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John Boyega

March 17, 1992 (age 33)
Peckham, London, England, UK
Male
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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 (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…

Movies

33 credits
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Movie
★ 7.2
Action, Adventure
2015 Action, Adventure
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Movie
★ 6.3
Action, Adventure
2019 Action, Adventure
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
★ 6.8
+
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 as Finn
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
★ 7.1
+
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016 as Self
Pacific Rim: Uprising
★ 6.1
+
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 as Jake Pentecost
The Woman King
★ 7.6
+
The Woman King
2022 as King Ghezo
Breaking
★ 6.5
+
Breaking
2022 as Brian Brown-Easley
Imperial Dreams
★ 6.6
+
Imperial Dreams
2014 as Bambi
Naked Singularity
★ 4.6
+
Naked Singularity
2021 as Casi
Detroit
★ 7.3
+
Detroit
2017 as Melvin Dismukes
The Circle
★ 5.5
+
The Circle
2017 as Ty Lafitte
Attack the Block
★ 6.5
+
Attack the Block
2011 as Moses
They Cloned Tyrone
★ 6.5
+
They Cloned Tyrone
2023 as Fontaine
Junkhearts
★ 4.6
+
Junkhearts
2011 as Jamal
The Force of Sound
★ 8.7
+
The Force of Sound
2018 as Finn (archive footage)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
★ 6.1
+
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019 as Self
The Skywalker Legacy
★ 7.8
+
The Skywalker Legacy
2020 as Self
The Formula
+
The Formula
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
★ 6.0
+
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
2025 as Finn
Behind the Block
★ 8.0
+
Behind the Block
2011 as Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
★ 7.0
+
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015 as Self
Half of a Yellow Sun
★ 4.9
+
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013 as Ugwu
The Director and the Jedi
★ 7.3
+
The Director and the Jedi
2018 as Self
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
★ 6.3
+
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015 as Self
My Murder
★ 4.5
+
My Murder
2012 as Shakilus Townsend
The Whale
★ 5.3
+
The Whale
2013 as William Bond
Slime
+
Slime
as (voice)
The Empire Strikes Door
★ 8.7
+
The Empire Strikes Door
2019
Otis & Zelma
+
Otis & Zelma
as Otis Redding
The Freshening
+
The Freshening

TV Shows

26 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV
★ 5.0
Comedy, Talk
The Daily Show TV
★ 6.4
Comedy, News
1996 Comedy, News
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV
★ 6.2
Comedy, Talk
Conan TV
★ 7.1
Comedy, News
2010 Comedy, News
24 TV
★ 7.8
Action & Adventure, Crime
24
2001 Action & Adventure, Crime
The Late Late Show with James Corden TV
★ 5.2
Talk
Saturday Night Live TV
★ 7.0
Comedy, News
1975 Comedy, News
Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV
★ 5.4
Comedy, Talk
2003 Comedy, Talk
LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV
★ 5.4
Talk
The Graham Norton Show TV
★ 7.2
Comedy, Talk
2007 Comedy, Talk
Golden Globe Awards TV
★ 7.2
Reality, Talk
1944 Reality, Talk
Hot Ones TV
★ 7.2
Comedy, Talk
2015 Comedy, Talk
Tamron Hall TV
★ 4.9
Talk
2019 Talk
Love, Death & Robots TV
★ 8.2
Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
2019 Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter TV
★ 6.2
Talk
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors TV
★ 4.5
Talk
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny TV
+
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
2017 as Finn (voice)
Major Lazer TV
+
Major Lazer
2015 as Blkmrkt (voice)
Watership Down TV
+
Watership Down
2018 as Bigwig (voice)
Number One on the Call Sheet TV
+
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025 as Self
Small Axe TV
+
Small Axe
2020 as Leroy Logan
Serengeti TV
+
Serengeti
2019 as Narrator (voice)
Becoming Human TV
+
Becoming Human
2011 as Danny Curtis
IMDb on the Scene TV
+
IMDb on the Scene
2015 as Self
World War II: From the Frontlines TV
+
World War II: From the Frontlines
2023 as Self - Narrator (voice)
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' TV
+
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018 as Self