John Boyega
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.
60 acting credits
Acting · 60
The Daily Show
1996
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
24
2001
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Saturday Night Live
1975
Conan
2010
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Hot Ones
2015
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
Love, Death & Robots
2019
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Tamron Hall
2019
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018
Small Axe
2020
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
2017
The Woman King
2022
Watership Down
2018
The Circle
2017
Attack the Block
2011
Major Lazer
2015
Detroit
2017
World War II: From the Frontlines
2023
Serengeti
2019
They Cloned Tyrone
2023
Naked Singularity
2021
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
Breaking
2022
IMDb on the Scene
2015
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
The Director and the Jedi
2018
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015
The Whale
2013
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
The Force of Sound
2018
Becoming Human
2011
Imperial Dreams
2014
Junkhearts
2011
Behind the Block
2011
The Empire Strikes Door
2019
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
2025
Slime
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Damilola Taylor: The Last 24 Hours
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The Punishing
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My Murder
2012
Otis & Zelma
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The Test
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The Formula
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The Freshening
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Attack the Block 2
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