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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 TrophĂ©e Chopard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.Â
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 anthoâŠ
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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.
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John Boyega's Filmography
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Damilola Taylor: The Untold Story
as Self
Social Media Killed the Movie Star
as John Boyega
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
as Finn
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
as Finn (archive footage)
They Cloned Tyrone
as Fontaine
The Woman King
as King Ghezo
Breaking
as Brian Brown-Easley
Naked Singularity
as Casi
The Skywalker Legacy
as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
as Finn
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
as Self
The Empire Strikes Door
Pacific Rim: Uprising
as Jake Pentecost
The Director and the Jedi
as Self
The Force of Sound
as Finn (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
as Finn
Detroit
as Melvin Dismukes
The Circle
as Ty Lafitte
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
as Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
as Self
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
as Finn
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
as Self
Imperial Dreams
as Bambi
The Whale
as William Bond
Half of a Yellow Sun
as Ugwu
My Murder
as Shakilus Townsend
Junkhearts
as Jamal
Behind the Block
as Self
No Poster
Creature Feature
Attack the Block
as Moses
No Poster
The Punishing
No Poster
The Test
No Poster
The Freshening
Attack the Block 2
as Moses
Slime
as (voice)
No Poster
The Formula
No Poster
Otis & Zelma
as Otis Redding