Michael Dapaah
Michael Dapaah is a British actor, rapper, and comedian best known for portraying the fictional rapper Big Shaq. He is also known for his mockumentary SWIL, which focuses on four characters and their journey to success.
Early life
Michael Dapaah was born in 1991 in Croydon, south London, to first-generation Ghanaian immigrants. While he was growing up, his parents wanted him to study science in order to become a doctor, but he was never interested in the subject, instead being more interested in acting and comedy. He also spent time in South Africa as a child. For a time he was in prison. He studied film, acting and theatre at Brunel University and took a course from the National Youth Theatre.Career
Dapaah began his career by garnering a social following among the British-African community for his brief comedic parts in shows like Meet the Adebanjos, which deals with a Nigerian family in London.In May 2017 along with friend and fellow Brunel graduate Marv Brown, he launched a mockumentary series on YouTube titled SWIL which amassed over 1 million views in its first series. In this series he created the characters MC Quakez and Big Shaq.
In 2020, Michael Dapaah started making the move to a fitness show called "Belly Must Go".