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Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu

Born: 1990-06-11 • Southwark, London, England, UK

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 the Channel 5 miniseries Anne Boleyn (2021). He 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 debuted his feature film acting 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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Filmography
National Theatre Live: All My Sons poster
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2026 • Chris Keller
All My Sons poster
All My Sons
2026 • Chris Keller
The Name of Action poster
The Name of Action
2026
Laundreams poster
Laundreams
2025
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy poster
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
2025 • Delroy
The Outrun poster
The Outrun
2024 • Daynin
National Theatre Live: The Effect poster
National Theatre Live: The Effect
2024 • Tristan
Genie poster
Genie
2023 • Bernard Bottle
Men poster
Men
2022 • James
Femme poster
Femme
2021 • Jordan
No Image
The Exit Plan
2021 • Zeke
Stand Still poster
Stand Still
2019 • David
Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70 poster
Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
2018 • Narrator
The Miniaturist poster
The Miniaturist
2017 • Otto
Murder on the Orient Express poster
Murder on the Orient Express
2017 • Young Policeman
Canned poster
Canned
2017 • Charlie
RSC Live: King Lear poster
RSC Live: King Lear
2016 • Edmund
RSC Live: Hamlet poster
RSC Live: Hamlet
2016 • Hamlet
A Midsummer Night's Dream poster
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2016 • Demetrius
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC poster
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016 • Hamlet
National Theatre Live: King Lear poster
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2014 • The Duke of Burgundy
Sweet Dreams poster
Sweet Dreams
— • Billy
The Scurry poster
The Scurry