Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
17 Mar, 1992 (33 years old)
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 student at South Thames College in Wandsworth and was active in theatre productions there, including the lead in Othello in 2010.
Known For
Acting
2023
World War II: From the Frontlines
2023
They Cloned Tyrone
2022
The Woman King
2022
Breaking
2021
Naked Singularity
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2018
Watership Down
2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Detroit
2017
The Circle
2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Major Lazer
2014
Imperial Dreams
2013
Half of a Yellow Sun
2011
Attack the Block