John Boyega
Known for Acting · 61 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 (27)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
24
2001
as Chris Tanner
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Love, Death & Robots
2019
as Slash (voice)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Last Meals
2021
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
Small Axe
2020
as Leroy Logan
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
2017
as Finn (voice)
Watership Down
2018
as Bigwig (voice)
Major Lazer
2015
as Blkmrkt (voice)
Serengeti
2019
as Narrator (voice)
World War II: From the Frontlines
2023
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Becoming Human
2011
as Danny Curtis
IMDb on the Scene
2015
as Self
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
as Self
Movies (34)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Finn
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Finn
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Finn
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018
as Jake Pentecost
The Woman King
2022
as King Ghezo
Attack the Block
2011
as Moses
The Circle
2017
as Ty Lafitte
The Punishing
Detroit
2017
as Melvin Dismukes
They Cloned Tyrone
2023
as Fontaine
Naked Singularity
2021
as Casi
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
Breaking
2022
as Brian Brown-Easley
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013
as Ugwu
The Test
The Empire Strikes Door
2019
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015
as Self
Imperial Dreams
2014
as Bambi
Attack the Block 2
as Moses
The Freshening
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
as Self
The Director and the Jedi
2018
as Self
Slime
as (voice)
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
as Self
Damilola Taylor: The Last 24 Hours
as self
The Whale
2013
as William Bond
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
2025
as Finn
The Force of Sound
2018
as Finn (archive footage)
Junkhearts
2011
as Jamal
My Murder
2012
as Shakilus Townsend
Behind the Block
2011
as Self
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
as Self
Otis & Zelma
as Otis Redding
The Formula
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 61 credits spanning from 1944 to 2025, John Boyega has appeared in 34 films and 27 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Boyega Movies
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) — as Finn
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — as Finn
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — as Finn
- Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) — as Jake Pentecost
- The Woman King (2022) — as King Ghezo
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