John Boyega
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.
Acting
- 2025Number One on the Call SheetSelf1 ep.
- 2023World War II: From the FrontlinesSelf - Narrator (voice)6 ep.
- 2021Last MealsSelf1 ep.
- 2020Small AxeLeroy Logan1 ep.
- 2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest2 ep.
- 2019SerengetiNarrator (voice)6 ep.
- 2019Love, Death & RobotsSlash (voice)1 ep.
- 2018Watership DownBigwig (voice)2 ep.
- 2018Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'Self3 ep.
- 2017Star Wars: Forces of DestinyFinn (voice)3 ep.
- 2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
- 2015IMDb on the SceneSelf1 ep.
- 2015Major LazerBlkmrkt (voice)11 ep.
- 2015Hot OnesSelf1 ep.
- 2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf1 ep.
- 2011Becoming HumanDanny Curtis8 ep.
- 2007The Graham Norton ShowSelf4 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2025Love, Death & RobotsSlash (voice)1 ep.
- 2025Number One on the Call SheetSelf1 ep.
- 2023Last MealsSelf1 ep.
- 2023Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf1 ep.
- 2022The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest2 ep.
- 2022Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2019Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest2 ep.
- 2022The Daily ShowSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2022The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf1 ep.
- 2021Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee1 ep.
- 2020Small AxeLeroy Logan1 ep.
- 2015The Graham Norton ShowSelf4 ep.
- 2019The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf1 ep.
- 2019Hot OnesSelf1 ep.
- 2019IMDb on the SceneSelf1 ep.
- 2017Star Wars: Forces of DestinyFinn (voice)4 ep.
- 2018Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf1 ep.
- 2016LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2015ConanSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2015Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)1 ep.
- 201424Chris Tanner4 ep.
Also known as: John Adedayo Adegboyega