Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 17, 1992 (age 34)
Place of Birth
Peckham, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- John Adedayo Adegboyega
John Boyega
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 TrophĂ©e Chopard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.Â
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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Known For - Movies
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Finn
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Finn
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Finn
Detroit
as Melvin Dismukes
The Woman King
as King Ghezo
Pacific Rim: Uprising
as Jake Pentecost
The Circle
as Ty Lafitte
They Cloned Tyrone
as Fontaine
Breaking
as Brian Brown-Easley
Attack the Block
as Moses
Known For - TV Shows
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
24
as Chris Tanner
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Conan
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
Hot Ones
as Self