John Boyega

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  Boyegas 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 McQueens 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia