Acting credits
57
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
John Boyega
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.2
Moderate attention
TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.
Movies: 29Series: 28Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 236695
IMDb ID: nm3915784
Known for: Acting
Born: March 17, 1992
Age: 34
Place of birth: Peckham, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2025
Years active: 82
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q1699385
Also known as
John Adedayo Adegboyega
Other jobs
Producer (2)
Biography
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 TrophÊe 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).
Photos
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with John Boyega.
as Finn
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort
2025 ⢠Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Walt Disney: Behind the Magic
2024 ⢠Movie
as Fontaine
They Cloned Tyrone
2023 ⢠Movie
as King Ghezo
The Woman King
2022 ⢠Movie
as Brian Brown-Easley
Breaking
2022 ⢠Movie
as Casi
Naked Singularity
2021 ⢠Movie
as Self
The Skywalker Legacy
2020 ⢠Movie
as Finn
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019 ⢠Movie
as Self
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019 ⢠Movie
The Empire Strikes Door
2019 ⢠Movie
as Jake Pentecost
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018 ⢠Movie
as Self
The Director and the Jedi
2018 ⢠Movie
as Finn (archive footage)
The Force of Sound
2018 ⢠Movie
as Finn
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017 ⢠Movie
as Melvin Dismukes
Detroit
2017 ⢠Movie
as Ty Lafitte
The Circle
2017 ⢠Movie
as Self
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016 ⢠Movie
as Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015 ⢠Movie
as Finn
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 ⢠Movie
as Self
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015 ⢠Movie
as Bambi
Imperial Dreams
2014 ⢠Movie
as William Bond
The Whale
2013 ⢠Movie
as Ugwu
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013 ⢠Movie
as Shakilus Townsend
My Murder
2012 ⢠Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with John Boyega.
as Self ⢠1 eps
Number One on the Call Sheet
2025 ⢠Series
as Self - Narrator (voice) ⢠6 eps
World War II: From the Frontlines
2023 ⢠Series
as Self ⢠1 eps
Last Meals
2021 ⢠Series
as Leroy Logan ⢠1 eps
Small Axe
2020 ⢠Series
as Self - Guest ⢠2 eps
Tamron Hall
2019 ⢠Series
as Narrator (voice) ⢠6 eps
Serengeti
2019 ⢠Series
as Slash (voice) ⢠1 eps
Love, Death & Robots
2019 ⢠Series
as Bigwig (voice) ⢠2 eps
Watership Down
2018 ⢠Series
as Self ⢠3 eps
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018 ⢠Series
as Finn (voice) ⢠3 eps
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
2017 ⢠Series
as Self - Guest ⢠2 eps
WIRED's Autocomplete Interviews
2016 ⢠Series
as Self ⢠1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 ⢠Series
as Self ⢠1 eps
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 ⢠Series
as Self ⢠1 eps
IMDb on the Scene
2015 ⢠Series
as Blkmrkt (voice) ⢠11 eps
Major Lazer
2015 ⢠Series
as Self ⢠1 eps
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 ⢠Series
as Self ⢠1 eps
Hot Ones
2015 ⢠Series
as Self ⢠1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 ⢠Series
as Danny Curtis ⢠8 eps
Becoming Human
2011 ⢠Series
as Self - Guest ⢠1 eps
Conan
2010 ⢠Series
as Self - Guest ⢠1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 ⢠Series
as Self ⢠4 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 ⢠Series
as Self - Guest ⢠2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 ⢠Series
as Chris Tanner ⢠4 eps
24
2001 ⢠Series