John Boyega | |
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Birthdate: | March 17, 1992 |
Birthplace: | London, England, UK |
John Boyega (born March 17, 1992; age 32) is a British actor who will recur as a CIA aerial drone pilot in 24: Live Another Day.
Boyega was born in Peckham, South London, and began acting in school plays before training at the Peckham Theatre and the Identity Drama School. In 2011, he starred as Moses in Joe Cornish's science-fiction cult hit Attack The Block, winning numerous accolades including a Black Reel Award, British Independent Film Award, and a New York Film Academy Award. Boyega's subsequent roles include appearances in Junkhearts, Law and Order: UK (with Colin Salmon), Half of a Yellow Sun (with Hakeem Kae-Kazim), and the BBC telefilm The Whale (with Charles Furness). He was originally cast as the lead in the HBO pilot Da Brick, based on Mike Tyson's life, but it was not picked up.