Paapa Essiedu
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Acting Credits
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. Hi...
Known For
Filmography
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2026
as Chris Keller
The Name of Action
2026
as Self
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
2026
as Self
Babies
2026
as Stephen
Harry Potter
2026
as Severus Snape
Falling
2026
as David
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
2025
as Delroy
Laundreams
2025
as Danny
The Outrun
2024
as Daynin
National Theatre Live: The Effect
2024
as Tristan
Black Doves
2024
as Elmore Fitch
Genie
2023
as Bernard Bottle
Men
2022
as James
The Lazarus Project
2022
as George Addo
The Exit Plan
2021
as Zeke
Femme
2021
as Jordan
Anne Boleyn
2021
as George Boleyn
I May Destroy You
2020
as Kwame Acheamong
Gangs of London
2020
as Alexander Dumani
Unsaid Stories
2020
as Michael
Stand Still
2019
as David
The Capture
2019
as Isaac Turner MP
The Capture
2019
as Isaac Turner
Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
2018
as Narrator
Kiri
2018
as Nate Akindele
Press
2018
as Ed Washburn
Black Earth Rising
2018
as Jaalen
Canned
2017
as Charlie
The Miniaturist
2017
as Otto
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
as Young Policeman
The Miniaturist
2017
as Otto
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2016
as Demetrius
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
as Hamlet
RSC Live: Hamlet
2016
as Hamlet
RSC Live: King Lear
2016
as Edmund
Not Safe for Work
2015
as Paul
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2014
as The Duke of Burgundy
Utopia
2013
as Roy
Black Mirror
2011
as Gaap
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Glastonbury
1997
as Self