Paapa Essiedu
Born: 1990-06-11 in Southwark, London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu (/ˈpɑːpə ˌɛsiˈeɪduː/) (born 1990) is a British actor. He started his career in 2012 when he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company, acting in numerous productions, including The Merry Wives of Windsor (2012), King Lear (2014), Hamlet (2016), and Romeo and Juliet (2016). His breakthrough came with his role in the HBO miniseries I May Destroy You (2020), which earned nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award and British Academy Television Award. He portrayed George Boleyn in the Channel 5 miniseries Anne Boleyn (2021). He 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 debuted his feature film acting 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.
Filmography
2025
2024
- Black Doves as Elmore Fitch
- The Outrun as Daynin
- National Theatre Live: The Effect as Tristan
2023
- Genie as Bernard Bottle
2022
- The Lazarus Project as George Addo
- Men as James
2021
- Femme as Jordan
- The Exit Plan as Zeke
- Anne Boleyn as George Boleyn
2020
- Gangs of London as Alexander Dumani
- I May Destroy You as Kwame Acheamong
- Unsaid Stories as Michael
2019
- The Capture as Isaac Turner MP
- Stand Still as David
2018
- Black Earth Rising as Jaalen
- Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70 as Narrator
- Press as Ed Washburn
- Kiri as Nate Akindele
2017
- Murder on the Orient Express as Young Policeman
- The Miniaturist as Otto
- The Miniaturist as Otto
- Canned as Charlie
2016
- Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Hamlet
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius
- RSC Live: King Lear as Edmund
- RSC Live: Hamlet as Hamlet
2014
- National Theatre Live: King Lear as The Duke of Burgundy
2013
- Utopia as Roy
2011
- Black Mirror as Gaap
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self