John Boyega
English actor · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Born 1992 · age 34
John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega, known professionally as John Boyega, is a British actor and producer.
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Damilola Taylor: The Untold StoryFilm2025
Number One on the Call SheetSeries
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland ResortFilm, 2025Finn2024
Walt Disney: Behind the MagicFilm2023
They Cloned TyroneFilm, Fontaine2021
Last MealsSeries
Naked SingularityFilm, 2021Casi2020
The Skywalker LegacyFilm2019
Love, Death & RobotsSeries, Slash (voice)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure AwaitsFilm, 20192018
Pacific Rim: UprisingFilm, Producer2017
Star Wars: Forces of DestinySeries, Finn (voice)
DetroitFilm, 2017Melvin Dismukes2016
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic JourneyFilm2014
Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSeries
Imperial DreamsFilm, 2014Bambi2013
Half of a Yellow SunFilm, Ugwu2012
My MurderFilm, Shakilus Townsend2011
Attack the BlockFilm, Moses2010
ConanSeries2007
The Graham Norton ShowSeries2001
24Series, Chris Tanner1992Born17 March 1992People around John
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J. J. Abrams Directed Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Daisy Ridley Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Kathleen Kennedy Produced Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2016)
Mark Hamill Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Adam Driver Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Oscar Isaac Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Domhnall Gleeson Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Rian Johnson Directed Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2018)
Joe Cornish Directed Attack the Block and Attack the Block 2
Andy Serkis Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Lupita Nyong'o Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
John Williams Wrote Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Anthony Daniels Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2016)
Joonas Suotamo Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Billie Lourd Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Frank Oz Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Gwendoline Christie Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2016)
Kelly Marie Tran Also in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
Lawrence Kasdan Produced Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2018)
Jimmy Vee Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Nira Park Produced Attack the Block (2011)
Ram Bergman Produced Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
Harrison Ford Also in Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Guillermo del Toro Produced Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
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The Skywalker Legacy 2020
The Woman King 2022
Detroit 2017
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015
Star Wars: The Last Jedi 2017
Filmography 36
67 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Awards
About this person
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.
