British actor John Boyega is known to viewers for his role as Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi. For this role, he was nominated for awards: Saturn, Online Film & Television Association Award, Golden Schmoes Awards, MTV Movie Awards, and also became a laureate of awards: Empire, BAFTА, Screen Nation Awards.
John's creative biography began in 2011, and, despite his still young age, and he turned 27 in 2019, he managed to star in more than twenty films and TV series.
Among his successful work in films is the film "Aliens in the District", for his role in which the young actor received several nominations for the British Independent Film Awards, London Film Critics Circle, "Empire", and also became a Black Reel Award winner. Boyega has also starred in the acclaimed films Detroit, Pacific Rim 2, The Sphere, and the television series Law & Order, The Hillside, Major Laser, 24 Hours: Live Another Day. At the end of 2019, viewers will see him in the ninth part of Star Wars.
early years
John was born in March 1992 in England. His family emigrated from Nigeria and settled in one of the districts of London. The boy's father belonged to a Pentecostal church and read sermons there, and his mother volunteered and looked after the disabled.
Creativity captivated the boy during his school years. From the first grades he began to participate in theatrical performances, and he was even invited several times to the local children's theater, where he also performed on stage. It was then that the boy had a dream to become a famous actor.
Parents supported John in his passion for theater and sent him to study at a theater school. After receiving secondary education, the young man entered college, where he studied theater skills.
Graduated from college, John was accepted into the theater troupe of the National Theater, where he successfully demonstrated his acting abilities and played in many productions. One of his main roles was the Shakespearean character Othello in the tragedy of the same name by the great writer. Prior to starting his cinematic career, John also worked for a long time at the Packham Theater.
Film career
Boyega received his first roles on television. Back in his student years, he first got on the shooting of the series "Become Human" and "Law & Order", where John got a cameo role. He was also involved in the film "Brick", but after editing all the episodes with his participation were not shown on the screen.
In 2011, the fantastic film Aliens in the District was released, in which Boyega played the main role. He got a character named Moses - the leader of one of the teenage gangs. The film was a great success at the box office, and John received the Black Reel Awards for his performance, which is awarded to the best black cinema figure.
Over the next few years, the actor starred in television series and feature films, including: "Dregs", "My Murder", "Whale", "Half of the Yellow Sun", "Imperial Dreams".
John also took up voice acting for one of the characters in the animated series Major Laser.
In 2015, John got the role of Finn in the seventh and eighth parts of one of the most famous science fiction films about intergalactic battles: Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Personal life
To date, practically nothing is known about John's personal life. The actor spends all his time on the set, and perhaps this is the reason for the lack of a serious relationship in his life.
Fans of the actor, discussing his personal life, advise John to find a companion who has nothing to do with the acting profession. However, famous actors O. Bloom and R. Downey Jr., with whom John communicates a lot and discusses not only professional activities, said that the choice of the second half should fall on the woman who will support the young man and help him in his career.