John Boyega
Acting
- 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 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
Filmography
Damilola Taylor: The Untold Story
Social Media Killed the Movie Star
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
Number One on the Call Sheet
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
World War II: From the Frontlines
They Cloned Tyrone
The Woman King
Breaking
Last Meals
Naked Singularity
Small Axe
The Skywalker Legacy
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
The Empire Strikes Door
The Tamron Hall Show
Serengeti
Love, Death & Robots
Watership Down
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Pacific Rim: Uprising
The Director and the Jedi
The Force of Sound
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Detroit
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
The Circle
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
IMDb on the Scene
Major Lazer
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Hot Ones
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Imperial Dreams
The Whale
Half of a Yellow Sun
My Murder
Junkhearts
Behind the Block
Creature Feature
Attack the Block
Becoming Human
Conan
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Graham Norton Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
24
The Daily Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Saturday Night Live
Golden Globe Awards
The Freshening
The Test
The Formula
Attack the Block 2
Otis & Zelma
Slime
The Punishing