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Paapa Essiedu

Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu () (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).

His breakthrough came with his role in the HBO miniseries ''I May Destroy You'' (2020) earning nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award and British Academy Television Award. He portrayed George Boleyn in the Channel 5 miniseries ''Anne Boleyn'' (2021). He had starring roles in the AMC+ action series ''Gangs of London'' (2020–2022), the science fiction series ''The Lazarus Project'' (2020–2023), and ''Black Mirror: Demon 79'' (2023).

Essiedu made his feature film acting debut as a policeman in Kenneth Branagh's 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 Churchill's play ''A Number'' (2022), and Lucy Prebble's play ''The Effect'' (2023–2024). Provided by Wikipedia