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John Boyega Biography

John Boyega

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Date of Birth: 1992 , March-17
Birth Nation: United Kingdom
Height: 5 Feet 9 Inch
Name John Boyega
Birth Name John Adedayo B. Adegboyega
Father Samson Adegboyega
Mother Abigali Boyega
Nationality Nigerian, British
Birth Place/City London, England
Ethnicity Black
Net Worth $2 million
Eye Color Black
Hair Color Black
Face Color Black
Famous for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Education Oliver Goldsmith Primary School, Westminster City School, South Thames College, University of Greenwich, Identity School of Acting in Hackney
Awards Black Reel Awards, BAFTA Awards
Movies Attack the Block, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
TV Show Da Brick, 24: Live Another Day, Major Lazer
Sisters Grace and Blessing Boyega
Siblings Grace and Blessing Boyega

Quick Timeline of John Boyega

1992 Born in Peckham, London, England
2001 Discovered by Teresa Early
2003 Joined Westminster City School
2011 Made her TV debut
2011 First feature film, Attack the Block
2015 Appeared in the movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2012 Won Black Reel Awards
2012 Won Empire Awards, UK
2016 Won Screen Nation Awards

Detail Timeline of John Boyega

March 17 , 1992

Born in Peckham, London, England

Five feet and nine inches tall, John Boyega was born in Peckham, London, England, United Kingdom to Grace Boyega and Blessing Boyega. He was raised in Peckham, south London with his two sisters named Abigail Boyega and Samson Boyega. He is British and is of Nigerian descent.

2001

Discovered by Teresa Early

While John was attending some primary school in Peckham, London, he starred in some school plays. He also attended Oliver Goldsmith Primary School and there he also appeared in various plays and there he was discovered by Teresa Early and offered him a financial assistance from a hardship fund.

2003

Joined Westminster City School

After spending some years in Oliver Goldsmith Primary School, he joined Westminster City School. While he was there he was also active in several school plays. In 2008, he joined South Thames College with a major in Performing Arts. 

2011

Made her TV debut

In 2010 he was seen playing the role of Othello in the play Othello. In 2011, he made his TV debut by starring the role of Donnie in the TV series Da Brick. That year he also starred in the TV series Becoming Human and Law & Order: UK.

2011

First feature film, Attack the Block

He made his feature film debut in 2011. He got his rise in fame after starring the role of Moses in the movie Attack the Block. That year he also played the role of Jamal in the movie Junkhearts. 

2015

Appeared in the movie, Star Wars: The Force Awakens

John Boyega is an English actor. His breakthrough role as an actor came in 2015 after he portrayed the role of FN-2187 / Finn in the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. For this role he earned the salary of $450,000.

2012

Won Black Reel Awards

He is also famous for playing the role of Moses in the movie Attack the Block. For this role he got nominated in Black Reel Awards for Best Breakthrough Performance and Best Actor. He won this award from his later nomination. 

2012

Won Empire Awards, UK

In 2012, he got his first nomination in Empire Awards, UK for Best Male Newcomer. He also got his second nomination in this award in 2016 and that was for this role in the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens and he was honored with this award that year for Best Male Newcomer.

2016

Won Screen Nation Awards

He is mainly popular for starring the role of FN-2187 / Finn in the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. For this role he got his one and only nomination in Screen Nation Awards and he was honored with this award that year for Male Performance in Film. 

Content

John is busy these days starring in several movies and TV series. It seems like because of his busy schedule, he has no time for love. Information related to his love affairs, girlfriend, married life, wife and spouse is unknown.

While John was attending some primary school in Peckham, London, he starred in some school plays. He also attended Oliver Goldsmith Primary School and there he also appeared in various plays and there he was discovered by Teresa Early and offered financial assistance from a hardship fund. He also starred in several theater shows and in 2010 he was seen playing the role of Othello in the play Othello. In 2011, he made his TV debut by starring the role of Donnie in the TV series Da Brick. That year he also starred in the TV series Becoming Human and Law & Order: UK. He got his rise in fame after starring the role of Moses in the movie Attack the Block. His breakthrough role as an actor came in 2015 after he portrayed the role of FN-2187 / Finn in the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens. For this role, he earned a salary of $450,000, and his net worth is said to be around $2 million.