

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…
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The Graham Norton Show
2007 • TV
Self

Black Mirror
2011 • TV
Gaap

The Capture
2019 • TV
Isaac Turner MP

Gangs of London
2020 • TV
Alexander Dumani

Murder on the Orient Express
2017 • Movie
Young Policeman

Utopia
2013 • TV
Roy

Black Doves
2024 • TV
Elmore Fitch

The Lazarus Project
2022 • TV
George Addo

Falling
2026 • TV
David

Harry Potter
2026 • TV
Severus Snape
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