Even the brightest stars have to start somewhere (just ask Mark Ruffalo) and Star Wars' John Boyega is no different as the world is now discovering a Getty Stock Image photoshoot he took part in when he was in college in all it's glory.

One eagle-eyed student spotted Boyega in a poster for university services in Nebraska and uploaded it to Imgur for the world to see. 

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The photographer behind the shoot shared his experiences of it on Facebook back in December but it's only today that Boyega's past work is getting the attention it deserves.

A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... I did an education themed stock photo shoot with a bunch of teenage...

Posted by Chris Schmidt photography on Monday, December 28, 2015

Boyega, being as awesome as he is, acknowledged the shoot on Twitter in the best possible way.

Our favourite new actor and celebrity human? Quite possibly.

Via HuffPo