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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Severus Snape
as Daynin
as Tristan
as Bernard Bottle
as Tristan
as George Addo
as James
as George Boleyn
as Jordan
as Zeke
as Kwame Acheamong
as David
as Isaac Turner MP
as Ed Washburn
as Nate Akindele
as Otto
as Otto
as Otto
as Hamlet
as Billy
as Stephen
