Paapa Essiedu
Born: 1990-06-11 in Southwark, London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Harry Potter as Severus Snape
- Falling as David
- Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic as Self
- Babies as Stephen
- Finding Harry: The Craft Behind The Magic as Himself
- National Theatre Live: All My Sons as Chris Keller
- The Name of Action as Self
2025
- National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy as Delroy
- Laundreams as Danny
2024
- Black Doves as Elmore Fitch
- The Outrun as Daynin
- National Theatre Live: The Effect as Tristan
2023
- Genie as Bernard Bottle
2022
- Men as James
- The Lazarus Project as George Addo
2021
- Anne Boleyn as George Boleyn
- Femme as Jordan
- The Exit Plan as Zeke
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
- Press as Ed Washburn
- Kiri as Nate Akindele
- Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70 as Narrator
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
- RSC Live: King Lear as Edmund
- A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius
- RSC Live: Hamlet as Hamlet
2015
- Not Safe for Work as Paul
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