John Boyega
Acting
Born March 17, 1992 · Peckham, London, England, UK
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…
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
Conan
24
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Saturday Night Live
The Graham Norton Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Golden Globe Awards
Hot Ones
Tamron Hall
Love, Death & Robots
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Last Meals
Number One on the Call Sheet
Pacific Rim: Uprising
The Woman King
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
Small Axe
The Circle
Watership Down
Major Lazer
Serengeti
World War II: From the Frontlines
Attack the Block
Detroit
They Cloned Tyrone
Becoming Human
IMDb on the Scene
Naked Singularity
Breaking
The Punishing
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'