Paapa Essiedu actor

Paapa Essiedu

Known For

Acting

IMDB ID

nm5469396

TMDB ID

1611824

Popularity

6.591

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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 Essiedus most famous Shakespeare role was for the lead character in Royal Shakespeare Companys Hamlet in 2016.