John Boyega
Born: 1992-03-17 in Peckham, London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
2023
- World War II: From the Frontlines as Self - Narrator (voice)
- They Cloned Tyrone as Fontaine
2022
- The Woman King as King Ghezo
- Breaking as Brian Brown-Easley
2021
- Naked Singularity as Casi
2020
- Small Axe as Leroy Logan
- The Skywalker Legacy as Self
2019
- Love, Death & Robots as Slash (voice)
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Finn
- Serengeti as Narrator (voice)
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits as Self
- The Empire Strikes Door
2018
- Pacific Rim: Uprising as Jake Pentecost
- Watership Down as Bigwig (voice)
- Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' as Self
- The Director and the Jedi as Self
- The Force of Sound as Finn (archive footage)
2017
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Finn
- Star Wars: Forces of Destiny as Finn (voice)
- The Circle as Ty Lafitte
- Detroit as Melvin Dismukes
2016
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Finn
- Major Lazer as Blkmrkt (voice)
- IMDb on the Scene as Self
- Star Wars: Greatest Moments as Self
- Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel as Self
2014
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Imperial Dreams as Bambi
2013
- Half of a Yellow Sun as Ugwu
- The Whale as William Bond
2012
- My Murder as Shakilus Townsend
2011
- Attack the Block as Moses
- Becoming Human as Danny Curtis
- Junkhearts as Jamal
- Behind the Block as Self
2010
- Conan as Self - Guest
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
2001
- 24 as Chris Tanner
1996
- The Daily Show as Self - Guest
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee