Paapa Essiedu
11 Jun 1990 (34 years old) in Southwark, London, England, UK
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.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · The Outrun as Daynin
- 2024 · National Theatre at Home: The Effect as Tristan
- 2023 · Genie as Bernard Bottle
- 2022 · The Lazarus Project as George Addo
- 2022 · Men as James
- 2021 · Anne Boleyn as George Boleyn
- 2021 · Femme as Jordan
- 2021 · The Exit Plan as Zeke
- 2020 · I May Destroy You as Kwame Acheamong
- 2020 · Gangs of London as Alexander Dumani
- 2019 · Stand Still as David
- 2019 · The Capture as Isaac Turner MP
- 2018 · Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70 as Narrator
- 2018 · Black Earth Rising as Jaalen
- 2018 · Press as Ed Washburn
- 2018 · Kiri as Nate Akindele
- 2017 · The Miniaturist as Otto
- 2017 · The Miniaturist as Otto
- 2017 · Murder on the Orient Express as Young Policeman
- 2017 · Canned as Charlie
- 2016 · Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear as Edmund
- 2016 · RSC Live: Hamlet as Hamlet
- 2016 · A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius
- 2016 · Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Hamlet
- 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
- 2024 · Sweet Dreams as Billy
- 2024 · The Scurry as