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Paapa Essiedu

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Paapa Essiedu
Is a top secret organization dedicated to preventing mass extinction events and with the ability to make time go backwards.
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The Lazarus Project (2022– )
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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 Lazarus Project (2022) and Men (2022).
BornJune 11, 1990
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BornJune 11, 1990
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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Paapa Essiedu
Paapa Essiedu and Thalissa Teixeira in Press (2018)
Paapa Essiedu and Thalissa Teixeira in Press (2018)
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Paapa Essiedu and Rosa Robson
Rory Kinnear, Jessie Buckley, Gayle Rankin, and Paapa Essiedu at an event for Men (2022)
Paapa Essiedu at an event for Men (2022)
Paapa Essiedu at an event for Men (2022)
Naomi Campbell, Joshua Jackson, Questlove, Kerry Washington, Janelle Monáe, Lena Waithe, Jodie Turner-Smith, Damson Idris, Paapa Essiedu, Winnie Harlow, Precious Lee, and Quannah Chasinghorse
Paapa Essiedu

Known for

I May Destroy You (2020)
I May Destroy You
8.1
TV Series
  • Kwame
Paapa Essiedu in The Lazarus Project (2022)
The Lazarus Project
7.1
TV Series
  • George
Rory Kinnear in Men (2022)
Men
6.1
  • James
  • 2022
Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu in Gangs of London (2020)
Gangs of London
8.1
TV Series
  • Alexander Dumani

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Actor

  • The Outrun
    • Post-production
  • Kill the Light
    • In Production
  • Black Mirror (2011)
    Black Mirror
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • Oliver Twist (2022)
    Oliver Twist
    • Toby Crackit
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Joe Cole and Sope Dirisu in Gangs of London (2020)
    Gangs of London
    • Alexander Dumani
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2022
  • Holliday Grainger and Paapa Essiedu in The Capture (2019)
    The Capture
    • Isaac Turner
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Paapa Essiedu in The Lazarus Project (2022)
    The Lazarus Project
    • George
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Rory Kinnear in Men (2022)
    Men
    • James
    • 2022
  • Jodie Turner-Smith in Anne Boleyn (2021)
    Anne Boleyn
    • George Boleyn
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • The Exit Plan (2021)
    The Exit Plan
    • Zeke
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Femme (2021)
    Femme
    • Jordan
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Bicycle Thief
    • Ant
    • Short
    • 2020
  • BBC Proms (2020)
    BBC Proms
    • Beethoven - voiceover
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Unsaid Stories (2020)
    Unsaid Stories
    • Michael
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • I May Destroy You (2020)
    I May Destroy You
    • Kwame
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Stand Still (2019)
    Stand Still
    • David
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Ben Chaplin, Priyanga Burford, and Charlotte Riley in Press (2018)
    Press
    • Ed Washburn
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Men
Trailer 2:20
Men
Men
Trailer 1:33
Men
The Lazarus Project
Trailer 1:45
The Lazarus Project
Gangs Of London: Episode Ten
Trailer 0:58
Gangs Of London: Episode Ten
Gangs Of London: Parasite
Trailer 0:29
Gangs Of London: Parasite
I May Destroy You
Trailer 2:03
I May Destroy You

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  • Born
    • June 11, 1990
    • Walthamstow, London, England, UK

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    His acting models are Mark Rylance, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Simon Russell Beale, David Thewlis and Gary Oldman.

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