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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 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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Daily Show
24
The Graham Norton Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Love, Death & Robots
Golden Globe Awards
Number One on the Call Sheet
The Force of Sound
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
The Director and the Jedi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
The Woman King
The Skywalker Legacy
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Small Axe
Major Lazer
The Circle
Watership Down
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film
My Murder
World War II: From the Frontlines
They Cloned Tyrone
Serengeti
Imperial Dreams
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Breaking
Production Credits
Pacific Rim: Uprising
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