Paapa Essiedu
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 11, 1990 (age 36)
- Birthplace
- Southwark, London, England, UK
Biography
Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu (/ˈpɑːpə ˌɛsiˈeɪduː/; born 11 June 1990) is a British actor. He started his career in 2012 when he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, acting in numerous production including The Merry Wives of Windsor (2012), Hamlet (2016), and King Lear (2016). He has won an Independent Spirit Award and a Laurence Olivier Award and has been nominated for numerous other accolades such as a nominations for a British Academy Television Award, a Dorian Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. His screen breakthrough came in 2020 with his role in BBC One's I May Destroy You, earning nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award and British Academy Television Award. He portrayed George Boleyn in the Channel 5 historical drama Anne Boleyn in 2021, and had starring roles in the AMC+ action series Gangs of London (2020–2022), the science fiction series The Lazarus Project (2020–2023), and Black Mirror: Demon 79 (2023). Essiedu made his feature film acting debut as a policeman in Kenneth Branagh's mystery film Murder on the Orient Express (2017). He took roles in the horror film Men (2022), the fantasy film Genie (2023), and the drama The Outrun (2024). He gained acclaim for his stage roles in Caryl Churchill's play A Number (2022), and Lucy Prebble's play The Effect (2023–2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Paapa Essiedu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Sweet Dreams
Movie · as Billy
The Scurry
Movie
Tyrant
Movie
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Movie · as Chris Keller
The Name of Action
Movie · as Self
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
Movie · as Self
Babies
TV · as Stephen · 6 eps
Harry Potter
TV · as Severus Snape · 1 ep
Falling
TV · as David · 6 eps
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
Movie · as Delroy
Laundreams
Movie · as Danny
The Outrun
Movie · as Daynin
National Theatre Live: The Effect
Movie · as Tristan
Black Doves
TV · as Elmore Fitch · 2 eps
Genie
Movie · as Bernard Bottle
Men
Movie · as James
The Lazarus Project
TV · as George Addo · 16 eps
The Exit Plan
Movie · as Zeke
Femme
Movie · as Jordan
Anne Boleyn
TV · as George Boleyn · 3 eps
I May Destroy You
TV · as Kwame Acheamong · 12 eps
Gangs of London
TV · as Alexander Dumani · 10 eps
Unsaid Stories
TV · as Michael · 1 ep
Stand Still
Movie · as David
The Capture
TV · as Isaac Turner MP · 12 eps
Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
Movie · as Narrator
Kiri
TV · as Nate Akindele · 4 eps
Press
TV · as Ed Washburn · 6 eps
Black Earth Rising
TV · as Jaalen · 1 ep
Canned
Movie · as Charlie
The Miniaturist
Movie · as Otto
Murder on the Orient Express
Movie · as Young Policeman
The Miniaturist
TV · as Otto · 2 eps
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · as Demetrius
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Movie · as Hamlet
RSC Live: Hamlet
Movie · as Hamlet
RSC Live: King Lear
Movie · as Edmund
Not Safe for Work
TV · as Paul · 1 ep
National Theatre Live: King Lear
Movie · as The Duke of Burgundy
Utopia
TV · as Roy · 2 eps
Black Mirror
TV · as Gaap · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Glastonbury
TV · as Self · 1 ep