Attack the Block stars an actor.
Attack the Block is a 2011 British science fiction horror comedy film written and directed by Joe Cornish and starring Jodie Whittaker , John Boyega , Nick Frost and Luke Treadaway . Jodie Auckland Whittaker ( born 3 June 1982 ) is an English actress . Joseph Murray `` Joe '' Cornish ( born 20 December 1968 ) is an English comedian , television and radio presenter , film director , writer and actor , who together with his long-time comedy partner , Adam Buxton , forms the comedy duo Adam and Joe . John Adedayo B. Adegboyega ( born 17 March 1992 ) , known professionally as John Boyega , is an English actor and producer best known for playing Finn in the 2015 film Star Wars : The Force Awakens , the seventh film of the Star Wars series .