Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu

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.

KNOWN FOR
CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn

2.411
Black Mirror

Black Mirror

8.285
I May Destroy You

I May Destroy You

7.371
Kiri

Kiri

6.2
The Miniaturist

The Miniaturist

7.1
The Lazarus Project

The Lazarus Project

7.155
Press

Press

6.9
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.2
Black Earth Rising

Black Earth Rising

6.697
Gangs of London

Gangs of London

7.858
The Capture

The Capture

7.7
Utopia

Utopia

8.004
Babies

Babies

0
Black Doves

Black Doves

7.125
Unsaid Stories

Unsaid Stories

0
Harry Potter

Harry Potter

0

Movies

Canned

Canned

6
The Exit Plan

The Exit Plan

7.5
The Outrun

The Outrun

6.8
Genie

Genie

6.6
National Theatre Live: The Effect

National Theatre Live: The Effect

0
Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

0
The Scurry

The Scurry

0
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

5.231
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

7.5
National Theatre Live: King Lear

National Theatre Live: King Lear

7.1
RSC Live: Hamlet

RSC Live: Hamlet

8.25
The Miniaturist

The Miniaturist

7.2
Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70

Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70

6
RSC Live: King Lear

RSC Live: King Lear

8
Femme

Femme

8.25
Stand Still

Stand Still

0
Men

Men

6.098
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

6.702
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy

National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy

0