- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 11, 1990
- Place of Birth
- Southwark, London, England, UK
Paapa Essiedu
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 Mi…
Filmography
tvHarry Potter
2026 · Severus Snape
tvFalling
2026 · David
movieNational Theatre Live: All My Sons
2026 · Chris Keller
movieFinding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
2026 · Self
tvFinding Harry: The Craft Behind The Magic
2026 · Himself
tvBabies
2026 · Stephen
movieThe Name of Action
2026 · Self
movieLaundreams
2025 · Danny
movieNational Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
2025 · Delroy
tvBlack Doves
2024 · Elmore Fitch
movieThe Outrun
2024 · Daynin
movieNational Theatre Live: The Effect
2024 · Tristan
movieGenie
2023 · Bernard Bottle
tvThe Lazarus Project
2022 · George Addo
movieMen
2022 · James
tvAnne Boleyn
2021 · George Boleyn
movieFemme
2021 · Jordan
The Exit Plan
movieThe Exit Plan
2021 · Zeke
tvUnsaid Stories
2020 · Michael
tvI May Destroy You
2020 · Kwame Acheamong
tvGangs of London
2020 · Alexander Dumani
movieStand Still
2019 · David
tvThe Capture
2019 · Isaac Turner MP
moviePrince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
2018 · Narrator
tvBlack Earth Rising
2018 · Jaalen
tvPress
2018 · Ed Washburn
tvKiri
2018 · Nate Akindele
movieThe Miniaturist
2017 · Otto
tvThe Miniaturist
2017 · Otto
movieMurder on the Orient Express
2017 · Young Policeman
movieCanned
2017 · Charlie
movieRSC Live: King Lear
2016 · Edmund
movieRSC Live: Hamlet
2016 · Hamlet
movieA Midsummer Night's Dream
2016 · Demetrius
movieShakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016 · Hamlet
tvNot Safe for Work
2015 · Paul
movieNational Theatre Live: King Lear
2014 · The Duke of Burgundy
tvUtopia
2013 · Roy
tvBlack Mirror
2011 · Gaap
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieSweet Dreams
— · Billy
movieThe Scurry
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movieTyrant
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