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John Boyega

Born 1992-03-17
📍 Peckham, London, England, UK

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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Filmography 53

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
as Finn
2025
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
2025
World War II: From the Frontlines
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
They Cloned Tyrone
as Fontaine
2023
The Woman King
as King Ghezo
2022
Breaking
as Brian Brown-Easley
2022
Naked Singularity
as Casi
2021
Small Axe
as Leroy Logan
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
2020
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)
2019
Love, Death & Robots
as Slash (voice)
2019
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)
2018
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
2017
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
as Self
2016
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
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
Imperial Dreams
as Bambi
2014
The Whale
as William Bond
2013
Half of a Yellow Sun
as Ugwu
2013
My Murder
as Shakilus Townsend
2012
Junkhearts
as Jamal
2011
Behind the Block
as Self
2011
Attack the Block
as Moses
2011
Becoming Human
as Danny Curtis
2011
Conan
as Self - Guest
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
24
as Chris Tanner
2001
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
Attack the Block 2
as Moses