Paapa Essiedu—who is set to play Severus Snape in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series—detailed the death threats he’s ...

The Ghanaian-British actor will play Severus Snape in the HBO reboot of the iconic series. Actor Paapa Essiedu says he’s ...

Paapa Essiedu said he has received vile racially-charged death threats after taking on the role of Severus Snape in HBO's new Harry Potter series.

The actor’s casting triggered a race-fuelled backlash online, with some arguing a black actor should not play a character originally written as white.

On Saturday night at the National Theatre in London, Aidan Turner was on stage for the first public performance of Les ...

The actor has been subjected to serious racial abuse.

British actor Paapa Essiedu, cast as Severus Snape in HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series, has revealed he received racist death threats online, sparking concern over toxicity in fan culture.

British actor Paapa Essiedu, cast as Severus Snape in the upcoming Harry Potter HBO series, has revealed he is receiving racist death threats. Despite the abuse, he remains committed to the role and ...

He says it will just make him more determined.

Award-winning TV and film actor Tom Burke has become a town centre campaigner in recent months - but insists he is “not trying to be a hero”.

Paapa Essiedu reveals he received death threats after being cast as Severus Snape in HBO’s Harry Potter series, opening up ...