Acting · Peckham, London, England, UK · Born March 17, 1992
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.
MovieStar Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
2025
as Finn
TVNumber One on the Call Sheet
2025
as Self
TVWorld War II: From the Frontlines
2023
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieThey Cloned Tyrone
2023
as Fontaine
MovieThe Woman King
2022
as King Ghezo
MovieBreaking
2022
as Brian Brown-Easley
TVLast Meals
2021
as Self
MovieNaked Singularity
2021
as Casi
TVSmall Axe
2020
as Leroy Logan
MovieThe Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
MovieStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Finn
MovieStar Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
as Self
MovieThe Empire Strikes Door
2019
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TVSerengeti
2019
as Narrator (voice)
TVLove, Death & Robots
2019
as Slash (voice)
TVWatership Down
2018
as Bigwig (voice)
TVBlack Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
as Self
MoviePacific Rim: Uprising
2018
as Jake Pentecost
MovieThe Director and the Jedi
2018
as Self
MovieThe Force of Sound
2018
as Finn (archive footage)
MovieStar Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Finn
MovieDetroit
2017
as Melvin Dismukes
TVStar Wars: Forces of Destiny
2017
as Finn (voice)
MovieThe Circle
2017
as Ty Lafitte
MovieSecrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
as Self
MovieStar Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
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MovieStar Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Finn
MovieStar Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
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TVClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
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TVIMDb on the Scene
2015
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TVMajor Lazer
2015
as Blkmrkt (voice)
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
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TVHot Ones
2015
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TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
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MovieImperial Dreams
2014
as Bambi
MovieThe Whale
2013
as William Bond
MovieHalf of a Yellow Sun
2013
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MovieMy Murder
2012
as Shakilus Townsend
MovieJunkhearts
2011
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MovieBehind the Block
2011
as Self
MovieAttack the Block
2011
as Moses
TVBecoming Human
2011
as Danny Curtis
TVConan
2010
as Self - Guest
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
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TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TV24
2001
as Chris Tanner
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
The Freshening
The Test
The Formula
MovieAttack the Block 2
as Moses
Otis & Zelma
as Otis Redding
MovieSlime
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The Punishing
Damilola Taylor: The Last 24 Hours
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