John Boyega
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday17 March 1992 (34 years old)
Place of birthPeckham, London, England, UK
Known credits62
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 …
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
2025 · Finn
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025 · Self
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
2024 · Self (archive footage)
World War II: From the Frontlines
2023 · Self - Narrator (voice)
They Cloned Tyrone
2023 · Fontaine
The Woman King
2022 · King Ghezo
Breaking
2022 · Brian Brown-Easley
Last Meals
2021 · Self
Naked Singularity
2021 · Casi
Small Axe
2020 · Leroy Logan
The Skywalker Legacy
2020 · Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Finn
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019 · Self
The Empire Strikes Door
2019
Tamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
Serengeti
2019 · Narrator (voice)
Love, Death & Robots
2019 · Slash (voice)
Watership Down
2018 · Bigwig (voice)
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018 · Self
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 · Jake Pentecost
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 · Producer
The Director and the Jedi
2018 · Self
The Force of Sound
2018 · Finn (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · Finn
Detroit
2017 · Melvin Dismukes
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
2017 · Finn (voice)
The Circle
2017 · Ty Lafitte
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016 · Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015 · Self
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Finn
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015 · Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Self
IMDb on the Scene
2015 · Self
Major Lazer
2015 · Blkmrkt (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Imperial Dreams
2014 · Bambi
The Whale
2013 · William Bond
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013 · Ugwu
My Murder
2012 · Shakilus Townsend
Junkhearts
2011 · Jamal
Behind the Block
2011 · Self
Attack the Block
2011 · Moses
Becoming Human
2011 · Danny Curtis
Conan
2010 · Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
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