
John Boyega
Born
1992-03-17
Place of birth
Peckham, London, England, UK
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 ...
Known for

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Finn

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Finn

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Finn

Pacific Rim: Uprising
Jake Pentecost

The Circle
Ty Lafitte

Love, Death & Robots
Slash (voice)

The Woman King
King Ghezo

Attack the Block
Moses

24
Chris Tanner

Detroit
Melvin Dismukes

They Cloned Tyrone
Fontaine

The Daily Show
Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self

The Graham Norton Show
Self