Paapa Essiedu
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...
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Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu
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Paapa Essiedu's Movies
Murder on the Orient Express
03 Nov 2017
Men
20 May 2022
The Outrun
19 Jan 2024
Genie
22 Nov 2023
The Miniaturist
26 Dec 2017
A Midsummer Night's Dream
30 May 2016
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
23 Apr 2016
National Theatre Live: King Lear
01 May 2014
RSC Live: Hamlet
10 Jun 2016
Femme
16 Mar 2021
RSC Live: King Lear
12 Oct 2016
Canned
16 Apr 2017
The Exit Plan
23 Jan 2021
Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
08 Nov 2018
National Theatre Live: The Effect
09 Jan 2024
Sweet Dreams
The Scurry
Stand Still
10 Oct 2019
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
09 Jan 2025
Laundreams
30 Oct 2025
Paapa Essiedu's TV Shows
Black Mirror
04 Dec 2011
Gangs of London
23 Apr 2020
Utopia
15 Jan 2013
Black Doves
05 Dec 2024
The Capture
03 Sept 2019
The Capture
03 Sept 2019
The Graham Norton Show
22 Feb 2007
The Lazarus Project
16 Jun 2022
The Miniaturist
26 Dec 2017
I May Destroy You
07 Jun 2020
Black Earth Rising
10 Sept 2018
Anne Boleyn
01 Jun 2021
Not Safe for Work
30 Jun 2015
Press
06 Sept 2018
Kiri
10 Jan 2018
Babies
30 Mar 2026
Unsaid Stories
10 Aug 2020
Harry Potter
25 Dec 2026