John Adedayo B. Adegboyega (born 17 March 1992), better known as John Boyega, is a British actor. He is best known for playing Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). He has also appeared in Attack the Block (2011), Detroit (2017) and Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018). He won the 2016 BAFTA Rising Star Award.
Boyega was born in Peckham, London. His parents are Nigerian.