
Paapa Essiedu
Born
1990-06-11
Place of birth
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 the Channel 5 miniseries Anne Boleyn (2021). He had starring roles in the AMC+action series Gangs of ...
Known for

Murder on the Orient Express
Young Policeman

Black Mirror
Gaap

Men
James

Gangs of London
Alexander Dumani

Utopia
Roy

Black Doves
Elmore Fitch

The Outrun
Daynin

The Capture
Isaac Turner MP

The Graham Norton Show
Self

Genie
Bernard Bottle

The Lazarus Project
George Addo

The Miniaturist
Otto

I May Destroy You
Kwame Acheamong

Black Earth Rising
Jaalen

Anne Boleyn
George Boleyn