John Boyega

John Boyega

Birthday: 1992-03-17

Place of birth: Peckham, London, England, UK

Also known as: John Adedayo Adegboyega

imdb_id: nm3915784

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 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.

Played in movies:

The Empire Strikes Door

Score: 8.7

The Force of Sound

Score: 8.7

Behind the Block

Score: 8.0

The Skywalker Legacy

Score: 7.7

The Woman King

Score: 7.7

Detroit

Score: 7.3

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Score: 7.3

The Director and the Jedi

Score: 7.2

Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey

Score: 7.1

Star Wars: Greatest Moments

Score: 7.0

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Score: 6.8

They Cloned Tyrone

Score: 6.6

Imperial Dreams

Score: 6.6

Breaking

Score: 6.5

Attack the Block

Score: 6.5

Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel

Score: 6.3

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Score: 6.3

Pacific Rim: Uprising

Score: 6.1

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

Score: 6.1

The Circle

Score: 5.5

The Whale

Score: 5.3

Half of a Yellow Sun

Score: 5.1

Naked Singularity

Score: 4.7

Junkhearts

Score: 4.6

My Murder

Score: 4.5

Otis & Zelma

Score: 0.0

Attack the Block 2

Score: 0.0

The Formula

Score: 0.0

The Test

Score: 0.0

The Freshening

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Number One on the Call Sheet

Score: 9.0

Love, Death & Robots

Score: 8.2

World War II: From the Frontlines

Score: 7.9

24

Score: 7.8

Hot Ones

Score: 7.4

The Graham Norton Show

Score: 7.2

Small Axe

Score: 7.0

Serengeti

Score: 7.0

Saturday Night Live

Score: 6.9

Watership Down

Score: 6.8

Golden Globe Awards

Score: 6.8

Major Lazer

Score: 6.6

IMDb on the Scene

Score: 6.5

The Daily Show

Score: 6.4

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

Score: 6.3

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Score: 5.7

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Score: 5.6

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Score: 5.5

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Score: 5.3

Becoming Human

Score: 5.2

Tamron Hall

Score: 5.1

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Score: 5.1

Star Wars: Forces of Destiny

Score: 5.1

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Score: 4.4