Paapa Essiedu -

: An accomplished theater actor who won an Olivier Award and made history as the Royal Shakespeare Company's first Black actor to play Hamlet.

: Taking over the character originally made famous on film by the late Alan Rickman , Essiedu represents a fresh, reimagined take on the role. Paapa Essiedu

: He was officially cast as the complex Potions professor Severus Snape in the HBO live-action Harry Potter series. : An accomplished theater actor who won an