John Boyega
Birthday: 1992-03-17 | Place of Birth: Peckham, London, England, UKJohn Boyega (born 17 March 1992) is a British actor, best known for playing Finn in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Boyega was born in Peckham, London, to Nigerian parents. His first role was that of a leopard in a play at his primary school at the age of five. He attended Westminster City School as a teenager. He later took part in various school productions and attended classes at Theatre Peckham. He was a performing arts student at South Thames College in Wandsworth and was active in theatre productions there, including the lead in Othello in 2010.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Fontaine / Chester / Tyrone
as Brian Brown-Easley
as Casi
as Self
as Finn
as Himself
as Bigwig (voice)
as Jake Pentecost
as Self
as Finn
as Melvin Dismukes
as Ty Lafitte
as Finn
as Self
as Ugwu
as William Bond
as Shakilus Townsend
as Jamal
as Moses