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Paapa Essiedu

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