Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu

Acting

Birthday

1990/06/11 (34 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Southwark, London, England, UK

Also know as

Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu

Biography

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 t...Read more

Acting
Canned
6.0

(2017) Canned

as Charlie

The Exit Plan
7.5

(2021) The Exit Plan

as Zeke

The Outrun
6.8

(2024) The Outrun

as Daynin

Genie
6.6

(2023) Genie

as Bernard Bottle

National Theatre Live: The Effect
0.0

(2024) National Theatre Live: The Effect

as Tristan

Sweet Dreams
0.0

Sweet Dreams

as Billy

The Scurry
0.0

The Scurry

as ---

A Midsummer Night's Dream
5.2

(2016) A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Demetrius

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.5

(2016) Shakespeare Live! From the RSC

as Hamlet

National Theatre Live: King Lear
7.1

(2014) National Theatre Live: King Lear

as The Duke of Burgundy

RSC Live: Hamlet
8.0

(2016) RSC Live: Hamlet

as Hamlet

The Miniaturist
7.2

(2017) The Miniaturist

as Otto

Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
0.0

(2018) Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70

as Narrator

RSC Live: King Lear
8.0

(2016) RSC Live: King Lear

as Edmund

Femme
9.0

(2021) Femme

as Jordan

Stand Still
0.0

(2019) Stand Still

as David

Men
6.1

(2022) Men

as James

Murder on the Orient Express
6.7

(2017) Murder on the Orient Express

as Young Policeman

National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
0.0

(2025) National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy

as Delroy

Anne Boleyn
2.4

(2021) Anne Boleyn

as George Boleyn

Black Mirror
8.3

(2011) Black Mirror

as Gaap

I May Destroy You
7.4

(2020) I May Destroy You

as Kwame Acheamong

Kiri
6.2

(2018) Kiri

as Nate Akindele

The Miniaturist
7.1

(2017) The Miniaturist

as Otto

The Lazarus Project
7.1

(2022) The Lazarus Project

as George Addo

Press
6.9

(2018) Press

as Ed Washburn

The Graham Norton Show
7.2

(2007) The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Black Earth Rising
6.8

(2018) Black Earth Rising

as Jaalen

Gangs of London
7.9

(2020) Gangs of London

as Alexander Dumani

The Capture
7.7

(2019) The Capture

as Isaac Turner MP

Utopia
8.0

(2013) Utopia

as Roy

0.0

Babies

as Stephen

Black Doves
7.1

(2024) Black Doves

as Elmore Fitch