John Boyega
John Boyega
John Adedayo Adegboyega, known professionally as John Boyega is a British actor best known for playing Finn in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the seventh film of the Star Wars series. Boyega rose to prominence in his native United Kingdom for his role as Moses in the 2011 sci-fi comedy film Attack the Block...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth17 March 1992
The 'block' in 'Attack the Block' is not just a physical thing. It's people; it's families.
defies goes great people
It's always great to play a character that goes against the grain. Finn defies what people think when they think of stormtroopers.
epic lead people scripts
The scripts that I've been getting are of epic proportion. People want me to lead the big armies.
goes happen hear normally positive southeast stay stuff tabloids
Normally you hear about Southeast London, and you hear about all the stuff that goes on down there, all the negative things, and the tabloids kind of stay away from all the positive things that happen that I see every day, which kind of outshines the negative.
somewhere
There's a difference between living somewhere and being part of somewhere.
primary school secondary since trained
I've been acting since I was 5 years old, from primary school to secondary school, did training at drama school, which was the big thing for me because they trained me, put me out into the industry.
careers dad formed fully smith unless
Acting careers don't come out fully formed - not unless your name is Jaden Smith and your dad has done it all.
All the films I've done have had a secret commentary on stereotypical mentalities.
hard-work blessing awards
Guys, I haven't been doing this for a long time, it's a fluke! I'm gonna share this BAFTA award with all the young dreamers who are determined, who are hard working, who are quite frankly amazing. This is also for you. Blessings for your path and God bless.
goes-on earth legacy
Not everybody has that mentality and that's fine, but once Robert Redford leaves this earth - later rather than sooner - his legacy will go on.
thinking thank-god way
I think what Robert Redford established is amazing; thank god for Robert Redford. He's set an amazing example with Sundance and I hope to follow that in my own way.
other-cultures long people
It's amazing that people still feel, 'Oh my gosh, it's a black guy.' We've been here for a long time; let's get used to it. Let's get used to other cultures.
reality giving people
Some people feel fulfillment from a bitter end - it gives them some sort of sense of reality. But, when you're dealing with reality, I feel like films should discover the part that is happy.
dad names careers
Acting careers dont come out fully formed - not unless your name is Jaden Smith and your dad has done it all.