The British duo are joined by 'Game of Thrones' star Emilia Clarke as some of the non-American names in the entertainment section of the annual list.
John Boyega and Daisy Ridley, the young stars of the new Star Wars movie, are included on the annual Forbes list ’30 Under 30’, alongside fellow Brit Emilia Clarke from ‘Game of Thrones’.
The stars are included in a list of more than 600 of the world’s youngest talents, in categories ranging from entertainment and music to games and technology, and the feature was cut down from an initial list of more than 15,000 names. It’s the fifth consecutive year that the list has been published, and was released on Monday (January 4th).
Daisy Ridley of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'
The appearance of so many British stars in the entertainment section is notable as most of the rest of the list is comprised of American talent with a smattering of international names.
Boyega and Ridley, both 23 years old, have been catapulted to international stardom by playing key roles in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, which opened at the end of December and has since becomes the fastest movie to gross $1 billion worldwide.
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Emilia Clarke, 29, has made the list in her last year of eligibility, most famously playing Daenerys Targaryen in HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ since 2011, and in 2015 taking up the role of Sarah Connor in the movie Terminator: Genisys.
John Boyega of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'
Also in the entertainment list are actors Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey), O’Shea Jackson Jr (Straight Outta Compton) and Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina, The Danish Girl) who have all starred in critically acclaimed or commercially successful movies.
From the world of television are Zosia Mamet (Shoshanna from ‘Girls’) and Bryshere Gray (Hakeem in ‘Empire’). 19 year old actress and model Zendaya, of Disney’s ‘K.C. Undercover’, is the youngest person to make the list.
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