Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu ˈpɑːpə ˌɛsiˈeɪduː born 11 June 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 Hamlet 2016 and King Lear 2016 He has won an Independent Spirit Award and a Laurence Olivier Award and has been nominated for numerous other accolades such as a nominations for a British Academy Television Award a Dorian Award and a Primetime Emmy Award His screen breakthrough came in 2020 with his role in BBC Ones I May Destroy You earning nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award and British Academy Television Award He portrayed George Boleyn in the Channel 5 historical drama Anne Boleyn in 2021 and had starring roles in the AMC action series Gangs of London 20202022 the science fiction series The Lazarus Project 20202023 and Black Mirror Demon 79 2023 Essiedu made his feature film acting debut as a policeman in Kenneth Branaghs 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 Churchills play A Number 2022 and Lucy Prebbles play The Effect 20232024 Description above from the Wikipedia article Paapa Essiedu licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia