Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu

CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
GenderMale
BirthdayJun 11, 1990
BiographyPaapa Kwaakye Essiedu () (born 11 June 1990) is an English 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).

His screen breakthrough came in 2020 with his role in the BBC'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).

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as Alexander Dumani
The Capture
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as Isaac Turner
Falling
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as David
Harry Potter
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as Severus Snape
Anne Boleyn
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as George Boleyn
Press
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as Ed Washburn
The Lazarus Project
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The Lazarus Project

as George Addo
The Miniaturist
Ended

The Miniaturist

as Otto

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