Highest Rated: 95% They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
Lowest Rated: 16% The Circle (2017)
Birthday: Mar 17, 1992
Birthplace: Peckham, South London, England, UK
John Boyega was a British actor best known for his roles in "Attack the Block" (2011) and "Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens." Boyega was born on March 17, 1992 in London, England to Nigerian parents. He was interested in performing from a young age, participating in school plays and taking theater classes. He attended South Thames College, where he was a performing arts major and played the titular role in "Othello." He went on to take classes at the Identity Drama School, where he was cast in many stage productions. His first television role was as a bully in the supernatural and short-lived "Being Human" (BBC 2008-2013) spinoff "Becoming Human" (BBC 2011). He then took on a lead role in the sci-fi comedy movie "Attack the Block." Boyega played Moses, a gang leader facing an alien invasion, a role that won Boyega multiple nominations for best breakthrough performance in England. He went on to star in the film adaptation of popular Nigerian-American author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Half of a Yellow Sun" (2013). In April 2014, it was revealed that Boyega would star as Finn the stormtrooper in J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015). This decision made Boyega the recipient of some racist internet bullying, but he responded by posting a message on Instagram telling those who thought there couldn't be a black stormtrooper to "get used to it."
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Movies
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95% | | They Cloned Tyrone | Fontaine (Character) | - | 2023 |
94% | | The Woman King | King Ghezo (Character) | $67.1M | 2022 |
82% | | Breaking | Brian Brown-Easley (Character), Executive Producer | $2.8M | 2022 |
28% | | Naked Singularity | Casi (Character) | $3.0K | 2021 |
51% | | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Finn (Character) | $515.2M | 2019 |
42% | | Pacific Rim Uprising | Jake Pentecost (Character), Producer | $59.2M | 2018 |
91% | | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Finn (Character) | $620.2M | 2017 |
82% | | Detroit | Dismukes (Character) | $16.8M | 2017 |
16% | | The Circle | Ty (Character) | $20.5M | 2017 |
No Score Yet | | Opening Night Fan Event Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) | Finn (Character) | - | 2017 |
93% | | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Finn (Character) | $123 | 2015 |
92% | | Imperial Dreams | Bambi (Character) | - | 2014 |
51% | | Half of a Yellow Sun | Ugwu (Character) | $53.6K | 2013 |
91% | | Attack the Block | Moses (Character) | $1.0M | 2011 |
TV
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No Score Yet | 70% | World War II: From the Frontlines | Narrator | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 41% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2015 2017 2019 2022 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2017-2018 2022 |
97% | 76% | Small Axe | Unknown (Character) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2015 2017 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2015 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot Ones | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2015 2017-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Serengeti | Narrator | 2019 |
74% | 81% | Watership Down | Bigwig (Voice) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 73% | Das Boot | Finn (Character) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | They've Gotta Have Us | Self | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 36% | Star Wars: Forces of Destiny | Unknown (Character) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Guest | 2018 | |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 62% | Saturday Night Live | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Major Lazer | Unknown (Character) | 2015 |