
John Boyega
Known for Acting · 60 credits
- Born
- 1992-03-17 (age 34)
- Place of birth
- Peckham, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- John Adedayo Adegboyega
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
TV Shows (26)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self

24
2001
as Chris Tanner

The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self

Conan
2010
as Self - Guest

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest

Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest

Hot Ones
2015
as Self

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self

Love, Death & Robots
2019
as Slash (voice)

Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self

Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self

Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
2017
as Finn (voice)

Small Axe
2020
as Leroy Logan

Watership Down
2018
as Bigwig (voice)

Major Lazer
2015
as Blkmrkt (voice)

World War II: From the Frontlines
2023
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
as Self

Serengeti
2019
as Narrator (voice)

IMDb on the Scene
2015
as Self

Becoming Human
2011
as Danny Curtis
Movies (34)

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Finn

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Finn

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Finn

Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018
as Jake Pentecost

The Woman King
2022
as King Ghezo

The Circle
2017
as Ty Lafitte

Detroit
2017
as Melvin Dismukes

Breaking
2022
as Brian Brown-Easley

Attack the Block
2011
as Moses

They Cloned Tyrone
2023
as Fontaine

Naked Singularity
2021
as Casi

The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self

Imperial Dreams
2014
as Bambi

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015
as Self

The Director and the Jedi
2018
as Self

Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
as Self

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
as Self

Half of a Yellow Sun
2013
as Ugwu

The Whale
2013
as William Bond

The Force of Sound
2018
as Finn (archive footage)

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
as Self

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
2025
as Finn

Junkhearts
2011
as Jamal

Behind the Block
2011
as Self
Slime
as (voice)

The Empire Strikes Door
2019
The Formula
The Test
The Freshening
Otis & Zelma
as Otis Redding

My Murder
2012
as Shakilus Townsend
Damilola Taylor: The Last 24 Hours
as self
The Punishing

Attack the Block 2
as Moses
About John Boyega
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 continu… With 60 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, John Boyega has appeared in 34 films and 26 TV shows.
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- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — as Finn
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — as Finn
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — as Finn
- Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) — as Jake Pentecost
- The Woman King (2022) — as King Ghezo
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