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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

56

Gender

Male

Birthday

1992-03-17 (33 years old)

Place of Birth

Peckham, London, England, UK

Also Known As

John Adedayo Adegboyega

John Boyega

Biography

John Boyega (born 17 March 1992) is a British actor, best known for playing Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Moses in Attack the Block (2011) and King Ghezo in The Woman King (2022). Boyega was born in Peckham, London, to Nigerian parents. His first role was that of a leopard in a play at his primary school at the age of five. He attended Westminster City School as a teenager. He later took part in various school productions and attended classes at Theatre Peckham. He was a performing arts student at South Thames College in Wandsworth and was active in theatre productions there, including the lead in Othello in 2010.

Known For

Acting

The Woman King

2022

The Woman King

as

King Ghezo

Attack the Block

2011

Attack the Block

as

Moses

My Murder

2012

My Murder

as

Shakilus Townsend

Imperial Dreams

2014

Imperial Dreams

as

Bambi

Junkhearts

2011

Junkhearts

as

Jamal

The Force of Sound

2018

The Force of Sound

as

Finn (archive footage)

Detroit

2017

Detroit

as

Melvin Dismukes

The Whale

2013

The Whale

as

William Bond

Pacific Rim: Uprising

2018

Pacific Rim: Uprising

as

Jake Pentecost

The Circle

2017

The Circle

as

Ty Lafitte

They Cloned Tyrone

2023

They Cloned Tyrone

as

Fontaine

Breaking

2022

Breaking

as

Brian Brown-Easley

Otis & Zelma

Otis & Zelma

as

Otis Redding

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

as

Self - Winner

Watership Down

Watership Down

as

Bigwig (voice)

World War II: From the Frontlines

World War II: From the Frontlines

as

Self - Narrator (voice)

Becoming Human

Becoming Human

as

Danny Curtis

Major Lazer

Major Lazer

as

Blkmrkt (voice)

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

as

Self - Guest

Serengeti

Serengeti

as

Narrator (voice)

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Hot Ones

Hot Ones

as

Self

Small Axe

Small Axe

as

Leroy Logan

24

24

as

Chris Tanner

Production

Crew

Directing