Actor
John Boyega
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 ...

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