John Boyega Quotes


My earliest vivid memory would be my Nigerian mother. She would wrap me on her back. I remember being on her back a lot. It felt like a ride, like I was riding a dinosaur; going everywhere and seeing everything.


Citations

Boyega, John. Interview. Esquire, Hearst Magazines, 2015.

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John Boyega
John Boyega
  • Born: March 17, 1992
  • Nationality: British, Nigerian
  • Profession: Actor, Producer

John Adedayo Bamidele Adegboyega, known professionally as John Boyega, is a British-Nigerian actor and producer. He first rose to prominence in his native Britain for his role as Moses in the sci-fi comedy film Attack the Block (2011), and his international breakthrough came with his role as Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy films The Force Awakens (2015), The Last Jedi (2017), and The Rise of Skywalker (2019).