John Boyega

Birthday:

03/17/1992

Place of birth:

Peckham, London, England, UK:

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.



Credits

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