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John BoyegaBoyega in July 2015BornJohn Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega 17 March 1992 , EnglandOccupationActor, producerYears active2011–presentJohn Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega (born 17 March 1992), better known as John Boyega, is an English actor and producer. He initially rose to prominence for his role as Moses in the sci-fi comedy film (2011) and later became best known for playing in the films (2015), (2017), and (2019). His other credits include the drama film (2014), the historical drama film (2017), the science fiction film (2018), and four episodes of the television series . He received the in 2016.

Contents Early life Boyega was born John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega in the district of on 17 March 1992, the son of Abigail (née Aboderin), who works with disabled people, and Samson Adegboyega, a minister. His parents are both of Nigerian descent. His first role was as a leopard in a play while at Oliver Goldsmith Primary School. While acting in another play there at the age of nine, he was noticed by Teresa Early, the artistic director of Theatre Peckham, a learning theatre for young people who live in south London. He would spend his time there outside school hours between the ages of nine and 14. Boyega's father wanted Boyega to become a minister like himself, but was nonetheless supportive of his theatrical interests. In 2003, Boyega started his secondary education at , where he took part in various school productions. Between 2008 and 2010, he attended at the college's campus to study for a in Performing Arts. His activities at the college included playing in the college's production of . He enrolled at the to study for a in film studies and media writing, but dropped out to focus on acting. He trained with the in London, and became a patron of its branch when it opened in 2018.

Career , 2014: John Boyega (2nd from the left), together with , and Sharon Swart (from the left to the right)Boyega trained at the in , and appeared in Six Parties at the and Category B at the prior to being offered a role in the 2011 film . In September 2011, announced that Boyega had been cast in the drama pilot Da Brick, loosely based on 's life. Boyega was expected to play Donnie, who is released from a on his 18th birthday and begins to examine what it means to be a man. The pilot was written by , but was not picked up by HBO. Also in 2011, he acted in the film in which he portrayed Jamal, a drug dealer who finds some guns and tries to sell them.

Boyega was chosen by Fionnuala Halligan of Screen International as one of the "UK Stars of Tomorrow 2011" and appeared alongside two other actors on the front cover of that magazine in its July 2011 edition. In March 2012, Boyega was cast in the of 's book . On 29 April 2014, it was confirmed that Boyega had been cast as a lead character in . It was later revealed Boyega would play , a for the , who leaves the military power after witnessing their cruelty in his first combat mission before joining the fight against them. The film was released on 18 December 2015. Both the film and Boyega's performance received acclaim from both audiences and critics.

In 2017, Boyega starred in , 's film about the . The same year, he reprised his role as Finn in .

In January 2016, Boyega formed his own production company, Upperroom Entertainment Limited. His company co-produced (2018), the sequel to the 2013 movie , alongside . Boyega also starred in the lead role of the film, Jake Pentecost.

In November 2018 it was announced that Boyega would be starring alongside in a novel adaption of Hold Back the Stars. Boyega has also been cast in 's upcoming mini-series Small Axe.

In 2018, Boyega subsequently reprised his role as Finn in , released in 2019. During an interview with , Boyega acknowledged that he had accidentally left his script in a hotel room during filming. The script subsequently surfaced on but was bought by a employee to prevent it from being leaked.

In the 2020 , Boyega was listed in the Top 100 of the most influential people in the UK of African/African-Caribbean descent.

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1.5Preacher’s son turned actor, British born John Boyega has an estimated net worth of $2 million.

Named John Adedayo B. Adegboyega by his Nigerian immigrant parents—Samson (a preacher) and Abigail (who worked with the disabled) —John Boyega was born in Peckham, London, on March 17, 1992.

A nine-year-old Boyega was first spotted by Teresa Early, the artistic director of Theatre Peckham, at a school play. He soon became seriously involved with Theatre Peckham after procuring outside funding for his acting interest, continuing until the age of 14.

Following up his secondary education at Westminster City School (2003 onwards), and with his parents’ support for his choice to act, Boyega then earned a National Diploma in Performing Arts at South Thames College (2008-2010). Subsequently enrolling for a BA course in Film Studies & Media Writing at the University of Greenwich, Boyega soon dropped out in favour of full-time acting.

After training at Hackney’s Identity School of Acting, Boyega acted in the plays Six Parties and Category B. His breakthrough came with a role in the sci-fi Attack the Block (2011, salary: $300,000), where he won the Black Reel Award for Best Actor, among various nominations. In 2011, chief critic and reviews editor of the magazine Screen International, Fionnuala Halligan, chose Boyega as one of the “UK Stars of Tomorrow 2011”. Boyega was showcased on the front cover of July 2011 Screen International.

Soon, he was given a significant role in the film Half of a Yellow Sun (2013, salary: $2,000), an adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s eponymous novel, and later starred in the critically acclaimed Imperial Dreams (2014).

Boyega’s next role as stormtrooper Finn, in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015, salary: $450,000) earned him the BAFTA Rising Star Award, Empire Award for Best Male Newcomer, and several other nominations.

January 2016 saw Boyega launch the production company, Upperroom Entertainment Limited. The same year, Boyega announced that Upperroom Entertainment would join hands with Legendary Entertainment to co-produce Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018), sequel to 2013’s Pacific Rim, where Boyega has the lead role. He is also set to lend voice to the 2017 animated TV series Watership Down.

His other movies include: Junkhearts (2011, salary: $15,000), The Circle (2017) and Detroit (2017).

Boyega also acted in the TV series Becoming Human (2011, salary: $10,000), Law & Order: UK (2011), My Murder (2012, TV film, salary: $4,000), The Whale (2012, TV film), 24: Live Another Day (2014, salary: $10,000), Major Lazer (2015, voice role, salary: $20,000), Saturday Night Live (2015) and Tinkershrimp & Dutch (2016).

An equally good voice-actor too, he has lent voice as Finn to the video games Disney Infinity 3.0 (2015, salary: $3,000) and Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016). Boyega also played Finn in the theme park attraction Star Tours – The Adventures Continue (2015).

Boyega is slated to appear in the latest Star Wars movie, The Last Jedi, to be released on December 15, 2017.

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Receive 6 glossy issues direct to your doorstep This website is using cookies. We use them to give you the best experience. If you continue using our website, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on this website. John Boyega: Star Wars actor rails against racism after George ... HEAT VISIONMarch 22, 2018 11:44ambyByron Burton John Boyega | Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic/Getty Images"It's complicated when American writers write for British actors. They use words like 'awesome,'" notes the star.

For John Boyega fans, Pacific Rim: Uprising has a draw beyond seeing the actor fight monsters while piloting a giant robot.

The film marks the first time the star gets to use his natural British accent in a sci-fi blockbuster, following his star-making turn in the Star Wars franchise in which his character, Finn, speaks like an American. Boyega spent a lot of time reworking the dialogue for his character to make it flow.

Heat Vision breakdown Slide 2 of 16 "It's complicated when American writers write for British actors. They use words like 'awesome.' They just don't flow well with this accent. So I made a lot of changes to make it more naturalistic," Boyega told Heat Vision Wednesday at the film's Hollywood premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre.

Fans flocked to the rainy event, where a lengthy tent was erected on Hollywood Boulevard. The mood was upbeat as stars posed alongside the massive Jaegers (robots) and Kaiju (monsters). The sequel takes place 10 years after the 2013 Guillermo del Toro film and sees Boyega play Jake Pentecost, son of Idris Elba's late character, Stacker Pentecost.

The behind-the-scenes development of the sequel was truly worthy of a blockbuster. Del Toro opted not to return as director, and Emily Carmichael's script had to be heavily altered after it became apparent that Charlie Hunnam, star of the original film, would not be returning either.

"The short story is, a lot happened before I came on and a lot happened after," she said. "Charlie Hunnam was the lead when I wrote my draft and then he was replaced by John, and a lot of the script had to change at that point. Luckily, the story that I wrote is what you'll see on the screen."

Carmichael — who shares screenwriting credits with director Steven S. DeKnight, Kira Snyder and T.S. Nowlin — fought hard to get a meeting for thePacific Rimsequel when she heard it was nearing a green light. Once she got a face-to-face with producers, she presented a strong case.

"I had been emailing the producers for a while, and I presented some original robots that I came up with, although they didn't get used in the film. I just love writing action," said the screenwriter, whose career is on the rise. "Right now, I'm currently working onJurassic World 3with Colin Trevorrow. There's really no reason women can't be writing more in this genre."

Trevorrow, who directed the first Jurassic World, was at one time set to direct Star Wars: Episode IX before parting ways with Lucasfilm.

When pressed about Trevorrow's vision forEpisode IX, and rumors that Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker would have been involved, Carmichael was coy on plot details.

"I know a lot about his film. I would've been really psyched to watch that film," she said.

DeKnight's path to the blockbuster sequel is unusual in that he was set to direct a small indie film.

"I had written a very small Hitchcock-type thriller, which only had three people in a house. It was taking a long time to get the film off the ground. I got a call from the film's producer and she said, 'What do you think aboutPacific Rim 2?'" he recalled.

The formerDaredevilshowrunner said yes almost immediately.

"Luckily, they wanted someone with writing and directing experience. So I set off to make the movie in a very tight timeframe," he said.





On Pacific Rim: Uprising, Boyega pulls double duty as both star and producer.

"This is my first experience producing, and I absolutely loved it. It's nice to work with the numbers but more importantly work with Steven to help him achieve his vision for the film," said Boyega.

Boyega didn't want to play another hero in the traditional sense, and this role offered that opportunity.

"I wanted this character to be rebellious and to ignore his own story as long as he could," Boyega said. "There's a big event later in the film that leads my character to grow into his father's shoes."

Pacific Rim: Uprisingis in theaters Friday.





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