John Boyega
Known for: Acting
Born: March 16, 1992 in 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Boyega, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
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The Woman King
King Ghezo
The Freshening
Attack the Block
Moses
Half of a Yellow Sun
Ugwu
My Murder
Shakilus Townsend
Imperial Dreams
Bambi
Junkhearts
Jamal
The Force of Sound
Finn (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Finn
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Finn
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
Detroit
Melvin Dismukes
The Whale
William Bond
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Jake Pentecost
The Circle
Ty Lafitte
The Director and the Jedi
Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Finn
Behind the Block
Self
Naked Singularity
Casi
The Empire Strikes Door
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Self
The Skywalker Legacy
Self