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
Pacific Rim: Uprising
as Jake Pentecost
The Woman King
as King Ghezo
Attack the Block
as Moses
The Circle
as Ty Lafitte
They Cloned Tyrone
as Fontaine
Detroit
as Melvin Dismukes
Breaking
as Brian Brown-Easley
Known For - TV Shows
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
24
as Chris Tanner
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Conan
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest