John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega, known professionally as John Boyega, is a British actor and producer. Boyega was born in Camberwell, London and grew up in Peckham. His parents, Abigail and Samson Adegboyega are both of Yoruba descent. His rise to fame in Britain occurred when he played a teenage gang leader in the comedy horror film Attack the Block in 2011. His international breakthrough came playing Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017) and The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He received the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2016, and the Trophee Chopard at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.
Boyega continues to star in leading roles. As part of Steve McQueen’s anthology series Small Axe (2020), he portrayed Leroy Logan in Red, White and Blue, for which he won a Golden Globe Award. He has since appeared in the historical action film The Woman King (2022) and the mystery film They Cloned Tyrone (2023).
Ref: African Voice Newspaper – African news from a British perspective (africanvoiceonline.co.uk)
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