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John Boyega is an English actor born in 1992 who is best known for playing Finn in the recent Star Wars film trilogy. He has become one of the most prominent British actors of his generation and is recognized for his roles in major blockbuster films.
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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…
Known for
- Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort — Finn2025
- Number One on the Call Sheet — Self2025
- Walt Disney: Behind the Magic — Self (archive footage)2024
- They Cloned Tyrone — Fontaine2023
- World War II: From the Frontlines — Self - Narrator (voice)2023
- The Woman King — King Ghezo2022
- Breaking — Brian Brown-Easley2022
- Naked Singularity — Casi2021
- Last Meals — Self2021
- The Skywalker Legacy — Self2020
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- Nigeria
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- London
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- actor
- Languages spoken
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Trophée Chopard
- Field of work
- acting
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- John Boyega by Gage Skidmore.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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). During his time 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). As of January 2016, he owned an independent production company called UpperRoom Productions.
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