Actor

Paapa Essiedu

June 11, 1990 · Southwark, London, England, UK

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.

Notable work

6.7
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
as Young Policeman
8.3
Black Mirror (2011)
as Gaap
6.1
Men (2022)
as James
7.8
Gangs of London (2020)
as Alexander Dumani
7.9
Utopia (2013)
as Roy
7.1
Black Doves (2024)
as Elmore Fitch
6.8
The Outrun (2024)
as Daynin
7.6
The Capture (2019)
as Isaac Turner MP

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