Paapa Essiedu

Biography

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. His screen breakthrough came in 2020 with his role in BBC One's I May Destroy You, earning nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award and British Academy Television Award. He portrayed George Boleyn in the Channel 5 historical drama Anne Boleyn in 2021, and 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 made his feature film acting debut 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.

Filmografi

Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic2026 · SelfMurder on the Orient Express2017 · Young PolicemanMen2022 · JamesThe Outrun2024 · DayninNational Theatre Live: All My Sons2026 · Chris KellerGenie2023 · Bernard BottleFemme2021 · JordanShakespeare Live! From the RSC2016 · HamletNational Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy2025 · DelroyLaundreams2025 · DannyThe Name of Action2026 · SelfA Midsummer Night's Dream2016 · DemetriusNational Theatre Live: King Lear2014 · The Duke of BurgundyThe Miniaturist2017 · OttoNational Theatre Live: The Effect2024 · TristanTyrant · RSC Live: King Lear2016 · EdmundPrince, Son and Heir: Charles at 702018 · NarratorRSC Live: Hamlet2016 · HamletSweet Dreams · BillyThe Scurry · The Exit Plan2021 · ZekeCanned2017 · CharlieStand Still2019 · David