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
agent opportunity
Like any other actor, my agent called me with an opportunity. It just so happens that the opportunity was the lead in 'Star Wars.'
epic lead people scripts
The scripts that I've been getting are of epic proportion. People want me to lead the big armies.
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.
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I watched season four of 'The Wire.' They have subtle performances that they do through their eyes. You could watch season four with the audio off and still understand what's happening through their eyes.
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I love my jackets and good tailoring. I love the designs and the colour.
given great warm
Hollywood has given me a great, warm hug.
london love
I love London. I'm a London fanatic. That's my city.
audition bit freedom kinds
In the States, you have a little bit of freedom to audition for different kinds of roles.
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My biggest challenge is to not do urban movies for the rest of my life, those alpha hoodies.
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.
environment express great medium work
Film is just a great medium to express yourself and a great environment to work around.
theatre acting lessons
Ive had plenty of lessons about film acting and theatre acting.
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I like my women very green; you know, eco-friendly.
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.