After Guildhall, Essiedu earned great acclaim for his performance as the Royal Shakespeare Company’s first black Hamlet in 2016.
Society’s monolithic perception of black men plays into the plot of I May Destroy You.
When we hear the word assault, we expect it to be something that predatory men do to women,” says Paapa Essiedu.
I May Destroy You has forced many viewers – Essiedu included – to question past sexual experiences they may not have realised were non-consensual or problematic.