Paapa Essiedu

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 London (2020–2022), the science fiction series The Lazarus Project (2020–2023), and Black Mirror: Demon 79 (2023).

Essiedu debuted his feature film acting as a policeman in Kenneth Branagh’s mystery film Murder on the Orient Express (2017). He took roles in the horror film Men (2022), the fantasy film Genie (2023), and the drama The Outrun (2024). He gained acclaim for his stage roles in Caryl Churchill’s play A Number (2022) and Lucy Prebble’s play The Effect (2023–2024).

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Known For

Murder on the Orient Express Not in library

Murder on the Orient Express

2017

Black Mirror Not in library

Black Mirror

2011

Men Not in library

Men

2022

Gangs of London Not in library

Gangs of London

2020

Utopia Not in library

Utopia

2013

Black Doves Not in library

Black Doves

2024

The Outrun Not in library

The Outrun

2024

The Capture Not in library

The Capture

2019

The Capture Not in library

The Capture

2019

The Graham Norton Show Not in library

The Graham Norton Show

2007

Acting

2026 National Theatre Live: All My Sons as Chris Keller
2026 The Name of Action
2026 Babies as Stephen (6 episodes)
2026 Harry Potter as Severus Snape (1 episode)
2025 National Theatre Live: Death of England: Delroy as Delroy
2025 Laundreams
2024 The Outrun as Daynin
2024 National Theatre Live: The Effect as Tristan
2024 Black Doves as Elmore Fitch (2 episodes)
2023 Genie as Bernard Bottle
2022 Men as James
2022 The Lazarus Project as George Addo (16 episodes)
2021 The Exit Plan as Zeke
2021 Femme as Jordan
2021 Anne Boleyn as George Boleyn (3 episodes)
2020 I May Destroy You as Kwame Acheamong (12 episodes)
2020 Gangs of London as Alexander Dumani (10 episodes)
2020 Unsaid Stories as Michael (1 episode)
2019 Stand Still as David
2019 The Capture as Isaac Turner MP (12 episodes)
2019 The Capture as Isaac Turner (1 episode)
2018 Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70 as Narrator
2018 Kiri as Nate Akindele (4 episodes)
2018 Press as Ed Washburn (6 episodes)
2018 Black Earth Rising as Jaalen (1 episode)
2017 Canned as Charlie
2017 The Miniaturist as Otto
2017 Murder on the Orient Express as Young Policeman
2017 The Miniaturist as Otto (2 episodes)
2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius
2016 Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Hamlet
2016 RSC Live: Hamlet as Hamlet
2016 RSC Live: King Lear as Edmund
2015 Not Safe for Work as Paul (1 episode)
2014 National Theatre Live: King Lear as The Duke of Burgundy
2013 Utopia as Roy (2 episodes)
2011 Black Mirror as Gaap (1 episode)
2007 The Graham Norton Show as Self (1 episode)
Sweet Dreams as Billy
The Scurry
Falling as David (1 episode)