Chris Tanner · 4 eps
The Daily Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep