John Boyega
Acting
1992-03-17 · Peckham, London, England, UK
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
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
2025 · Movie
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025 · Series
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
2024 · Movie
World War II: From the Frontlines
2023 · Series
They Cloned Tyrone
2023 · Movie
The Woman King
2022 · Movie
Breaking
2022 · Movie
Last Meals
2021 · Series
Naked Singularity
2021 · Movie
Small Axe
2020 · Series
The Skywalker Legacy
2020 · Movie
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 · Movie
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019 · Movie
The Empire Strikes Door
2019 · Movie
Tamron Hall
2019 · Series
Serengeti
2019 · Series
Love, Death & Robots
2019 · Series
Watership Down
2018 · Series
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018 · Series
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 · Movie
The Director and the Jedi
2018 · Movie
The Force of Sound
2018 · Movie
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 · Movie
Detroit
2017 · Movie
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
2017 · Series
The Circle
2017 · Movie
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016 · Movie
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015 · Movie
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Movie
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015 · Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · Series
IMDb on the Scene
2015 · Series
Major Lazer
2015 · Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Series
Hot Ones
2015 · Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Series
Imperial Dreams
2014 · Movie
The Whale
2013 · Movie
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013 · Movie
My Murder
2012 · Movie
Junkhearts
2011 · Movie
Behind the Block
2011 · Movie
Attack the Block
2011 · Movie
Becoming Human
2011 · Series
Conan
2010 · Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
24
2001 · Series
The Daily Show
1996 · Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
The Punishing
Movie
The Freshening
Movie
The Test
Movie
Slime
Movie
The Formula
Movie
Damilola Taylor: The Last 24 Hours
Movie
Attack the Block 2
Movie
Otis & Zelma
Movie