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John Boyega

John Boyega

Birthday: 1992-03-17 | Place of Birth: Peckham, London, England, UK

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2023
They Cloned Tyrone

as    Fontaine

2022
Breaking

as    Brian Brown-Easley

2021
Naked Singularity

as    Casi

2020
The Skywalker Legacy

as    Self

2019
2018
Watership Down

as    Bigwig (voice)

2018
Pacific Rim: Uprising

as    Jake Pentecost

2018
The Director and the Jedi

as    Self

2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi

as    Finn

2017
Detroit

as    Melvin Dismukes

2017
The Circle

as    Ty Lafitte

2015
2015
2014
Half of a Yellow Sun

as    Ugwu

2013
The Whale

as    William Bond

2012
My Murder

as    Shakilus Townsend

2011
Junkhearts

as    Jamal

2011
Attack the Block

as    Moses