Personal Info
John Adedayo Adegboyega
John Boyega
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 …
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
as Finn
They Cloned Tyrone
as Fontaine
The Woman King
as King Ghezo
Breaking
as Brian Brown-Easley
Naked Singularity
as Casi
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Finn
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
as Self
The Empire Strikes Door
Pacific Rim: Uprising
as Jake Pentecost
TV Shows
Number One on the Call Sheet
as Self · 1 ep.
World War II: From the Frontlines
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 6 ep.
Small Axe
as Leroy Logan · 1 ep.
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest · 2 ep.
Love, Death & Robots
as Slash (voice) · 1 ep.
Serengeti
as Narrator (voice) · 6 ep.
Watership Down
as Bigwig (voice) · 2 ep.
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self · 3 ep.
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
as Finn (voice) · 3 ep.
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self · 1 ep.
