John Boyega
Date of birth: 1992-03-17
Place of birth: Peckham, London, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: John Adedayo Adegboyega
Biography
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.
Movie Credits
The Woman King
2022-09-16
The story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahome
The Freshening
In the near future, tensions over race and gender have reached violent extremes, so the U.S. governm
Attack the Block
2011-05-12
A teen gang in a South London housing estate must team up with the other residents to protect their
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013-09-08
An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in newly i
My Murder
2012-03-25
A chance meeting with a girl leads to murder as a teenage boy is engulfed by a web of lies in this i
Imperial Dreams
2014-01-20
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he i
Junkhearts
2011-11-04
Frank is an ex-soldier, haunted by a violent past. He lives alone, drowning his nightmares with alco
The Force of Sound
2018-02-20
Go inside the sound design of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. From the ignition of a lightsaber to the chi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017-12-13
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015-12-15
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015-12-15
Though lightsabers have been a force in the Star Wars galaxy since George Lucas’ original film, the
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015-12-26
Alex Zane counts down the top 20 Star Wars moments as voted by the public. Includes contributions fr
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016-04-16
An inside look at the making of the movie Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), featuri
Detroit
2017-07-28
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of
The Whale
2013-12-22
Dramatic retelling of the fateful last voyage of the Nantucket whaleship Essex. When the Essex is at
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018-03-21
It has been ten years since The Battle of the Breach and the oceans are still, but restless. Vindica
The Circle
2017-04-27
A young tech worker takes a job at a powerful Internet corporation, quickly rises up the company's r
The Director and the Jedi
2018-03-12
An intimate documentary delving into Rian Johnson's process as he comes in as a director new to the
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019-12-18
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Damero
Behind the Block
2011-10-25
An incredibly comprehensive look at the movie Attack The Block that takes viewers into the casting p
Naked Singularity
2021-08-06
When a successful New York public defender loses his first case, he is pulled into a drug heist by a
The Empire Strikes Door
2019-09-25
A thrilling comedic documentary attempting to uncover the mystery of who is responsible for one of t
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019-09-29
An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the new lands at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disn
The Skywalker Legacy
2020-03-18
The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The
They Cloned Tyrone
2023-06-14
A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio onto the trail of a nefarious government conspirac
The Test
A soft-spoken immigrant taking a citizen evaluation test and a brilliant young behavioral psychologi
The Formula
A formula one racing prodigy is forced to become a getaway driver to save the only family he has lef
Attack the Block 2
A sequel to the 2011 film.
Breaking
2022-08-25
Desperate for money and running out of options, Marine veteran Brian Brown-Easley holds several peop
Otis & Zelma
Chronicles the life of Otis Redding.
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
2025-05-04
In honor of the Disneyland Resort 70th Celebration we're taking you inside one of the most ambitious
Slime
In a too-near future, Muna is an optimistic but broke young woman who signs up for a paid clinical t