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John Boyega
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John Boyega (born 17 March 1992) is a British actor, best known for playing Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Moses in Attack the Block (2011) and King Ghezo in The Woman King (2022). 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.
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John Boyega (born 17 March 1992) is a British actor, best known for playing Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Moses in Attack the Block (2011) and King Ghezo in The Woman King (2022). 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.
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Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Daily Show
24
The Graham Norton Show
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Love, Death & Robots
Golden Globe Awards
Number One on the Call Sheet
The Force of Sound
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
The Director and the Jedi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Star Wars: Forces of Destiny
The Woman King
The Skywalker Legacy
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Small Axe
The Circle
Major Lazer
Watership Down
Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film
Secrets of the Force Awakens: A Cinematic Journey
They Cloned Tyrone
Breaking
Serengeti
Imperial Dreams
World War II: From the Frontlines
My Murder
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Production Credits
Pacific Rim: Uprising
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