John Boyega

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1992-03-17 (33 years old)

Place of Birth

Peckham, London, England, UK

John Boyega

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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • 24

    24

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Love, Death & Robots

    Love, Death & Robots

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • Pacific Rim: Uprising

    Pacific Rim: Uprising

  • The Woman King

    The Woman King

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Star Wars: Forces of Destiny

    Star Wars: Forces of Destiny

  • Half of a Yellow Sun

    Half of a Yellow Sun

  • Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

    Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

  • Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

    Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

  • Small Axe

    Small Axe

  • The Circle

    The Circle

  • The Formula

    The Formula

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • Slime

    Slime

  • My Murder

    My Murder

  • Star Wars: Greatest Moments

    Star Wars: Greatest Moments

  • The Whale

    The Whale

  • Junkhearts

    Junkhearts

  • Attack the Block

    Attack the Block

  • World War II: From the Frontlines

    World War II: From the Frontlines

  • Attack the Block 2

    Attack the Block 2

  • Imperial Dreams

    Imperial Dreams

  • The Empire Strikes Door

    The Empire Strikes Door

  • Breaking

    Breaking

  • They Cloned Tyrone

    They Cloned Tyrone

  • The Skywalker Legacy

    The Skywalker Legacy

  • The Force of Sound

    The Force of Sound

  • Otis & Zelma

    Otis & Zelma

  • Major Lazer

    Major Lazer

  • Naked Singularity

    Naked Singularity

  • Serengeti

    Serengeti

  • Detroit

    Detroit

  • IMDb on the Scene

    IMDb on the Scene

  • Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

  • Becoming Human

    Becoming Human

  • The Director and the Jedi

    The Director and the Jedi

  • Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

    Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort

    Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort

  • Behind the Block

    Behind the Block

  • The Freshening

    The Freshening

  • The Test

    The Test