Paapa Essiedu

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Summary

Paapa Essiedu is a British actor known for stage and screen work including Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company and I May Destroy You. He has described every acting choice as political and discussed experiencing racism at drama school; he has also taken roles in work addressing racism and police brutality, including Pass Over. In interviews, he has sharply criticized Boris Johnson and Suella Braverman. No public DEI role or advocacy affiliation is on record.