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 C
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.
Born
Mar 17, 1992
Peckham, London, England, UK
Known For
Acting
Movies
34 acting
4 crew
Popularity
2.7
Known For
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Finn
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Finn
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Finn
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018
as Jake Pentecost
The Woman King
2022
as King Ghezo
The Circle
2017
as Ty Lafitte
Attack the Block
2011
as Moses
They Cloned Tyrone
2023
as Fontaine
Detroit
2017
as Melvin Dismukes
Breaking
2022
as Brian Brown-Easley
Add to Watchlist
Movie will be added to your watchlist