--- name: "John Boyega" canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-boyega" fi1m_id: "john-boyega" imdb_id: "nm3915784" tmdb_id: 236695 wikidata_id: "Q1699385" roles: ["Actor"] born: "17 March 1992" reviewed_on_fi1m: 6 average_fi1m_score: 68 average_as: "actor" average_over: 6 updated: "2026-09-30T21:49:13.463150+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # John Boyega ## Identity John Boyega - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-boyega - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** john-boyega - **IMDb ID:** nm3915784 - **TMDB ID:** 236695 - **Wikidata ID:** Q1699385 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boyega, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1699385, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3915784/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/236695 Actor. Born 17 March 1992 in Peckham, London, England, UK. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 17 March 1992, Peckham, London, England, UK - **Active:** 2011–present - **Also known as:** John Adedayo Adegboyega - **Frequently works with:** [Adam Driver](https://film.one/person/adam-driver.md), [Carrie Fisher](https://film.one/person/carrie-fisher.md), [Daisy Ridley](https://film.one/person/daisy-ridley.md), [J.J. Abrams](https://film.one/person/j-j-abrams.md), [Kathleen Kennedy](https://film.one/person/kathleen-kennedy.md), [Mark Hamill](https://film.one/person/mark-hamill.md) - **Average Fi1m score:** 68, as actor, over 6 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 68 (5), 2020s 72 (1) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 68 to 73 across 6 titles - **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 3 of 6 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Action 6, Science Fiction 5, Adventure 4, Comedy 1, Drama 1, Fantasy 1 - **Screen time:** 13 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $4,871m across 6 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boyega, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1699385, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3915784/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/236695 ## Streaming the US now - **Disney+:** [*Star Wars: The Last Jedi*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md) (76), [*The Woman King*](https://film.one/film/the-woman-king.md) (72), [*Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md) (50) - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Attack the Block*](https://film.one/film/attack-the-block.md) (84) - **Apple TV:** [*Star Wars: The Force Awakens*](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md) (77) - **HBO Max:** [*Pacific Rim: Uprising*](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim-uprising.md) (52) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on John Boyega > John Boyega gives an ensemble a convincing centre without making everyone else seem incidental. We rate the steadiness he brings to genre films, and the swagger and tenderness that make his dramatic work worth following. In *Attack the Block* (2011), John Boyega gives the gang someone to gather round. His Moses has enough gravity to hold together an ensemble whose other members have plenty of energy of their own. Alex Esmail’s Pest, Franz Drameh’s Dennis and Leeon Jones’s Jerome seem to have a life together beyond the emergency, and Boyega helps make their place beside Moses convincing. We believe in this group before we need to worry about it. That matters in a siege film, where caring who gets through the next encounter is a substantial part of the job. We laughed at their exchanges, then felt anxious when the shaggy-haired creatures came after them, because the actors had made the gang worth caring about. Boyega helps the film change from comedy to fear without stopping for a solemn announcement. Joe Cornish directs the action clearly, although the social lessons sometimes arrive too heavily underlined. The cast has already made these young people worth our attention. Boyega supplies the weight that lets the film take them seriously without making their company a chore. The debut led to Finn in *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015) and international recognition across the sequel trilogy. But *Detroit* (2017), with Boyega as Melvin Dismukes, shows that his dramatic work was developing during those franchise years. Finn’s limited development is a reason to be wary of judging Boyega by how much those films gave him to do. Steve McQueen’s *Small Axe: Red, White and Blue* (2020), with Boyega as Leroy Logan, makes room for swagger and tenderness together. That combination offers more to watch than authority alone. *They Cloned Tyrone* (2023), in which he plays Fontaine, keeps science-fiction comedy among his choices. We would like more parts that ask for both his force and his vulnerability, rather than settling for one. Start with *Attack the Block*, particularly if you like your science fiction funny as well as frightening. ## Biography John Boyega, born John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega, is a British actor and producer. He first gained recognition in Britain for his leading role as Moses, a teenage gang leader, in the 2011 science-fiction comedy horror film *Attack the Block*. Boyega achieved international breakthrough playing Finn in the *Star Wars* sequel trilogy: *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017) and *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019). Other notable film roles include Jake Pentecost in *Pacific Rim: Uprising* (2018), Melvin Dismukes in *Detroit* (2017) and King Ghezo in *The Woman King* (2022). In 2020 he won a Golden Globe Award for his performance as Leroy Logan in the *Small Axe* anthology episode *Red, White and Blue*. *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.* ## On Fi1m (6) - *The Woman King* (2022), Fi1m 72, as King Ghezo — [page](https://film.one/film/the-woman-king.md) - *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), Fi1m 50, as Finn — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md) - *Pacific Rim: Uprising* (2018), Fi1m 52, as Jake Pentecost — [page](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim-uprising.md) - *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), Fi1m 76, as Finn — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md) - *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), Fi1m 77, as Finn — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md) - *Attack the Block* (2011), Fi1m 84, as Moses — [page](https://film.one/film/attack-the-block.md) ## Complete filmography (34) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance | Disneyland Resort* (2025), as Finn - *They Cloned Tyrone* (2023), as Fontaine - *The Woman King* (2022), as King Ghezo — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/the-woman-king.md) - *Breaking* (2022), as Brian Brown-Easley - *Naked Singularity* (2021), as Casi - *Small Axe* (2020), series, as Leroy Logan — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/small-axe.md) - *Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker* (2019), as Finn — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker.md) - *The Empire Strikes Door* (2019), Actor - *Serengeti* (2019), series, as Narrator (voice) - *Love, Death & Robots* (2019), series, as Slash (voice) - *Watership Down* (2018), series, as Bigwig (voice) - *Pacific Rim: Uprising* (2018), as Jake Pentecost · Producer — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/pacific-rim-uprising.md) - *The Force of Sound* (2018), as Finn (archive footage) - *Star Wars: The Last Jedi* (2017), as Finn — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-last-jedi.md) - *Detroit* (2017), as Melvin Dismukes - *Star Wars: Forces of Destiny* (2017), series, as Finn (voice) - *The Circle* (2017), as Ty Lafitte - *Star Wars: The Force Awakens* (2015), as Finn — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars-the-force-awakens.md) - *Major Lazer* (2015), series, 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 - *Attack the Block* (2011), as Moses — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/attack-the-block.md) - *Becoming Human* (2011), series, as Danny Curtis - *24* (2001), series, as Chris Tanner — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/24.md) - *The Freshening*, Actor - *The Formula*, Actor - *Attack the Block 2*, as Moses · Producer, Writer - *Slime*, as (voice) - *Otis & Zelma*, as Otis Redding - *The Test*, Actor - *The Punishing*, as Producer ## Gallery - ![John Boyega](https://film.one/media/person/119986/gallery-1a0441b3224a.jpg) John Boyega — Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/John_Boyega_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/1280px-John_Boyega_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![John Boyega signs autographs on the convention floor at Star Wars Celebration 2019 in Chicago.](https://film.one/media/person/119986/gallery-cf13fdad0035.jpg) John Boyega signs autographs on the convention floor at Star Wars Celebration 2019 in Chicago. — Codytoshiro, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Boyega-2019.jpg/1280px-Boyega-2019.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![from <a href="https://www.popularfitness.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.popularfitness.com</a> John Boyega at the Toronto International Film Fes (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/119986/gallery-9d04a69f8515.jpg) from <a href="https://www.popularfitness.com" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.popularfitness.com</a> John Boyega at the Toronto International Film Fes (2009) — Peter Kudlacz, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/John_Boyega-TIFF_%2852392306147%29.jpg/1280px-John_Boyega-TIFF_%2852392306147%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Author : @Kiri Karma Comiccon Brussels 2025 - Spring - Q & A John Boyega John Boyega aka Finn / FN-2187, Jake Pentecost, Moses, ... 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