John Boyega
Actor
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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Filmography
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Finn 2017
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Finn 2019
Pacific Rim: Uprising
as Jake Pentecost 2018
The Circle
as Ty Lafitte 2017
The Woman King
as King Ghezo 2022
Attack the Block
as Moses 2011
Detroit
as Melvin Dismukes 2017
They Cloned Tyrone
as Fontaine 2023
Breaking
as Brian Brown-Easley 2022
Imperial Dreams
as Bambi 2014
Naked Singularity
as Casi 2021
The Director and the Jedi
as Self 2018
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self 2020
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
as Self 2016
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self 2015
Half of a Yellow Sun
as Ugwu 2013