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John Boyega

Mar 17, 1992 (33 years old) in Peckham, London, England, UK

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).

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Known For

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Chris Tanner
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Finn
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Love, Death & Robots
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Finn
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The Woman King
King Ghezo
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Finn
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Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
Finn (voice)
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Breaking
Brian Brown-Easley
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Detroit
Melvin Dismukes
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Naked Singularity
Casi

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