John Boyega
John Boyega (born 17 March 1992) is a British actor, best known for playing Finn in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. 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.
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- Born:
- Jan 1, 1992 In Peckham, London, England, UK
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 29
- First Appeared:
- In the series The Graham Norton Show 2007-02-22
- Latest Project:
- Movie They Cloned Tyrone 2023-06-14
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | They Cloned Tyrone | Fontaine | 2023-06-14 |
| Movie | Breaking | Brian Brown-Easley | 2022-08-25 |
| Movie | The Woman King | King Ghezo | 2022-09-16 |
| Movie | Naked Singularity | Casi | 2021-08-06 |
| Movie | The Skywalker Legacy | Self | 2020-03-18 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Finn | 2019-12-18 |
| Movie | The Force of Sound | Finn (archive footage) | 2018-02-20 |
| Movie | The Director and the Jedi | Self | 2018-03-12 |
| Movie | Pacific Rim: Uprising | Jake Pentecost | 2018-03-21 |
| Series | Watership Down | Bigwig (voice) | 2018-12-22 |
| Series | Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' | Self | 2018-10-13 |
| Series | Star Wars: Forces of Destiny | Finn | 2017-07-03 |
| Movie | The Circle | Ty Lafitte | 2017-04-27 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Finn | 2017-12-13 |
| Movie | Detroit | Melvin Dismukes | 2017-07-28 |
| Movie | Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey | Self | 2016-04-16 |
| Series | Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter | Unknown | 2015-08-02 |
| Movie | Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel | Self | 2015-12-15 |
| Series | Major Lazer | Blkmrkt (voice) | 2015-04-17 |
| Movie | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Finn | 2015-12-15 |
| Movie | Star Wars: Greatest Moments | Self | 2015-12-26 |
| Movie | Imperial Dreams | Bambi | 2014-01-20 |
| Movie | Half of a Yellow Sun | Ugwu | 2013-09-08 |
| Movie | The Whale | William Bond | 2013-12-22 |
| Movie | My Murder | Shakilus Townsend | 2012-03-25 |
| Series | Becoming Human | Danny Curtis | 2011-01-30 |
| Movie | Junkhearts | Jamal | 2011-11-04 |
| Movie | Attack the Block | Moses | 2011-05-12 |
| Series | The Graham Norton Show | Himself | 2007-02-22 |