Paapa Essiedu

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1990-06-11 (35 years old)

Place of Birth

Southwark, London, England, UK

Paapa 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 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...

Acting

2017

Canned

as Charlie

2021

2024

The Outrun

as Daynin

2023

Genie

as Bernard Bottle

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Sweet Dreams

as Billy

2014

National Theatre Live: King Lear

as The Duke of Burgundy

2016

2017

2016

2021

Femme

as Jordan

2019

Stand Still

as David

2022

Men

as James

2017

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