
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.
Awards & recognition
- Trophée Chopard
Filmography35 titles

Love, Death & Robots

World War II: From the Frontlines

24

The Woman King

Detroit

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

Conan

The Graham Norton Show

Hot Ones

Small Axe

Watership Down

Saturday Night Live

Serengeti

Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi

Major Lazer

Imperial Dreams

They Cloned Tyrone

Breaking

Attack the Block

The Daily Show

Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

Pacific Rim: Uprising

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

The Circle

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Star Wars: Forces of Destiny

Half of a Yellow Sun

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Tamron Hall

Naked Singularity

Junkhearts

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Number One on the Call Sheet