John Boyega
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.
Acted in
World War II: From the Frontlines
2023
as Self - Narrator (voice)
They Cloned Tyrone
2023
as Fontaine
The Woman King
2022
as King Ghezo
Breaking
2022
as Brian Brown-Easley
Naked Singularity
2021
as Casi
Small Axe
2020
as Leroy Logan
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Finn
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
as Self
The Empire Strikes Door
2019
Serengeti
2019
as Narrator (voice)
Watership Down
2018
as Bigwig (voice)
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
as Self
Pacific Rim: Uprising
2018
as Jake Pentecost
The Director and the Jedi
2018
as Self
The Force of Sound
2018
as Finn (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
as Finn
Detroit
2017
as Melvin Dismukes
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
2017
as Finn (voice)
The Circle
2017
as Ty Lafitte
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
2016
as Self
Star Wars: Greatest Moments
2015
as Self
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Finn
Star Wars: Evolution of the Lightsaber Duel
2015
as Self
Major Lazer
2015
as Blkmrkt (voice)
Imperial Dreams
2014
as Bambi
The Whale
2013
as William Bond
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013
as Ugwu
My Murder
2012
as Shakilus Townsend
Junkhearts
2011
as Jamal
Behind the Block
2011
as Self
Attack the Block
2011
as Moses
Becoming Human
2011
as Danny Curtis
The Freshening
The Test
The Formula
Attack the Block 2
as Moses
Otis & Zelma
as Otis Redding