John Boyega

John Boyega

32 · Born: Mar 17, 1992

Personal Details

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Born Mar 17, 1992 Peckham, London, England, UK
Parents
  • Samson Boyega
  • Abigail Boyega
Relatives
  • Grace Boyega (Sibling)
  • Blessing Boyega (Sibling)

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.

Career

2023
They Cloned Tyrone
They Cloned Tyrone as Fontaine
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2022
The Woman King
The Woman King as King Ghezo
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Breaking
Breaking as Brian Brown-Easley
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2021
Naked Singularity
Naked Singularity as Casi
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2020
Small Axe
Small Axe as Leroy Logan
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2019
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker
Serengeti
Serengeti as Narrator (voice)
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2018
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Pacific Rim: Uprising as Jake Pentecost
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Watership Down
Watership Down as Bigwig (voice)
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2017
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
The Circle
The Circle as Ty Lafitte
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Detroit
Detroit as Melvin Dismukes
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2015
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
Major Lazer
Major Lazer as Blkmrkt (voice)
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2014
Imperial Dreams
Imperial Dreams as Bambi
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2013
The Whale
The Whale as William Bond
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Half of a Yellow Sun
Half of a Yellow Sun as Ugwu
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2012
My Murder
My Murder as Shakilus Townsend
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2011
Attack the Block
Attack the Block as Moses
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Junkhearts
Junkhearts as Jamal
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Becoming Human
Becoming Human as Danny Curtis
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2023
World War II: From the Frontlines
2021
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
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2020
The Skywalker Legacy
2019
2018
The Director and the Jedi
They've Gotta Have Us
2017
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter
The Graham Norton Show
2015
Star Wars: Greatest Moments