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John Boyega

John Boyega

Actor · Born 1992-03-17 · 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 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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — Finn
  2. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — Finn
  3. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — Finn
  4. Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) — Jake Pentecost
  5. The Circle (2017) — Ty Lafitte
  6. Love, Death & Robots (2019) — Slash (voice)
  7. The Woman King (2022) — King Ghezo
  8. Attack the Block (2011) — Moses
  9. 24 (2001) — Chris Tanner
  10. Detroit (2017) — Melvin Dismukes
  11. They Cloned Tyrone (2023) — Fontaine
  12. The Daily Show (1996) — Self - Guest
  13. Saturday Night Live (1975) — Self - Cameo (uncredited)
  14. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
  15. The Graham Norton Show (2007) — Self
  16. Conan (2010) — Self - Guest
  17. Breaking (2022) — Brian Brown-Easley
  18. Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest
  19. Imperial Dreams (2014) — Bambi
  20. The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) — Self
  21. World War II: From the Frontlines (2023) — Self - Narrator (voice)
  22. Small Axe (2020) — Leroy Logan
  23. Watership Down (2018) — Bigwig (voice)
  24. Naked Singularity (2021) — Casi
  25. Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
  26. Hot Ones (2015) — Self
  27. Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017) — Finn (voice)
  28. LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) — Self - Guest
  29. The Skywalker Legacy (2020) — Self
  30. The Director and the Jedi (2018) — Self
  31. Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016) — Self
  32. Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015) — Self
  33. Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) — Ugwu
  34. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee
  35. Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) — Self
  36. Major Lazer (2015) — Blkmrkt (voice)
  37. Tamron Hall (2019) — Self - Guest
  38. Serengeti (2019) — Narrator (voice)
  39. Junkhearts (2011) — Jamal
  40. The Whale (2013) — William Bond