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Paapa Essiedu

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1990Born, Southwark
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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…

Known for

Murder on the Orient ExpressYoung Policeman
Black MirrorGaap
MenJames
UtopiaRoy
Gangs of LondonAlexander Dumani

Filmography

AllMoviesShows
2026FallingDavid · 6 episodesShow
2026National Theatre Live: All My SonsChris KellerMovie
2026BabiesStephen · 6 episodesShow
2025LaundreamsDannyMovie
2025National Theatre Live: Death of England: DelroyDelroyMovie
2024The OutrunDayninMovie
2024National Theatre Live: The EffectTristanMovie
2023GenieBernard BottleMovie
2022The Lazarus ProjectGeorge Addo · 16 episodesShow
2022MenJamesMovie
2021Anne BoleynGeorge Boleyn · 3 episodesShow
2021FemmeJordanMovie
2021The Exit PlanZekeMovie
2020Unsaid StoriesMichael · 1 episodeShow
2020I May Destroy YouKwame Acheamong · 12 episodesShow
2020Gangs of LondonAlexander Dumani · 10 episodesShow
2019Stand StillDavidMovie
2019The CaptureIsaac Turner MP, Isaac Turner · 12 episodesShow
2018Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70NarratorMovie
2018Black Earth RisingJaalen · 1 episodeShow
2018PressEd Washburn · 6 episodesShow
2018KiriNate Akindele · 4 episodesShow
2017The MiniaturistOttoMovie
2017The MiniaturistOtto · 2 episodesShow
2017Murder on the Orient ExpressYoung PolicemanMovie
2017CannedCharlieMovie
2016RSC Live: King LearEdmundMovie
2016RSC Live: HamletHamletMovie
2016A Midsummer Night's DreamDemetriusMovie
2016Shakespeare Live! From the RSCHamletMovie
2015Not Safe for WorkPaul · 1 episodeShow
2014National Theatre Live: King LearThe Duke of BurgundyMovie
2013UtopiaRoy · 2 episodesShow
2011Black MirrorGaap · 1 episodeShow

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