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John Boyega

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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). During his time 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. Boyega's 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 McQueen's anthology series Small Axe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Boyega is the 9,859th most popular actor (down from 9,608th in 2019), the 6,584th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,304th in 2019) and the 1,096th most popular British Actor.

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Among actors, John Boyega ranks 9,859 out of 13,578. Before him are Urassaya Sperbund, Tamzin Merchant, Rob Knox, Bhavana, Willie Aames, and Ian Anthony Dale. After him are Boris McGiver, Daniel Benzali, Nicola Walker, Janina Gavankar, Amanda Collin, and Arjun Rampal.

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Among people born in 1992, John Boyega ranks 246. Before him are Sanya Malhotra, Rudy Gobert, Gernot Trauner, Joël Veltman, Wayde van Niekerk, and Quentin Fillon Maillet. After him are Jonathan Clauss, Keerthy Suresh, 21 Savage, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Felipe Nasr, and Mislav Oršić.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Boyega ranks 6,586 out of 8,785. Before him are Jacob Collier (1994), Walter Nash (1882), Eric Morecambe (1926), Tamzin Merchant (1987), Rob Knox (1989), and Marcus du Sautoy (1965). After him are Adam le Fondre (1986), Nicola Walker (1970), Reg Harris (1920), Matty James (1991), Toby Regbo (1991), and Jessie Mei Li (1995).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, John Boyega ranks 1,096. Before him are Paul Kaye (1964), Elyes Gabel (1983), Virginia Field (1917), Eric Morecambe (1926), Tamzin Merchant (1987), and Rob Knox (1989). After him are Nicola Walker (1970), Toby Regbo (1991), Jessie Mei Li (1995), Jack O'Connell (1990), Robert Lindsay (1949), and Kristian Nairn (1975).

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