Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Essiedu

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.

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Filmography

2025

National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
as Delroy
Movie - Released: 1/9/2025

2024

The Outrun
The Outrun
as Daynin
Movie - Released: 9/27/2024
National Theatre Live: The Effect
National Theatre Live: The Effect
as Tristan
Movie - Released: 1/9/2024
Black Doves
Black Doves
as Elmore Fitch
TV - Released: 12/5/2024

2023

Genie
Genie
as Bernard Bottle
Movie - Released: 11/22/2023

2022

Men
Men
as James
Movie - Released: 5/20/2022
The Lazarus Project
The Lazarus Project
as George Addo
TV - Released: 6/16/2022

2021

The Exit Plan
The Exit Plan
as Zeke
Movie - Released: 1/23/2021
Femme
Femme
as Jordan
Movie - Released: 3/16/2021
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn
as George Boleyn
TV - Released: 6/1/2021

2020

I May Destroy You
I May Destroy You
as Kwame Acheamong
TV - Released: 6/7/2020
Gangs of London
Gangs of London
as Alexander Dumani
TV - Released: 4/23/2020
Unsaid Stories
Unsaid Stories
as Michael
TV - Released: 8/10/2020

2019

Stand Still
Stand Still
as David
Movie - Released: 10/10/2019
The Capture
The Capture
as Isaac Turner MP
TV - Released: 9/3/2019

2018

Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 11/8/2018
Kiri
Kiri
as Nate Akindele
TV - Released: 1/10/2018
Press
Press
as Ed Washburn
TV - Released: 9/6/2018
Black Earth Rising
Black Earth Rising
as Jaalen
TV - Released: 9/10/2018

2017

Canned
Canned
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 4/16/2017
The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist
as Otto
Movie - Released: 12/26/2017
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
as Young Policeman
Movie - Released: 11/3/2017
The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist
as Otto
TV - Released: 12/26/2017

2016

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Demetrius
Movie - Released: 5/30/2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Hamlet
Movie - Released: 4/23/2016
RSC Live: Hamlet
RSC Live: Hamlet
as Hamlet
Movie - Released: 6/10/2016
RSC Live: King Lear
RSC Live: King Lear
as Edmund
Movie - Released: 10/12/2016

2014

National Theatre Live: King Lear
National Theatre Live: King Lear
as The Duke of Burgundy
Movie - Released: 5/1/2014

2013

Utopia
Utopia
as Roy
TV - Released: 1/15/2013

2011

Black Mirror
Black Mirror
as Gaap
TV - Released: 12/4/2011

2007

The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
TV - Released: 2/22/2007

Unknown

Sweet Dreams
Sweet Dreams
as Billy
Movie
The Scurry
The Scurry
Movie
TV
Babies
as Stephen
TV
TV
Harry Potter
as Severus Snape
TV