John Boyega
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Finn
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Finn
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Finn
The Woman King
2022
as King Ghezo
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018
as Jake Pentecost
Detroit
2017
as Melvin Dismukes
They Cloned Tyrone
2023
as Fontaine
Attack the Block
2011
as Moses
Breaking
2022
as Brian Brown-Easley
Imperial Dreams
2014
as Bambi
The Circle
2017
as Ty Lafitte
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
Naked Singularity
2021
as Casi
The Director and the Jedi
2018
as Self
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013
as Ugwu
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
as Self
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
as Self
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
as Self
Slime
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as (voice)
Junkhearts
2011
as Jamal