Paapa Essiedu

Actor

Biography

Paapa Essiedu (born 11 June 1990) is a British actor. He 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.

Personal Info

Occupation Actor

Place of Birth Southwark, London, England, UK

Birthday 1990-06-11

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Filmography by Year

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2014