John Boyega
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1992-03-17 · Peckham, London, England, UK
Known for
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — Finn
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — Finn
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — Finn
- Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) — Jake Pentecost
- The Circle (2017) — Ty Lafitte
- Love, Death & Robots (2019) — Slash (voice)
- The Woman King (2022) — King Ghezo
- Attack the Block (2011) — Moses
- 24 (2001) — Chris Tanner
- Detroit (2017) — Melvin Dismukes
- They Cloned Tyrone (2023) — Fontaine
- The Daily Show (1996) — Self - Guest
- Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
- Conan (2010) — Self - Guest