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John Boyega

1992 - Today

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John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega (born 17 March 1992), known professionally as John Boyega, is an English 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 46 different languages on Wikipedia. John Boyega is the 10,057th most popular actor (down from 9,608th in 2024), the 6,609th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,303rd in 2019) and the 1,102nd most popular British Actor.

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Among people born in 1992, John Boyega ranks 247. 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 6,611 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 1,102. Before him are Elyes Gabel (1983), Sam Hazeldine (1972), 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 Ruth Gemmell (1967).

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