Multimillionaire ‘Star Wars’ star John Boyega played hard to get in his interview with J.J. Abrams—even though he had just $15 in his bank account

John Boyega (Credit: John Lamparski / Getty Images)

• Before he was a multimillionaire Star Wars star, John Boyega was nearly broke—spending $43 of his last $60 to meet J.J. Abrams for dinner and then acting like he had other offers waiting. Playing hard to get is a move usually seen in dating, but in this case, it helped him land the breakout role of rogue Stormtrooper Finn.

Before John Boyega became a household name as rogue Stormtrooper Finn in Star Wars, he was a struggling actor with just £45 [$60] to his name when the director J.J. Abrams invited the 33-year-old actor to dinner.