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 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
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
as Fontaine
Attack the Block (2011)
as Moses
Detroit (2017)
as Melvin Dismukes
Naked Singularity (2021)
as Casi
Breaking (2022)
as Brian Brown-Easley
The Skywalker Legacy (2020)
as Self
The Punishing (—)
Actor
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel (2015)
as Self
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)
as Ugwu
Star Wars: Greatest Moments (2015)
as Self
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits (2019)
as Self
The Director and the Jedi (2018)
as Self
The Freshening (—)
Actor
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey (2016)
as Self
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort (2025)
as Finn
The Test (—)
Actor
Imperial Dreams (2014)
as Bambi
The Whale (2013)
as William Bond
The Empire Strikes Door (2019)
Actor
Slime (—)
as (voice)
The Formula (—)
Actor
Damilola Taylor: The Last 24 Hours (—)
as self
Attack the Block 2 (—)
as Moses
The Force of Sound (2018)
as Finn (archive footage)
Behind the Block (2011)
as Self
Junkhearts (2011)
as Jamal
My Murder (2012)
as Shakilus Townsend
Otis & Zelma (—)
as Otis Redding