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Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu (/ ˈ p ɑː p ə ˌ ɛ s i ˈ eɪ d uː /) (born 1990) is a British actor. He started his career in 2012 when he joined the Royal Shakespeare Company acting in numerous production including The Merry Wives of Windsor (2012), King Lear (2014), Hamlet (2016), and Romeo and Juliet (2016).
Paapa Essiedu was born on 11 June 1990 in Walthamstow, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for I May Destroy You (2020), The Outrun (2024) and Men (2022).
Nov 9, 2023 · Essiedu picked up Emmy and BAFTA nominations for his haunting portrayal of Kwame, a fitness instructor who is raped by a stranger he meets on Grindr.
1 day ago · While Coombes’s raw performance is as brave as it is bold, Paapa Essiedu’s Delroy takes Williams and Dyer’s writing one step further, entirely shattering the fourth wall between actor and audience. His story is laser-focused on identity, and what it will take to truly belong in England when you’re a Black, working-class man.
Jul 15, 2020 · There’s a quiet ease to the way Paapa Essiedu plays Kwame in I May Destroy You, Michaela Coel ’s staggering BBC series about sexual assault and consent. Kwame spends most of his time loping...
1 day ago · A deeply confronting yet comic examination of English identity, racism, class and masculinity, starring Paapa Essiedu and Thomas Coombs. The first two parts of Death of England, the state-of-the ...
Apr 16, 2024 · Paapa Essiedu Is A Classically Trained Charmer In The Effect — Essiedu’s buzziest role since I May Destroy You — the British actor brought Shakespearean precision to a very messy romance. by ...
Feb 20, 2024 · Paapa Essiedu as the demon Gaap in Black Mirror. Netflix. Watch “Demon 79” and there’s no denying the actor is fully on his A-game. He’s having a blast, and, frankly, it’s always fun to...
Mar 15, 2024 · For his latest role, Essiedu stars in The Effect, a revival of Lucy Prebble’s 2012 production, now playing Off Broadway at the Shed in Hudson Yards until March 31. He plays Tristan, a patient voluntarily institutionalized in a closely monitored antidepressant-drug trial in which he falls in love with another participant (played by Taylor ...
Jul 20, 2020 · How Paapa Essiedu Crafted the Most Gut-Wrenching Performance of I May Destroy You. Essiedu's character Kwame captures the haunting nature of sexual assault with piercing clarity. Here’s how he prepared for the role. By Michael Cuby. July 20, 2020. Courtesy of HBO.
