John Boyega

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English actor (born 1992)

United Kingdom ActorsBorn 1992 · age 34

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John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega, known professionally as John Boyega, is a British actor and producer.

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Sundance Film Festival, 2014: John Boyega (2nd from the left) with Josh Wiggins, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Sharon Swart (from left to right)

Boyega at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con.

A wax figure of Boyega at Madame Tussauds, London

Filmography 34

Star Wars: The Last Jedi2017 · ★ 6.8

Star Wars: The Force Awakens2015 · ★ 7.2

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker2019 · ★ 6.3

Pacific Rim: Uprising2018 · ★ 6.1

The Woman King2022 · ★ 7.6

The Circle2017 · ★ 5.5

Attack the Block2011 · ★ 6.5

Detroit2017 · ★ 7.3

They Cloned Tyrone2023 · ★ 6.5

Breaking2022 · ★ 6.5

Imperial Dreams2014 · ★ 6.6

Naked Singularity2021 · ★ 4.6

The Skywalker Legacy2020

The Director and the Jedi2018

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey2016

Star Wars: Greatest Moments2015

Half of a Yellow Sun2013

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel2015

The Whale2013

Junkhearts2011

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort2025

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits2019

The Force of Sound2018

The Empire Strikes Door2019

My Murder2012

Behind the Block2011

The Formula

The Test

Slime

The Freshening

The Punishing

Attack the Block 2

Otis & Zelma

Damilola Taylor: The Last 24 Hours

64 credits on file

Television 24

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015

The Daily Show1996

242001

The Graham Norton Show2007

Saturday Night Live1975

Conan2010

The Late Late Show with James Corden2015

Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003

Hot Ones2015

LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988

Golden Globe Awards1944

Love, Death & Robots2019

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter2015

Tamron Hall2019

Star Wars: Forces of Destiny2017

Number One on the Call Sheet2025

Small Axe2020

Watership Down2018

World War II: From the Frontlines2023

Major Lazer2015

Serengeti2019

Becoming Human2011

Awards 1

Trophée Chopard

Connected to John 6

TongoAlso in They Cloned Tyrone (2023)

Daisy RidleyAlso in The Force of Sound (2018)

Chimamanda Ngozi AdichieAlso in Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)

Domhnall GleesonAlso in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort (2025)

Keke PalmerAlso in Imperial Dreams (2014)

Tom SturridgeAlso in Junkhearts (2011)

About this person

John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega, 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). During his time as a cast member of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Boyega received the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2016, and the Trophée Chopard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.

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