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Paapa Essiedu

“90% of this job is not acting, but making sure you’re ready for it”
Big InterviewsFeb 11, 2020Actor
Since receiving acclaim for playing Hamlet with the Royal Shakespeare Company, Paapa Essiedu has appeared in the West End and on TV. Now starring in Pass Over at London’s Kiln Theatre, he tells Sam Marlowe about coping with media stereotyping, why self-care is important and worrying about choosing acting over a medical career.

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