John Boyega
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).
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Full filmography
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
- 24 (2001) as Chris Tanner
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self - Guest
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- Conan (2010) as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Hot Ones (2015) as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self - Guest
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Love, Death & Robots (2019) as Slash (voice)
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
- Tamron Hall (2019) as Self - Guest
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) as Self
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) as Finn
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) as Finn
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) as Finn
- Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) as Jake Pentecost
- Number One on the Call Sheet (2025) as Self
- Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017) as Finn (voice)
- The Woman King (2022) as King Ghezo
- Small Axe (2020) as Leroy Logan