Paapa Essiedu

British actor

Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu 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), Hamlet (2016), and King Lear (2016). He has won an Independent Spirit Award and a Laurence Olivier Award and has been nominated for numerous other accolades such as a nominations for a British Academy Television Award, a Dorian Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

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Paapa Kwaakye Essiedu

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Olivier Awards 2026 winners

Paddington the Musical wins big at the 2026 Olivier Awards, while Rachel Zegler and Paapa Essiedu claim top acting honors.

At the 2026 Olivier Awards, Musicals Are All the Rage The New York Times — Apr 13, 12:59 PM
Winners of the 2026 Olivier Awards celebrating work on the London stage ABC News — Apr 13, 12:03 PM
Rachel Zegler took home the Olivier award for best actress in a musical for Evita. #BBCNews 📹 BBC News — Apr 13, 10:30 AM · 20sec
Bringing the Oliviers back is the best thing the BBC has done in years The i Paper — Apr 13, 09:35 AM
Rachel Zegler and Paapa Essiedu Win Olivier Awards, But ‘Paddington the Musical’ Owns the Night The Hollywood Reporter — Apr 13, 08:24 AM
Paddington The Musical sweeps Oliviers as Evita and Into The Woods also triumph The Standard — Apr 13, 06:06 AM
‘Paddington the Musical’ Leads Olivier Awards With Seven Wins Variety — Apr 13, 01:23 AM
Rosamund Pike takes home Olivier award for premiere of Aussie writer’s new play Sydney Morning Herald — Apr 12, 22:55 PM
Paddington The Musical sweeps Oliviers as Evita and Into The Woods also triumph The Standard — Apr 12, 20:19 PM
No need for hard stares as Paddington: The Musical triumphs at the Olivier awards The Guardian — Apr 12, 19:02 PM
🎭 Stars react to Olivier wins 📹 Reuters — Apr 13, 12:27 PM · 49sec
Complete list of winners from the Olivier Awards 2026 LBC — Apr 13, 09:24 AM
Rachel Zegler cements her comeback from Snow White flop with Olivier Awards triumph for the 'honour of a lifetime' playing Evita as she pays tribute to her parents for 'harvesting her talents' Daily Mail — Apr 13, 09:10 AM
Olivier Awards 2026: ‘Paddington The Musical’ takes lead; Rachel Zegler, Paapa Essiedu among top winners - Full list inside Times Of India — Apr 13, 05:51 AM
Paddington musical dominates Olivier Awards BBC News — Apr 12, 21:07 PM
Who won what? Olivier Awards 2026 winners in full The Standard — Apr 12, 19:19 PM
‘So beautiful’: Rachel Zegler hails accessibility of Evita’s free balcony scene The Guardian — Apr 13, 08:35 AM
Paddington stage musical wins big with 7 trophies at London's Olivier Awards ABC News — Apr 13, 05:47 AM
Paddington the Musical wins big at Olivier awards The Times — Apr 12, 21:00 PM
Winners of the 2026 Olivier Awards celebrating work on the London stage The Independent — Apr 12, 19:18 PM