Paapa Essiedu
Acting
Born: 1990-06-11 · Southwark, London, England, UK
Biography
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 t
🎬 Movies (20)
National Theatre Live: All My Sons
2026
Chris Keller
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind the Magic
2026
Self
The Name of Action
2026
Self
Laundreams
2025
Danny
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
2025
Delroy
The Outrun
2024
Daynin
National Theatre Live: The Effect
2024
Tristan
Genie
2023
Bernard Bottle
Men
2022
James
Femme
2021
Jordan
The Exit Plan
2021
Zeke
Stand Still
2019
David
Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
2018
Narrator
The Miniaturist
2017
Otto
Murder on the Orient Express
2017
Young Policeman
Canned
2017
Charlie
RSC Live: King Lear
2016
Edmund
RSC Live: Hamlet
2016
Hamlet
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2016
Demetrius
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
2016
Hamlet
📺 TV Shows (20)
Harry Potter
2026
Severus Snape
Falling
2026
David
Finding Harry: The Craft Behind The Magic
2026
Himself
Babies
2026
Stephen
Black Doves
2024
Elmore Fitch
The Lazarus Project
2022
George Addo
Anne Boleyn
2021
George Boleyn
Unsaid Stories
2020
Michael
I May Destroy You
2020
Kwame Acheamong
Gangs of London
2020
Alexander Dumani
The Capture
2019
Isaac Turner MP
The Capture
2019
Isaac Turner
Black Earth Rising
2018
Jaalen
Press
2018
Ed Washburn
Kiri
2018
Nate Akindele
The Miniaturist
2017
Otto
Not Safe for Work
2015
Paul
Utopia
2013
Roy
Black Mirror
2011
Gaap
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Self