Paapa Essiedu Says He's Received Death Threats Since Being Cast as Severus Snape in HBO 'Harry Potter' Reboot

Paapa Essiedu is one of Britain's most accomplished actors, but the goodwill he's built up after years of roles in hit series like "I May Destroy You" hasn't stopped trolls who are angry he was cast as Severus Snape in HBO's "Harry Potter" reboot, he told The Times of London. "I've been told, 'Quit or I'll murder you'," the actor explained. Essiedu came by his own Harry Potter fandom the same way a lot of fans have. "I was an avid reader as a kid," he told the outlet. "My mum couldn't afford a babysitter in the holidays, so she would take me to the library. . . .