Paapa Essiedu
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.
Canned
(Charlie)
The Exit Plan
(Zeke)
The Outrun
(Daynin)
Genie
(Bernard Bottle)
National Theatre Live: The Effect
(Tristan)
Sweet Dreams
(Billy)
The Scurry
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(Demetrius)
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
(Hamlet)
National Theatre Live: King Lear
(The Duke of Burgundy)
RSC Live: Hamlet
(Hamlet)
The Miniaturist
(Otto)
Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
(Narrator)
RSC Live: King Lear
(Edmund)
Femme
(Jordan)
Stand Still
(David)
Men
(James)
Murder on the Orient Express
(Young Policeman)
Anne Boleyn
(George Boleyn)
Black Mirror
(Gaap)
I May Destroy You
(Kwame Acheamong)
Kiri
(Nate Akindele)
The Miniaturist
(Otto)
The Lazarus Project
(George Addo)
Press
(Ed Washburn)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
Black Earth Rising
(Jaalen)
Gangs of London
(Alexander Dumani)
The Capture
(Isaac Turner MP)
Utopia
(Roy)
Babies
(Stephen)
Black Doves
(Elmore Fitch)