John Boyega

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

58

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

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • 24

    24

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Love, Death & Robots

    Love, Death & Robots

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

  • The Woman King

    The Woman King

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • Pacific Rim: Uprising

    Pacific Rim: Uprising

  • Attack the Block

    Attack the Block

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • Star Wars: Forces of Destiny

    Star Wars: Forces of Destiny

  • Otis & Zelma

    Otis & Zelma

  • Naked Singularity

    Naked Singularity

  • The Circle

    The Circle

  • Small Axe

    Small Axe

  • World War II: From the Frontlines

    World War II: From the Frontlines

  • Attack the Block 2

    Attack the Block 2

  • The Empire Strikes Door

    The Empire Strikes Door

  • Detroit

    Detroit

  • Major Lazer

    Major Lazer

  • They Cloned Tyrone

    They Cloned Tyrone

  • Breaking

    Breaking

  • IMDb on the Scene

    IMDb on the Scene

  • Serengeti

    Serengeti

  • Becoming Human

    Becoming Human

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

    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

  • Racing Thoughts

    Racing Thoughts

  • The Freshening

    The Freshening

  • The Test

    The Test

  • The Skywalker Legacy

    The Skywalker Legacy

  • Half of a Yellow Sun

    Half of a Yellow Sun

  • Star Wars: Greatest Moments

    Star Wars: Greatest Moments

  • Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

    Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

  • Imperial Dreams

    Imperial Dreams

  • The Force of Sound

    The Force of Sound

  • The Director and the Jedi

    The Director and the Jedi

  • Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

    Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

  • The Whale

    The Whale

  • Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

    Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

  • Junkhearts

    Junkhearts

  • Behind the Block

    Behind the Block

  • Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

    Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

  • The Formula

    The Formula

  • Slime

    Slime

  • The Punishing

    The Punishing

  • My Murder

    My Murder