Paapa Kwaakye Essieduย (/หpษหpษย หษsiหeษชduห/) (born 1990) is a British actor.ย He started his career in 2012 when he joined theย Royal Shakespeare Company, acting in numerous productions, includingย The Merry Wives of Windsor (2012),ย King Learย (2014),ย Hamletย (2016), andย Romeo and Julietย (2016).ย
His breakthrough came with his role in theย HBO miniseriesย I May Destroy Youย (2020), which earned nominations for theย Primetime Emmy Awardย andย British Academy Television Award. He portrayedย George Boleynย in theย Channel 5ย miniseriesย Anne Boleynย (2021). He had starring roles in theย AMC+action seriesย Gangs of Londonย (2020โ2022), the science fiction seriesย The Lazarus Projectย (2020โ2023), andย Black Mirror:ย Demon 79ย (2023).
Essiedu debuted his feature film acting as a policeman inย Kenneth Branagh's mystery filmย Murder on the Orient Expressย (2017). He took roles in the horror filmย Menย (2022), the fantasy filmย Genieย (2023), and the dramaย The Outrun (2024). He gained acclaim for his stage roles inย Caryl Churchill's playย A Numberย (2022) andย Lucy Prebble's playย The Effectย (2023โ2024).
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