Acting
Paapa Essiedu
1990 · Southwark, London, England, UK
24 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
Self
Murder on the Orient Express
Young Policeman
Men
James
The Outrun
Daynin
Genie
Bernard Bottle
Femme
Jordan
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
Chris Keller
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Hamlet
The Miniaturist
Otto
The Name of Action
Self
National Theatre Live: King Lear
The Duke of Burgundy
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
Delroy