People
Paapa Essiedu
Biography:
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 most famous Shakespeare role was for the lead character in Royal Shakespeare Company's Hamlet in 2016.
Movies:
Title | Release date |
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The Outrun as Daynin | 2024-08-02 |
National Theatre at Home: The Effect as Tristan | 2024-01-09 |
Genie as Bernard Bottle | 2023-11-22 |
Men as James | 2022-05-20 |
Femme as Jordan | 2021-03-16 |
The Exit Plan as Zeke | 2021-01-23 |
Stand Still as David | 2019-10-10 |
Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70 as Narrator | 2018-11-08 |
The Miniaturist as Otto | 2017-12-26 |
Canned as Charlie | 2017-04-16 |
Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear as Edmund | 2016-10-12 |
RSC Live: Hamlet as Hamlet | 2016-06-10 |
A Midsummer Night's Dream as Demetrius | 2016-05-30 |
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC as Hamlet | 2016-04-23 |
National Theatre Live: King Lear as The Duke of Burgundy | 2014-05-01 |