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John Boyega 1992 33
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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2025 The Formula
2025 Otis & Zelma as Otis Redding
2025 Attack the Block 2 as Moses Producer, Writer
2025 The Test
2025 The Freshening
2023 They Cloned Tyrone as Fontaine
2022 The Woman King as King Ghezo
2022 Breaking as Brian Brown-Easley
2021 Naked Singularity as Casi
2020 The Skywalker Legacy as Self
2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Finn
2019 Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits as Self
2018 Pacific Rim: Uprising as Jake Pentecost Producer
2018 The Director and the Jedi as Self
2018 The Force of Sound as Finn (archive footage)
2017 Star Wars: The Last Jedi as Finn
2017 Detroit as Melvin Dismukes
2017 The Circle as Ty Lafitte
2016 Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey as Self
2015 Star Wars: Greatest Moments as Self
2015 Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel as Self
2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Finn
2014 Imperial Dreams as Bambi
2013 The Whale as William Bond
2013 Half of a Yellow Sun as Ugwu
2012 My Murder as Shakilus Townsend
2011 Junkhearts as Jamal
2011 Behind the Block as Self
2011 Attack the Block as Moses