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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 17, 1992
Place of Birth
Peckham, London, England, UK
Also Known As
- John Adedayo Adegboyega
John Boyega
1.4 Popularity
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Boyega, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
5.3
Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
8.0
Self - Narrator (voice)
World War II: From the Frontlines
2023
6.6
Fontaine
They Cloned Tyrone
2023
7.6
King Ghezo
The Woman King
2022
6.5
Brian Brown-Easley
Breaking
2022
4.6
Casi
Naked Singularity
2021
6.9
Leroy Logan
Small Axe
2020
7.7
Self
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
6.3
Finn
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
6.1
Self
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
Credits
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self
2025
5.3
World War II: From the Frontlines
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
8.0
They Cloned Tyrone
as Fontaine
2023
6.6
The Woman King
as King Ghezo
2022
7.6
Breaking
as Brian Brown-Easley
2022
6.5
Naked Singularity
as Casi
2021
4.6
Small Axe
as Leroy Logan
2020
6.9
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
2020
7.7
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Finn
2019
6.3
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
as Self
2019
6.1
The Empire Strikes Door
2019
8.7
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
Serengeti
as Narrator (voice)
2019
7.0
Love, Death & Robots
as Slash (voice)
2019
8.2
Watership Down
as Bigwig (voice)
2018
6.9
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self
2018
6.3
Pacific Rim: Uprising
as Jake Pentecost
2018
6.1
The Director and the Jedi
as Self
2018
7.3
The Force of Sound
as Finn (archive footage)
2018
8.7
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Finn
2017
6.8
Detroit
as Melvin Dismukes
2017
7.3
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
as Finn (voice)
2017
5.1
The Circle
as Ty Lafitte
2017
5.5
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
as Self
2016
7.1
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
2015
7.0
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Finn
2015
7.3
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
as Self
2015
6.3
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
6.2
IMDb on the Scene
as Self
2015
6.5
Major Lazer
as Blkmrkt (voice)
2015
6.6
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
2015
5.3
Hot Ones
as Self
2015
7.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
Imperial Dreams
as Bambi
2014
6.6
The Whale
as William Bond
2013
5.3
Half of a Yellow Sun
as Ugwu
2013
4.8
My Murder
as Shakilus Townsend
2012
4.5
Junkhearts
as Jamal
2011
4.6
Behind the Block
as Self
2011
8.0
Attack the Block
as Moses
2011
6.5
Becoming Human
as Danny Curtis
2011
5.2
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
24
as Chris Tanner
2001
7.8
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2
🎬
The Formula
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Freshening
N/A
0.0
🎬
The Test
N/A
0.0
Attack the Block 2
as Moses
N/A
0.0
🎬
Otis & Zelma
as Otis Redding
N/A
0.0
🎬
Slime
as (voice)
N/A
0.0