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 ...
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Canned
As Charlie
The Exit Plan
As Zeke
The Outrun
As Daynin
Genie
As Bernard Bottle
National Theatre at Home: The Effect
As Tristan
Sweet Dreams
As Billy
The Scurry
A Midsummer Night's Dream
As Demetrius
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
As Hamlet
National Theatre Live: King Lear
As The Duke of Burgundy
RSC Live: Hamlet
As Hamlet
The Miniaturist
As Otto
Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
As Narrator
Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear
As Edmund
Femme
As Jordan
Stand Still
As David
Men
As James
Murder on the Orient Express
As Young Policeman
Anne Boleyn
As George Boleyn
Black Mirror
As Gaap
I May Destroy You
As Kwame Acheamong
Kiri
As Nate Akindele
The Miniaturist
As Otto
The Lazarus Project
As George Addo
Press
As Ed Washburn
The Graham Norton Show
As Self
Black Earth Rising
As Jaalen
Gangs of London
As Alexander Dumani
The Capture
As Isaac Turner MP
Utopia
As Roy
