
Paapa Essiedu
Known for: Acting
Born: June 11, 1990
Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu (/ˈpɑːpə ˌɛsiˈeɪduː/; born 11 June 1990) is a British 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). He has won an Independent Spirit Award and a Laurence Olivier Award and has been nominated for numerous other accolades such as a nominations for a British Academy Television Award, a Dorian Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Hi…
Known for
The Exit Plan
2021

Sweet Dreams

RSC Live: Hamlet
2016

Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
2018

Femme
2021

National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
2025

The Outrun
2024

Genie
2023

National Theatre Live: The Effect
2024

The Name of Action
2026

Canned
2017

Men
2022

Laundreams
2025

National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2026

The Miniaturist
2017

Tyrant

The Scurry

Stand Still
2019

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
2026

RSC Live: King Lear
2016

National Theatre Live: King Lear
2014

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016

A Midsummer Night's Dream
2016

Murder on the Orient Express
2017

Anne Boleyn
2021

Black Mirror
2011

I May Destroy You
2020

Kiri
2018

The Miniaturist
2017

The Lazarus Project
2022

Press
2018

The Graham Norton Show
2007

Black Earth Rising
2018

Gangs of London
2020

The Capture
2019

Utopia
2013

Babies
2026

Black Doves
2024

Unsaid Stories
2020

Harry Potter
2026

Falling
2026

Not Safe for Work
2015

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind The Magic
2026