John Boyega
Biography
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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Daily Show
1996
24
2001
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Conan
2010
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Saturday Night Live
1975
Golden Globe Awards
1944
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Hot Ones
2015
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Love, Death & Robots
2019
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015