

Acting
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...
Highest rated appearances

Stand Still
as David

Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70
as Narrator

The Miniaturist
as Otto

Murder on the Orient Express
as Young Policeman

Canned
as Charlie

RSC Live: King Lear
as Edmund

RSC Live: Hamlet
as Hamlet

A Midsummer Night's Dream
as Demetrius

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
as Hamlet

National Theatre Live: King Lear
as The Duke of Burgundy