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Paapa Essiedu
ActorBorn June 11, 1990 (34 years)
Paapa Essiedu (born 11 June 1990) is a British actor. He grew up in East London with his mother, who was a fashion and design teacher. His family comes from Ghana, where he has a half brother and sister. He won a scholarship to The Forest School, Walthamstow and his ambition as he grew older was to become a doctor. Essiedu became more involved with Shakespeare when he was accepted into the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Perhaps Essiedu's most famous Shakespeare role was for the lead character in Royal Shakespeare Company's Hamlet in 2016.
Filmography
| 2026 | |
| 2024 | Black Doves (TV Series) · as Elmore Fitch |
| 2024 | The Outrun · as Daynin |
| 2023 | Genie · as Bernard Bottle |
| 2022 | The Lazarus Project (TV Series) · as George Addo |
| 2022 | Men · as James |
| 2021 | Anne Boleyn (TV Series) · as George Boleyn |
| 2020 | Unsaid Stories (TV Series) · as Michael |
| 2020 | I May Destroy You (TV Series) · as Kwame Acheamong |
| 2020 | Gangs of London (TV Series) · as Alexander Dumani |
| 2019 | The Capture (TV Series) · as Isaac Turner Mp |
| 2018 | Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70 · as Narrator |
| 2018 | Black Earth Rising (TV Series) · as Jaalen |
| 2018 | |
| 2018 | Kiri (TV Series) · as Nate Akindele |
| 2017 | The Miniaturist · as Otto |
| 2017 | The Miniaturist (TV Series) · as Otto |
| 2017 | Murder on the Orient Express · as Young Policeman |
| 2017 | Revolting (TV Series) |
| 2016 | Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear · as Edmund |
| 2016 | Royal Shakespeare Company: Hamlet · as Hamlet |
| 2016 | A Midsummer Night's Dream · as Demetrius |
| 2016 | Shakespeare Live! From the RSC · as Hamlet |
| 2015 | Not Safe for Work (2015) (TV Series) · as Paul |
| 2014 | King Lear · as The Duke Of Burgundy |
| 2013 | Utopia (TV Series) · as Roy |
| 2011 | Black Mirror (TV Series) · as Gaap |