Then a teenager, the actor says he used the money to buy sneakers.
Assuming you haven’t been living under a downed AT-AT on the planet Jakku, you surely know who John Boyega is by now. He plays Finn in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
And has generally just been an adorable human being during the press tour.
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Long before his brief tenure as a Stormtrooper, turns out the now 23-year-old actor modeled for stock photos.
We're sure you're familiar with stock photos -- the random photos of a "Woman Laughing Alone With Salad" or "Man Crying Softly While Typing on a Laptop." This one is simply called, "Further education: friends."
Here, a teenage Boyega is among “a group of 5 late-teenage school friends in a line with bright smiles and eye contact for the camera.”
You might even spot one in the wild, like this University of Nebraska-Lincoln student who said he was “a bit surprised” to see Finn on a college poster.
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For his part, Boyega says he used the money from the shoot to buy sneakers.
I did use my ema back then for drama school ?? the Air Force 1s lasted about 3 years looooool
— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) January 8, 2016
Now, watch the actor deliver a spot-on impression of co-star Daisy Ridley: