John Boyega

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1992-03-17 (32 years old)

Place of Birth Peckham, London, England, UK

Also Known As John Adedayo Adegboyega, 존 보예가, 約翰·波耶加

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

Actor

Otis & Zelma

as Otis Redding

2023
They Cloned Tyrone

as Fontaine

2023
World War II: From the Frontlines

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2022
The Woman King

as King Ghezo

2022
Breaking

as Brian Brown-Easley

2021
2020
Small Axe

as Leroy Logan

2019
Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

2019
Serengeti

as Narrator (voice)

2018
Pacific Rim: Uprising

as Jake Pentecost

2018
The Force of Sound

as Finn (archive footage)

2018
Watership Down

as Bigwig (voice)

2017
Detroit

as Melvin Dismukes

2017
The Circle

as Ty Lafitte

2017
2015
2015
Major Lazer

as Blkmrkt (voice)

2015
Hot Ones

as Self

2014
2013
The Whale

as William Bond

2012
My Murder

as Shakilus Townsend

2011
Junkhearts

as Jamal

2011
2011
2011
Becoming Human

as Danny Curtis

2003
1996
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

Producer

Attack the Block 2

as Producer

2018

Writer