Born 1990 (age 35) · Southwark, London, England, UK
Appears in 43 titles

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Paapa Essiedu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Murder on the Orient Express
6.7
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
as Young Policeman
Men
6.1
Men
2022
as James
The Outrun
6.8
The Outrun
2024
as Daynin
Genie
6.6
Genie
2023
as Bernard Bottle
The Miniaturist
7.1
The Miniaturist
2017
as Otto
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
A Midsummer Night's Dream
5.1
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2016
as Demetrius
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
7.2
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Hamlet
National Theatre Live: King Lear
7.1
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2014
as The Duke of Burgundy
RSC Live: Hamlet
8.2
RSC Live: Hamlet
2016
as Hamlet
Femme
8.1
Femme
2021
as Jordan
RSC Live: King Lear
8.0
RSC Live: King Lear
2016
as Edmund
Canned
6.0
Canned
2017
as Charlie
7.5
The Exit Plan
2021
as Zeke
Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
National Theatre Live: The Effect
Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams
as Billy
The Scurry
The Scurry
Stand Still
Stand Still
2019
as David