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