John Boyega
Known for: Acting
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Boyega, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
Series
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996
Series
Conan
Self - Guest
2010
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
24
Chris Tanner
2001
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Last Meals
Self
2021
Series
Love, Death & Robots
Slash (voice)
2019
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Film
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Finn
2017
Film
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Finn
2015
Series
Number One on the Call Sheet
Self
2025
Film
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Finn
2019
Film
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Jake Pentecost
2018
Series
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
Finn (voice)
2017
Film
The Woman King
King Ghezo
2022
Series
Small Axe
Leroy Logan
2020
Film
The Circle
Ty Lafitte
2017
Film
Attack the Block
Moses
2011
Series
Major Lazer
Blkmrkt (voice)
2015
Series
Watership Down
Bigwig (voice)
2018
Film
They Cloned Tyrone
Fontaine
2023
Film
Naked Singularity
Casi
2021
Series
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Self
2018
Series
Serengeti
Narrator (voice)
2019
Series
World War II: From the Frontlines
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Series
IMDb on the Scene
Self
2015
Film
Detroit
Melvin Dismukes
2017
Film
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
2020
Film
Breaking
Brian Brown-Easley
2022
Film
The Director and the Jedi
Self
2018
The Punishing
Series
Becoming Human
Danny Curtis
2011
Film
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
Self
2015
Film
Imperial Dreams
Bambi
2014
Film
The Force of Sound
Finn (archive footage)
2018
Film
Half of a Yellow Sun
Ugwu
2013
Film
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Self
2016
Film
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
Self
2015
Film
The Empire Strikes Door
2019
Film
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Self
2019
The Freshening
Film
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
Finn
2025
Film
The Whale
William Bond
2013
The Test
Film
Attack the Block 2
Moses
Film
My Murder
Shakilus Townsend
2012
Film
Behind the Block
Self
2011
Film
Junkhearts
Jamal
2011
Damilola Taylor: The Last 24 Hours
self
The Formula
Film
Slime
(voice)
Otis & Zelma
Otis Redding