John Boyega
Biography
John Boyega was born on March 17, 1992 in Peckham, London, England. He is an actor, known for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015), Attack the Block (2011) and Imperial Dreams (2014).
34years old
Turns 35 on March 17in 155 days
- Born London
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- John Adedayo Adegboyega (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 12 years2011 to 2023
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First role
At nine, while in a school play, Boyega caught the eye of Teresa Early, artistic director of Theatre Peckham, a learning theater for young people in south London. He attended there outside school hours between the ages of nine and fourteen.
Early training
Boyega studied at the Identity School of Acting in Hackney. Before landing a lead role in the 2011 film Attack the Block, he had parts in Six Parties at the National Theatre and Category B at the Tricycle Theatre.
Early training
Boyega went to the University of Greenwich to study film studies and media writing for a BA, but he left the course to concentrate on acting.
John Boyega movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens2015 Action, Adventure, Fantasyas Finn
IMDb rating 7.71.0M votes
Most often with
J.J. Abrams directed two of these films. Six actors appear in five of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Adam Driver's page
Anthony Daniels's page
Daisy Ridley's page
All films by J.J. Abrams
Box office
What John Boyega's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$4.9 billion
9 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 14 films: 9 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$2.1B41.9% of the total
- 2$1.3B27.0% of the total
- 3$1.1B21.8% of the total
- 4$290M5.9% of the total
- 5$98M2.0% of the total
- 6$41M0.8% of the total
- 7$23M0.5% of the total
- 8$6.3M0.1% of the total
$2.8 millionfrom the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
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| Other honors | |||
| Trophée Chopard | Won | ||
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