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.
Acted in
The Outrun
2024
as Daynin
National Theatre at Home: The Effect
2024
as Tristan
Genie
2023
as Bernard Bottle
The Lazarus Project
2022
as George Addo
Men
2022
as James
Anne Boleyn
2021
as George Boleyn
Femme
2021
as Jordan
The Exit Plan
2021
as Zeke
I May Destroy You
2020
as Kwame Acheamong
Gangs of London
2020
as Alexander Dumani
Stand Still
2019
as David
The Capture
2019
as Isaac Turner MP
Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
2018
as Narrator
Black Earth Rising
2018
as Jaalen
Press
2018
as Ed Washburn
Kiri
2018
as Nate Akindele
The Miniaturist
2017
as Otto
The Miniaturist
2017
as Otto
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
as Young Policeman
Canned
2017
as Charlie
Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear
2016
as Edmund
RSC Live: Hamlet
2016
as Hamlet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2016
as Demetrius
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Hamlet
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2014
as The Duke of Burgundy
Utopia
2013
as Roy
Black Mirror
2011
as Gaap
Sweet Dreams
as Billy
