John Boyega was born in Peckham, London, England, on March 17, 1992, is a English actor. Young John Boyega first started performing in school theatrical productions and at Theatre Peckham, in South London. He played Othello in a play "Othello" (2010) at South Thames College. He made his big screen debut in science fiction comedy movie Attack the Block (2011) in role as Moses. He got his television debut in BBC Three supernatural comedy drama series Becoming Human (2011) in role as Danny Curtis. John's breakthrough performance came as Finn in epic space opera film Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).
How tall is John Boyega and what is his weight? John Boyega's height is 5' 9" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 188 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 192 іn pоunds or 87 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 32 years old. His shoe size is 11 US | 44 EU.
John Boyega
March 17, 1992
32 years old
United Kingdom
Pisces
Black
Dark Brown
5 ft 9 in | 175 cm
$6 Million
87 kg | 192 lbs
42 in | 106 cm
11 US | 44 EU
36 in | 91 cm
He played Finn in epic space opera films:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), for which he won the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer and was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actor
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017), for which he was nominated for the Empire Award for Best Actor and the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
He won the Black Reel Award for Best Actor also was nominated for the Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer and the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer for his role as Moses in science fiction comedy movie Attack the Block (2011).
He was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor: Action for his role as Jake Pentecost in science fiction movie Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018).
He was nominated for the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actor for his role as Brian Brown-Easley in thriller drama movie Breaking (2022).
Junkhearts (2011) drama in role as Jamal
Half of a Yellow Sun (2013) historical fiction drama as Ugwu
Imperial Dreams (2014) drama as gangster Bambi
The Circle (2017) techno thriller as Ty
Detroit (2017) crime drama as Melvin Dismukes
Naked Singularity (2021) crime drama as Casi
The Woman King (2022) epic historical action drama as King Ghezo
They Cloned Tyrone (2023) science fiction comedy mystery as Fontaine
He won the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Leading Actor for his role as Leroy Logan in BBC One / Amazon Prime Video anthology series Small Axe (2020) in episode "Red, White and Blue".
24: Live Another Day (2014) Fox drama series as Chris Tanner
He voiced Blkmrkt in FXX animated television series Major Lazer (2015).
He voiced Finn in Disney's animated series Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (2017-2018).
Featured in Saturday Night Live (2015) in segment "Star Wars: The Force Awakens Screen Tests".
He voiced Bigwig in animated action drama fantasy miniseries Watership Down (2018).
Attended Oliver Goldsmith Primary School and Westminster City School.
Studied at South Thames College in Wandsworth.
Attended Identity School of Acting in Hackney, London.
Has two older sisters, Grace and Blessing.
Has Nigerian ancestry.
He won the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2015.
Big fan of Marvel and Manga comics.
Formed his own production company "UpperRoom Entertainment Limited" in 2016.
He played Woyzeck in a play "Woyzeck" (2017), at Old Vic Theatre.
He voiced Finn in video games:
Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015)
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016)
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
Lives in London, England.
He dated Lashana Lynch (2012).