John Boyega

John Boyega

Born 1992-03-17 (age 34) Peckham, London, England, UK
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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 TrophÊe 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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Known For

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Pacific Rim: Uprising

2018

as Jake Pentecost

The Woman King
The Woman King

2022

as King Ghezo

The Circle
The Circle

2017

as Ty Lafitte

Detroit
Detroit

2017

as Melvin Dismukes

Breaking
Breaking

2022

as Brian Brown-Easley

Attack the Block
Attack the Block

2011

as Moses

Naked Singularity
Naked Singularity

2021

as Casi

They Cloned Tyrone
They Cloned Tyrone

2023

as Fontaine

The Skywalker Legacy
Imperial Dreams
Imperial Dreams

2014

as Bambi

Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Half of a Yellow Sun
The Director and the Jedi
The Whale
The Whale

2013

as William Bond