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 (2017). He took roles in the horror film Men (2022), the fantasy film Genie (2023), and the drama The Outrun (2024). He gained acclaim for his stage roles in Caryl Churchill's play A Number (2022) and Lucy Prebble's play The Effect (2023–2024).
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Delroy
2025

Black Doves
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2024

The Outrun
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National Theatre Live: The Effect
Tristan
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Genie
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2023

The Lazarus Project
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2022

Men
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2022

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2021

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2021

Canned
Charlie
2017

Sweet Dreams
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The Scurry

Anne Boleyn
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2021
Unsaid Stories
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2020

I May Destroy You
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2020

Gangs of London
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2020

Stand Still
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2019

The Capture
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2019

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2018

Black Earth Rising
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2018

Press
Ed Washburn · (6 episodes)
2018

Kiri
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2018

The Miniaturist
Otto
2017

The Miniaturist
Otto · (2 episodes)
2017

Murder on the Orient Express
Young Policeman
2017

RSC Live: King Lear
Edmund
2016

RSC Live: Hamlet
Hamlet
2016

A Midsummer Night's Dream
Demetrius
2016

Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
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2016

National Theatre Live: King Lear
The Duke of Burgundy
2014

Utopia
Roy · (2 episodes)
2013

Black Mirror
Gaap · (1 episode)
2011

The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
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Harry Potter
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