John Boyega
British actor
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| February 22 2025 | Boyega posted a tweet on X about 'WHITE on BLACK racism', which led to significant backlash and resulted in him deactivating his X account. |
| October 2024 | Set to star as Otis Redding in an upcoming biographical film titled Otis and Zelma, opposite Danielle Deadwyler as Zelma. |
| 2023 | John Boyega served as the narrator in 6 episodes of 'World War II: From the Frontlines'. |
| 2023 | He starred in the mystery film They Cloned Tyrone. |
| 2022 | Boyega starred in Abi Damaris Corbin's film Breaking, which premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. |
| 2022 | Boyega starred in the historical action film The Woman King. |
| 2021 | John Boyega played Casi in 'Naked Singularity'. |
| 2021 | John Boyega starred as Jack Locke in the film 'Tomorrow's Monsters' and also took on the role of producer. |
| May 2021 | It was announced that Boyega would reteam with Joe Cornish for a sequel to Attack the Block. |
| 2020 | John Boyega's character Finn was featured again in Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disneyland. |
| 2020 | John Boyega won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie for 'Small Axe'. |
| 2020 | John Boyega showed solidarity with victims of racial injustice during a speech at a Black Lives Matter rally in Hyde Park, London, bringing attention to figures like George Floyd and Trayvon Martin. His actions received support from celebrities and the company Lucasfilm, which emphasized their backing of Boyega and the Black Lives Matter movement. |
| 2020 | John Boyega portrayed Leroy Logan in Red, White and Blue, part of Steve McQueen's anthology series Small Axe, for which he won a Golden Globe Award. |
| 2020 | Boyega was listed in the Top 100 of the most influential people in the UK of African/African-Caribbean descent in the Powerlist. |
| 2020 | In a 2020 interview with British GQ, John Boyega criticized Disney for sidelining his character Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, expressing frustration with how the character was marketed as significant but ultimately diminished in the storyline. |
| 2019 | Teased a collaboration with Writer/Director Sebastian Thiel to develop a series based on their childhood experiences. |
| 2019 | John Boyega reprised his role as Finn in the attraction Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance at Disney's Hollywood Studios. |
| 2019 | He appeared as Finn in the final installment of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, The Rise of Skywalker. |
| 2019 | John Boyega was the narrator in 5 episodes of 'Serengeti'. |
| 2018 | John Boyega became a patron of the Identity School of Acting's Los Angeles branch upon its opening. |
| 2018 | Boyega starred in Pacific Rim: Uprising, produced by his company UpperRoom Entertainment. |
| 2018 | John Boyega voiced Bigwig in 4 episodes of 'Watership Down'. |
| November 2018 | It was announced that Boyega would star in the adaptation of Hold Back the Stars alongside Letitia Wright. |
| 2017 | John Boyega played the role of Woyzeck in the production of 'Woyzeck' at The Old Vic, London. |
| 2017 | John Boyega continued his role as Finn in Star Wars Battlefront II. |
| 2017 | Boyega starred in the film Detroit, directed by Kathryn Bigelow. |
| 2017 | John Boyega played Ty in 'The Circle'. |
| 2017 | Boyega reprised his role as Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy film The Last Jedi. |
| 2017 | John Boyega provided the voice for Finn in 2 episodes of 'Star Wars Forces of Destiny'. |
| 2016 | John Boyega reprised his role as Finn in Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens. |
| 2016 | John Boyega voiced the character Dutch in 5 episodes of 'Tinkershrimp & Dutch'. |
| 2016 | John Boyega received the BAFTA Rising Star Award. |
| 2016 | He won the Trophée Chopard at the Cannes Film Festival. |
| January 2016 | Boyega formed his own production company, UpperRoom Entertainment Limited. |
| 2015 | John Boyega provided the voice for Blkmrkt in 10 episodes of 'Major Lazer'. |
| 2015 | John Boyega won the Rising Star Award at the British Academy Film Awards for his work. |
| 2015 | John Boyega's character Finn was featured in a new scene added to Star Tours – The Adventures Continue for the seasonal Season of the Force promotion. |
| 2015 | John Boyega won the Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer for his role in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'. |
| 2015 | John Boyega voiced the character Finn in Disney Infinity 3.0. |
| 2015 | John Boyega appeared as himself in a segment titled 'Star Wars Auditions' on 'Saturday Night Live'. |
| December 18 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens was released, featuring John Boyega as Finn, which received critical acclaim. |
| 2014 | John Boyega played Bambi in 'Imperial Dreams'. |
| 2014 | John Boyega played Chris Tanner in 4 episodes of '24: Live Another Day'. |
| April 29 2014 | It was confirmed that Boyega was cast as Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. |
| 2013 | John Boyega portrayed Ugwu in 'Half of a Yellow Sun'. |
| 2013 | John Boyega starred as William Bond in the television film 'The Whale'. |
| 2012 | John Boyega took on the role of Shakilus Townsend in the television film 'My Murder'. |
| March 2012 | Boyega was cast in the film adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's book Half of a Yellow Sun. |
| 2011 | John Boyega first rose to prominence in Britain for his role as a teenage gang leader in the comedy horror film Attack the Block. |
| 2011 | John Boyega won the Black Reel Award for Best Actor for his performance in 'Attack the Block'. |
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