John Boyega

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John Boyega
Boyega at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con.
Born
John Adedayo B. Adegboyega

(1992-03-17) 17 March 1992 (age 32)
NationalityBritish
OccupationActor
Years active2011–present

John Adedayo B. Adegboyega (born 17 March 1992), better known as John Boyega, is a British actor. He is best known for playing Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He has also appeared in Attack the Block (2011), Detroit (2017) and Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018).[1] He won the 2016 BAFTA Rising Star Award.

Boyega was born in Peckham, London. His parents are Nigerian.

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  1. Chitwood, Adam (26 September 2017). "John Boyega Takes Charge in First 'Pacific Rim Uprising' Poster". Collider. Retrieved 28 November 2017.

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