Chris mandle john boyega biography

He first rose to prominence in Britain for his role as a teenage gang leader in the comedy horror film Attack the Block , and had his international breakthrough playing Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens , The Last Jedi , and The Rise of Skywalker Boyega was born in the Camberwell district of London and grew up in Peckham.

His parents, Abigail a carer and Samson Adegboyega a Pentecostal minister are both of Yoruba descent. His first acting role was playing a leopard in a play at Oliver Goldsmith Primary School. He spent his time there outside school hours from ages nine to fourteen. There was a rumour that his father wanted Boyega to become a minister, but John denied this in an interview with Sam Sanders on Fresh Air.

He said that his father supported his theatrical interests. In , Boyega began his secondary education at Westminster City School , where he was in various school productions.

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Boyega was expected to play Donnie, who is released from a juvenile detention centre on his 18th birthday and begins to examine what it means to be a man. Boyega was chosen by Fionnuala Halligan of Screen International as one of the "UK Stars of Tomorrow " and appeared with two other actors on the cover of the magazine's July edition.

The film was released on 18 December The film and Boyega's performance was acclaimed from critics and audiences. His company co-produced with Legendary Entertainment [ 28 ] 's Pacific Rim: Uprising , the sequel to the movie Pacific Rim , in which he played the lead role of Jake Pentecost. In an interview on Good Morning America , he revealed that he had inadvertently left his script in a hotel room during filming.

When it surfaced on eBay , it was bought by a Lucasfilm employee to prevent it from being leaked. He did, however, express interest in playing the DC character Red Hood.