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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.
Series | The Lazarus Project | George Addo | 2022-06-16 |
Movie | Femme | Jordan | 2021-03-16 |
Series | I May Destroy You | Kwame Acheamong | 2020-06-07 |
Movie | Stand Still | David | 2019-10-10 |
Series | The Capture | Isaac Turner MP | 2019-09-03 |
Series | Press | Ed Washburn | 2018-09-06 |
Series | Kiri | Nate Akindele | 2018-01-10 |
Series | Black Earth Rising | Jaalen | 2018-09-10 |
Movie | Prince, Son and Heir: Charles at 70 | Narrator | 2018-11-08 |
Series | The Miniaturist | Otto | 2017-12-26 |
Movie | Canned | Charlie | 2017-04-16 |
Movie | The Miniaturist | Otto | 2017-12-26 |
Movie | Shakespeare Live! From the RSC | Hamlet | 2016-04-23 |
Movie | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | 2016-05-30 |
Movie | RSC Live: Hamlet | Hamlet | 2016-06-10 |
Movie | Royal Shakespeare Company: King Lear | Edmund | 2016-10-12 |
Movie | National Theatre Live: King Lear | The Duke of Burgundy | 2014-05-01 |