John Boyega
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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
Credits
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
The Circle (2017)
as Ty Lafitte
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
as Fontaine
Attack the Block (2011)
as Moses
Detroit (2017)
as Melvin Dismukes
Breaking (2022)
as Brian Brown-Easley
Naked Singularity (2021)
as Casi
The Whale (2013)
as William Bond
The Skywalker Legacy (2020)
as Self
The Director and the Jedi (2018)
as Self
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
as Ugwu
Imperial Dreams (2014)
as Bambi
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016)
as Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015)
as Self
My Murder (2012)
as Shakilus Townsend
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel (2015)
as Self
The Force of Sound (2018)
as Finn (archive footage)
Junkhearts (2011)
as Jamal
The Punishing (—)
Actor
The Formula (—)
Actor
The Test (—)
Actor
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits (2019)
as Self
Slime (—)
as (voice)
Otis & Zelma (—)
as Otis Redding
Behind the Block (2011)
as Self
The Empire Strikes Door (2019)
Actor
The Freshening (—)
Actor
Attack the Block 2 (—)
as Moses
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort (2025)
as Finn
Damilola Taylor: The Last 24 Hours (—)
as self