John Boyega

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

53

Gender

Male

Birthday

1992-03-17 (33 years old)

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 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).

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Known For

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
6.8%

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Dec 13, 2017

Pacific Rim: Uprising
6.1%

Pacific Rim: Uprising

Mar 21, 2018

The Circle
5.5%

The Circle

Apr 27, 2017

The Woman King
7.7%

The Woman King

Sep 16, 2022

Attack the Block
6.5%

Attack the Block

May 12, 2011

Detroit
7.3%

Detroit

Jul 28, 2017

24
7.8%

24

Nov 6, 2001

They Cloned Tyrone
6.6%

They Cloned Tyrone

Jun 14, 2023

The Daily Show
6.4%

The Daily Show

Jul 22, 1996

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

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Acting

The Freshening
The Test
The Formula
Attack the Block 2 as Moses
Otis & Zelma as Otis Redding
2025
Number One on the Call Sheet as Self
2023
World War II: From the Frontlines as Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
They Cloned Tyrone as Fontaine
2022
The Woman King as King Ghezo
2022
Breaking as Brian Brown-Easley
2021
Naked Singularity as Casi
2020
Small Axe as Leroy Logan
2020
The Skywalker Legacy as Self
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Finn
2019
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits as Self
2019
The Empire Strikes Door
2019
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019
Serengeti as Narrator (voice)
2018
Watership Down as Bigwig (voice)
2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' as Self
2018
Pacific Rim: Uprising as Jake Pentecost
2018
The Director and the Jedi as Self
2018
The Force of Sound as Finn (archive footage)
2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Finn
2017
Detroit as Melvin Dismukes
2017
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny as Finn (voice)
2017
The Circle as Ty Lafitte
2016
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey as Self
2015
Star Wars: Greatest Moments as Self
2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Finn
2015
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel as Self
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
2015
IMDb on the Scene as Self
2015
Major Lazer as Blkmrkt (voice)
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
2015
Hot Ones as Self
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
2014
Imperial Dreams as Bambi
2013
The Whale as William Bond
2013
Half of a Yellow Sun as Ugwu
2012
My Murder as Shakilus Townsend
2011
Junkhearts as Jamal
2011
Behind the Block as Self
2011
Attack the Block as Moses
2011
Becoming Human as Danny Curtis
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2007
The Graham Norton Show as Self
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2001
24 as Chris Tanner
1996
The Daily Show as Self
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Winner

Production

Attack the Block 2 as Producer
2018
Pacific Rim: Uprising as Producer

Writing

Attack the Block 2 as Writer
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