John Boyega

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

55

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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • 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

  • Love, Death & Robots

    Love, Death & Robots

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

  • Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    Star Wars: The Last Jedi

  • The Woman King

    The Woman King

  • Pacific Rim: Uprising

    Pacific Rim: Uprising

  • Star Wars: Forces of Destiny

    Star Wars: Forces of Destiny

  • Naked Singularity

    Naked Singularity

  • Small Axe

    Small Axe

  • My Murder

    My Murder

  • Breaking

    Breaking

  • Otis & Zelma

    Otis & Zelma

  • Number One on the Call Sheet

    Number One on the Call Sheet

  • The Formula

    The Formula

  • Watership Down

    Watership Down

  • Attack the Block

    Attack the Block

  • Behind the Block

    Behind the Block

  • World War II: From the Frontlines

    World War II: From the Frontlines

  • The Circle

    The Circle

  • Star Wars: Greatest Moments

    Star Wars: Greatest Moments

  • The Skywalker Legacy

    The Skywalker Legacy

  • Detroit

    Detroit

  • Imperial Dreams

    Imperial Dreams

  • Major Lazer

    Major Lazer

  • Half of a Yellow Sun

    Half of a Yellow Sun

  • They Cloned Tyrone

    They Cloned Tyrone

  • Serengeti

    Serengeti

  • Attack the Block 2

    Attack the Block 2

  • Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

    Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

  • The Empire Strikes Door

    The Empire Strikes Door

  • Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

    Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

  • The Force of Sound

    The Force of Sound

  • 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 Whale

    The Whale

  • Junkhearts

    Junkhearts

  • The Test

    The Test

  • The Freshening

    The Freshening

  • Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

    Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

  • The Director and the Jedi

    The Director and the Jedi

  • Slime

    Slime