>>212376835John Boyega was from a rough-ish area of London, did some youth drama group, ended up in Attack the Block, he's a solid performer. seems to want fuck all to do with Disney/Star Wars.
Daisy Ridley has connections, she was set for life no matter what, played coy when she said SHE isn't privileged, she's just like John Boyega, really, tee-hee. new trilogy starring her, and/or she'd just get hired by some big studio.
not a race thing (and Boyega has been insane about this), it's a class/family thing. just how it works here in the UK. nobody is hiring Miranda Hart because of her writing chops or comedic talent.