Who is John Boyega? | John Boyega Biography and Wiki
John Boyega (John Adedayo B. Adegboyega) is an English actor and producer known for playing Finn in the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) and its sequel Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). He came to limelight following his role as Moses in the 2011 sci-fi comedy film, Attack the Block. He established his own production company, UpperRoom Entertainment Limited, in January 2016 and he has a pet cat called Oluwalogan, often referred to like Logan.
John Boyega Age and Birthday
Boyega was born on 17 March 1992, in London, England, United Kingdom. He celebrates his birthday on March 7th every year. Boyega will be 29 years old on Mar. 17th, 2021.
John Boyega Height and Weight
Boyega is a man of tall stature. He stands at a height of 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) and also weighs 191 lbs (87 kg).
John Boyega Education
He was brought up in a public housing project and studied at Oliver Goldsmith Primary School. At the tender age of five, he noticed his passion for acting and directed all his efforts towards nurturing his talent. Initially, his father wanted him to become a preacher just like him.
When he was acting in a school play at the age of nine he was spotted by Teresa Early, the director of Theatre Peckham. With a little financial assistance from a hardship fund and the support of his parents, he joined Theatre Peckham and learned acting after school hours along with other children of South London between the age of nine and 14.
He got admitted to Westminster City School and went on to join South Thames College at the Wandsworth campus to study a course in National Diploma in Performing Arts. He went to the University of Greenwich to undertake BA Film Studies and Media Writing but he dropped out to start his own acting career. He trained with the Identity School of Acting in London and became a patron of its Los Angeles branch when it opened in 2018.
John Boyega Parents
Boyega is the son of Samson Adegboyega, a Pentecostal minister and Abigail Boyega who works with the disabled. His parents are both of Nigerian descent. Boyega was raised together with two pf his older sisters.
John Boyega Wife | John Boyega Daisy Ridley
He keeps his personal life very private such that when Media linked him to with his Star Wars: The Force Awakens co-star Daisy Ridley, he refuted the media claim. Recently, he was spotted holding hands of an unnamed lady who was again rumored to be his girlfriend but he did not confirm or refute the rumors. He is single as of now and not married and based on his Christian background, he stated that his girl would most likely be a Christian in line with his faith and beliefs.
John Boyega Measurements and Facts
Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about John Boyega.
- Full Name: John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega
- Age: 28 years (2020)
- Date of Birth: 17 March 1992
- Place of Birth: London, England
- Education: Oliver Goldsmith Primary School, Westminster City School, South Thames College, University of Greenwich
- Birthday: March 17th
- Nationality: American
- Father’s Name: Samson Boyega
- Mother’s Name: Abigail Boyega
- Siblings: 2
- Spouse: Single
- Children: Not Available
- Height: 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m)
- Weight: 191 lbs (87 kg)
- Profession: Actor, producer
- Known For: Attack the Block, Star Wars, The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker
- Net worth: est $6 million
John Boyega Movies And Tv Shows
Film
- 2011 Attack the Block
Junkhearts - 2013 Half of a Yellow Sun
- 2014 Imperial Dreams
- 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- 2017 The Circle
Detroit
Star Wars: The Last Jedi - 2018 Pacific Rim: Uprising
- 2019 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
- 2020 Naked Singularity
Television
- 2011 Da Brick
- 2011 Becoming Human
- 2011 Law & Order: UK
- 2012 My Murder
- 2013 The Whale
- 2014 24: Live Another Day
- 2015 Major Lazer
- 2015 Saturday Night Live
- 2016 Tinkershrimp & Dutch
- 2017–2018 Star Wars Forces of Destiny
- 2018 Watership Down
- 2019 Serengeti
- TBA Small Axe
Stage
- 2010 Othello
- 2017 Woyzeck
Video games
- 2015 Disney Infinity 3.0
- 2016 Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- 2017 Star Wars Battlefront II
Theme park attractions
- 2015 Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
- 2019 Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
John Boyega Salary
Details about Boyega’s salary are not yet disclosed. However, information about how much she makes will be updated as soon as it is available.
John Boyega Net Worth
Boyega has enjoyed a long career in the journalism industry spanning almost three decades. Through proceeds from his work as an actor and producer, he has been able to accumulate a huge fortune. Boyega is estimated to have a net worth of about $6 million.
John Boyega Blade
John Boyega Watership Down
He stars as Bigwig in Watership Down, a British-Irish-American animated television miniseries directed by Noam Murro.
John Boyega Attack The Block
He stars as Moses, a quiet and loyal teenage gang leader and orphan looking for respect around the block. Attack the Block is a 2011 British science fiction comedy horror film written and directed by Joe Cornish.
John Boyega And Letitia Wright
The two have major things in common like they both grew up in England, they’re in their early 20s, and they’re on the verge of superstardom thanks to John’s high-profile role in the Star Wars movies and Letitia becoming our new favorite princess in the blockbuster hit Black Panther. When the two strolled down the red carpet together at the 2018 Met Gala, many started to wonder if the two gorgeous movie stars are more than friends. However, the two are just friends as they have for a very long time now and they both honed their acting chops while attending London’s famed Identity School of Acting.
John Boyega Detroit
He stars as Melvin Dismukes in the film Detroit, a 2017 American period crime drama film written by Mark Boal and directed by Kathryn Bigelow.
John Boyega Pacific Rim
He stars as Jake Pentecost, the son of Stacker Pentecost, the adoptive brother of Mako, and Nate and Amara’s partners. Pacific Rim: Uprising is a 2018 American science fiction film directed by Steven S. DeKnight and written by DeKnight, Emily Carmichael, Kira Snyder, and T.S. Nowlin.
John Boyega Bigwig
Bigwig is the name he stars within Watership Down (miniseries), British-Irish-American animated television miniseries directed by Noam Murro.
John Boyega Twitter
https://twitter.com/JohnBoyega
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His words were bold, brave and deep, serving as a voice for Floyd’s memory and the cruel familiarity that his death brought to black people everywhere.
Do not let the fun-loving image of Boyega as Finn from Star Wars guide your thoughts as you witness him in London, protesting for the relevance of black lives and demanding that they be treated with equal honor and respect.
Boyega’s vocal frustrations take place in reality. Not the confines of sci-fi entertainment, which more times than not takes someone with his black bravado and charisma and delegates them to be a supporting character. He is denouncing the false narrative of post-racial peace that pervades the entertainment that takes place in Hollywood’s imagined worlds of deep space.
His statement in London that he doesn’t care if his protests for black lives results in him losing acting gigs and fans says a lot about the system in which he works. There are many who have posted on social media that they are behind him (including the main Star Wars social media accounts and a tweet from Jordan Peele that has been liked over a million times). But be mindful of the context that led Boyega to say he is aware that his audacity to be both angry and black could have consequences to his career. Quarterback Colin Kaepernick will likely never see an NFL football field ever again, for a much less animated protest of the same deadly violence. Boyega knows he could share a similar fate and shows no fear of it.
Before he took his words outdoors and got behind a bullhorn, Boyega made it known in a NSFW video stream to his social media followers that he has not, and never will be, a part of the Hollywood machine, and that regardless of his stature, he’ll always be a voice against racism. His heartbreak and anger were written on his face. In that post, he mentions never moving to Los Angeles. He proclaimed he’s London to the bone and an African man first and foremost (his parents are of Nigerian descent).
In Hyde Park, Boyega asked every black person protesting with him to remember the first time someone reminded them they were black. It was a reminder that so many have been forced to be mindful of their blackness when operating in a nonblack space, Hollywood or otherwise. But he won’t let such precaution define him.
As for his time as a fictional space hero, Boyega likely knew he wouldn’t be gripping that blue lightsaber for too long in the most recent Star Wars trilogy. We had already seen Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu, allowing producers to check off “Black Jedi” on the diversity list. Instead we were treated merely to Finn’s revelation of working in janitorial services during his time as a Stormtrooper.
But the waste of what Boyega could and should have been in Star Wars is irrelevant in the shadow of his activism. How he is using his real voice now is more important. A voice not written by someone else, but coming from his own mind and heart, as he used his high profile to let fellow black Londoners, and black people around the world, know he is with them in their fight for justice and the right to exist.
There’s no time to worry about potentially offending those who get nervous when a black man raises his voice. Boyega has always seen the pointlessness in holding on to the suitable-for-all persona that was crafted for him in the Star Wars galaxy. He’s never been timid in speaking his truths, whether it’s directed at the often impossible-to-satisfy geek fanbases or “The Last Jedi” director Rian Johnson. He sees his own people continuing to fall victim to a systemic disease on both sides of the pond and worldwide. And he knew silence wasn’t an option.
“Black lives have always mattered,” Boyega screamed at the beginning of his speech. “We have always been important. We have always meant something. We have always succeeded.”
Star Wars doesn’t matter. Image doesn’t matter. Boyega surely knows that what does matter is a future when the senseless acts that he and much of the world are now protesting stop happening.
Using his voice for that is more heroic than anything he’ll ever do on the screen.
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