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.

Known For

Birth Location Peckham, London, England, UK
Born 1992-03-17

Movies

They Cloned Tyrone as Fontaine / Chester / Tyrone
2023
The Woman King as King Ghezo
2022
Breaking as Brian Brown-Easley
2022
2021
2020
Pacific Rim: Uprising as Jake Pentecost
2018
The Force of Sound as Finn (archive footage)
2018
Detroit as Melvin Dismukes
2017
The Circle as Ty Lafitte
2017
Imperial Dreams as Bambi
2014
The Whale as William Bond
2013
2013
My Murder as Shakilus Townsend
2012
Junkhearts as Jamal
2011
2011
Attack the Block as Moses
2011
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Movies

2018
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