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.
26 movies · 28 shows
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
2025·5.5
They Cloned Tyrone
2023·6.5
The Woman King
2022·7.6
Breaking
2022·6.5
Naked Singularity
2021·4.6
The Skywalker Legacy
2020·7.8
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019·6.3
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019·6.1
The Empire Strikes Door
2019·8.7
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018·6.1
The Director and the Jedi
2018·7.2
The Force of Sound
2018·8.3
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017·6.7
Detroit
2017·7.2
The Circle
2017·5.5
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016·7.0
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015·7.1
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015·7.2
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015·6.3
Imperial Dreams
2014·6.5
The Whale
2013·5.3
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013·5.0
My Murder
2012·4.5
Junkhearts
2011·4.6
Behind the Block
2011·8.0
Attack the Block
2011·6.5