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
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I'd like to be in anything that tells a good story and has an interesting character.
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I'm grounded in who I am, and I am a confident black man. A confident, Nigerian, black, chocolate man. I'm proud of my heritage, and no man can take that away from me.
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I remember my manager telling me, 'Be myself, be humble, keep rooted, keep God first'. Those words were very helpful.
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The 'block' in 'Attack the Block' is not just a physical thing. It's people; it's families.
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My friends and family are not really fixated on the specifics of 'Star Wars.' My parents don't know anything about 'Star Wars.' They've never watched a 'Star Wars' film.
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All the films I've done have had a secret commentary on stereotypical mentalities.
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