About Paapa Essiedu
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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Movie Credits
Paapa Essiedu has appeared in 15 movies.
Paapa Essiedu's most popular movies include:
TV Credits
Paapa Essiedu has appeared in 13 shows.
These include The Lazarus Project, Black Earth Rising, The Miniaturist, Anne Boleyn, Kiri, Press, The Capture, I May Destroy You, Gangs of London, Black Doves, Utopia, Black Mirror and The Graham Norton Show.