John Boyega
John Boyega (born 17 March 1992) is a British actor, best known for playing Finn in the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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.
John Boyega awards and nominations
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Empire Awards, UK | Winner Empire Award | Best Male Newcomer (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2016 | National Film Awards, UK | Winner National Film Award | Best Breakthrough Performance in a Film (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2016 | Screen Nation Awards | Winner Screen Nation Film and Television Award | Male Performance in Film (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2012 | B-Movie Film Festival | Winner Golden Cob Award | Best Actor (John Boyega) | Attack the Block |
| 2012 | Black Reel Awards | Winner Black Reel | Best Actor (John Boyega) | Attack the Block |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Black Reel Awards | Nominee Black Reel | Outstanding Lead Performance (John Boyega) | They Cloned Tyrone |
| 2024 | Image Awards (NAACP) | Nominee Image Award | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture (John Boyega) | They Cloned Tyrone |
| 2018 | Empire Awards, UK | Nominee Empire Award | Best Actor (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
| 2018 | Teen Choice Awards | Nominee Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
| 2018 | Teen Choice Awards | Nominee Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actor: Fantasy (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Last Jedi |
| 2018 | Teen Choice Awards | Nominee Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actor: Action (John Boyega) | Pacific Rim: Uprising |
| 2016 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Actor (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2016 | All Def Movie Awards | Nominee All Def Movie Award | Best Black Survivor in a Movie (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2016 | Kids' Choice Awards, USA | Nominee Blimp Award | Favorite Movie Actor (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2016 | MTV Movie + TV Awards | Nominee MTV Movie Award | Breakthrough Performance (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2016 | MTV Movie + TV Awards | Nominee MTV Movie Award | Best Action Performance (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2016 | National Film Awards, UK | Nominee National Film Award | Best Newcomer (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2016 | National Film Awards, UK | Nominee National Film Award | Best Supporting Actor (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2016 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Film Award | Best Breakthrough Performance: Male (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2016 | Teen Choice Awards | Nominee Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie: Breakout Star (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2016 | Teen Choice Awards | Nominee Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie: Chemistry (Daisy Ridley, John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2015 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Nominee ACCA | Best Cast Ensemble (Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Anthony Daniels, Mark Hamill, Lupita Nyong'o, Adam Driver, Andy Serkis, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Max von Sydow) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2015 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Nominee Golden Schmoes | Breakthrough Performance of the Year (John Boyega) | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| 2012 | Black Reel Awards | Nominee Black Reel | Best Breakthrough Performance (John Boyega) | Attack the Block |
| 2012 | Black Reel Awards | Nominee Black Reel | Best Ensemble (Nina Gold, John Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Esmail, Leeon Jones, Nick Frost, Simon Howard, Maggie McCarthy, Luke Treadaway, Danielle Vitalis) | Attack the Block |
| 2012 | Empire Awards, UK | Nominee Empire Award | Best Male Newcomer (John Boyega) | Attack the Block |
| 2012 | Evening Standard British Film Awards | Nominee Evening Standard British Film Award | Most Promising Newcomer (John Boyega) | Attack the Block |
| 2012 | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Nominee ALFS Award | Young British Performer of the Year (John Boyega) | Attack the Block |
| 2011 | British Independent Film Awards | Nominee British Independent Film Award | Most Promising Newcomer (John Boyega) | Attack the Block |
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