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  • BIRTH 11/06/1990
  • Country United Kingdom
  • SHOWS 12
  • MOVIES 9

Paapa Essiedu

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Paapa Essiedu (born 11 June 1990) is a British actor. He grew up in East London with his mother, who was a fashion and design teacher. His family comes from Ghana, where he has a half brother and sister. He won a scholarship to The Forest School, Walthamstow and his ambition as he grew older was to become a doctor. Essiedu became more involved with Shakespeare when he was accepted into the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Perhaps Essiedu's most famous Shakespeare role was for the lead character in Royal Shakespeare Company's Hamlet in 2016.

Paapa Essiedu

Shows (12)

Black Doves
Black Doves
Elmore Fitch
Black Mirror
Black Mirror
Gaap
Gangs of London
Gangs of London
Alexander Dumani
Utopia
Utopia
Roy
The Lazarus Project
The Lazarus Project
George Addo
I May Destroy You
I May Destroy You
Kwame Acheamong
The Capture
The Capture
Isaac Turner MP
The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist
Otto
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn
George Boleyn
Kiri
Kiri
Nate Akindele
Press
Press
Ed Washburn

Movies (9)

Genie
Genie
Bernard Bottle
The Outrun
The Outrun
Daynin
Murder on the Orient Express
Murder on the Orient Express
Young Policeman
Men
Men
James
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Hamlet
The Miniaturist
The Miniaturist
Otto
RSC Live: King Lear
RSC Live: King Lear
Edmund
Femme
Femme
Jordan
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Demetrius