Paapa Essiedu
Birthday: 1990-01-01 | Place of Birth:Born in 1990, Essiedu 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.
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Known For
Acting
Year
Title
Role
2022
The Lazarus Project
as George Addo
2022
Men
as James
2021
Anne Boleyn
as George Boleyn
2021
Femme
as Jordan
2019
Stand Still
as David
2018
Press
as Ed Washburn
2018
Kiri
as Nate Akindele
2017
The Miniaturist
as Otto
2017
The Miniaturist
as Otto
