John Boyega
Acting • Born 1992-03-17
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
59 credits
The Woman King
Movie • 2022
King Ghezo
The Freshening
Movie
Attack the Block
Movie • 2011
Moses
Half of a Yellow Sun
Movie • 2013
Ugwu
My Murder
Movie • 2012
Shakilus Townsend
Imperial Dreams
Movie • 2014
Bambi
Junkhearts
Movie • 2011
Jamal
The Force of Sound
Movie • 2018
Finn (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Movie • 2017
Finn
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Movie • 2015
Finn
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Movie • 2015
Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Movie • 2015
Self
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Movie • 2016
Self
Detroit
Movie • 2017
Melvin Dismukes
The Whale
Movie • 2013
William Bond
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Movie • 2018
Jake Pentecost
The Circle
Movie • 2017
Ty Lafitte
The Director and the Jedi
Movie • 2018
Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Movie • 2019
Finn
Behind the Block
Movie • 2011
Self
Naked Singularity
Movie • 2021
Casi
The Empire Strikes Door
Movie • 2019
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Movie • 2019
Self
The Skywalker Legacy
Movie • 2020
Self
They Cloned Tyrone
Movie • 2023
Fontaine
The Test
Movie
The Formula
Movie
Attack the Block 2
Movie
Moses
Breaking
Movie • 2022
Brian Brown-Easley
Otis & Zelma
Movie
Otis Redding
Slime
Movie
(voice)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
Movie • 2025
Finn
The Punishing
Movie
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
Watership Down
TV • 2018
Bigwig (voice)
World War II: From the Frontlines
TV • 2023
Self - Narrator (voice)
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
TV • 2017
Finn (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Becoming Human
TV • 2011
Danny Curtis
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV • 2015
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
Major Lazer
TV • 2015
Blkmrkt (voice)
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
Serengeti
TV • 2019
Narrator (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
TV • 2018
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
IMDb on the Scene
TV • 2015
Self
Small Axe
TV • 2020
Leroy Logan
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Number One on the Call Sheet
TV • 2025
Self
24
TV • 2001
Chris Tanner
Love, Death & Robots
TV • 2019
Slash (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Conan
TV • 2010
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self