John Boyega
Born March 17, 1992 (Age: 34)
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Peckham, London, England, UK
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.
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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Filmography
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as (voice)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
2025
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as Finn
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Age: 33
The Woman King
2022
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as King Ghezo
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Age: 30
Breaking
2022
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as Brian Brown-Easley
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Age: 30
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
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as Self
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Age: 28
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
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as Finn
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Age: 27
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018
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as Jake Pentecost
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Age: 26
The Director and the Jedi
2018
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as Self
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Age: 25
The Force of Sound
2018
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as Finn (archive footage)
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Age: 25
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
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as Finn
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Age: 25
Detroit
2017
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as Melvin Dismukes
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Age: 25
The Circle
2017
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as Ty Lafitte
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Age: 25
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
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as Self
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Age: 24
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
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as Self
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Age: 23
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
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as Finn
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Age: 23
Attack the Block
2011
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as Moses
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Age: 19