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John Boyega

John Boyega (born 17 March 1992) is a British actor, best known for playing Finn in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. 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.


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Born:
Mar 17, 1992 In Peckham, London, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
30
First Appeared:
In the movie The Test
Latest Project:
Movie They Cloned Tyrone 2023-06-14
Known For
Poster of Watership Down
Poster of Pacific Rim: Uprising
Poster of The Circle
Filmography
Movie The Test 2025
Movie They Cloned Tyrone Fontaine 2023-06-14
Movie Breaking Brian Brown-Easley 2022-08-25
Movie The Woman King King Ghezo 2022-09-16
Movie Naked Singularity Casi 2021-08-06
Movie The Skywalker Legacy Self 2020-03-18
Movie The Empire Strikes Door 2019-09-25
Movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Finn 2019-12-18
Movie The Force of Sound Finn (archive footage) 2018-02-20
Series Watership Down Bigwig (voice) 2018-12-22
Movie The Director and the Jedi Self 2018-03-12
Movie Pacific Rim: Uprising Jake Pentecost 2018-03-21
Series Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' Self 2018-10-13
Movie The Circle Ty Lafitte 2017-04-27
Series Star Wars: Forces of Destiny Finn 2017-07-03
Movie Star Wars: The Last Jedi Finn 2017-12-13
Movie Detroit Melvin Dismukes 2017-07-28
Movie Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey Self 2016-04-16
Series Major Lazer Blkmrkt (voice) 2015-04-17
Movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens Finn 2015-12-15
Movie Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel Self 2015-12-15
Movie Star Wars: Greatest Moments Self 2015-12-26
Movie Imperial Dreams Bambi 2014-01-20
Movie The Whale William Bond 2013-12-22
Movie Half of a Yellow Sun Ugwu 2013-09-08
Movie My Murder Shakilus Townsend 2012-03-25
Series Becoming Human Danny Curtis 2011-01-30
Movie Attack the Block Moses 2011-05-12
Movie Junkhearts Jamal 2011-11-04
Series The Graham Norton Show Himself 2007-02-22