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...
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Canned
As Charlie
The Exit Plan
As Zeke
The Outrun
As Daynin
Genie
As Bernard Bottle
National Theatre Live: 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
RSC Live: King Lear
As Edmund
Femme
As Jordan
Stand Still
As David
Men
As James
Murder on the Orient Express
As Young Policeman
National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy
As Delroy
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
Babies
As Stephen
Black Doves
As Elmore Fitch
Unsaid Stories
As Michael
Harry Potter
As Severus Snape
