Paul Mescal
Acting
Paul Colm Michael Mescal (/ˈmɛskəl/ MESS-kəl; born 2 February 1996) is an Irish actor. Born in Maynooth, he studied acting at The Lir Academy and then performed in plays in Dublin theatres. He rose to fame with his role in the miniseries Normal People (2020), earning a BAFTA TV Award and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award.
Mescal progressed to film acting with roles in the psychological dramas The Lost Daughter (2021) and God's Creatures (2022). His starring roles as a troubled father in Aftersun (2022) and a mysterious neighbour in All of Us Strangers (2023) earned him nominations for BAFTA Film Awards in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award for the former. He received a Laurence Olivier Award for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in a 2022 revival of the play A Streetcar Named Desire. Mescal expanded to big-budget films with a leading role in the historical action film Gladiator II (2024).
Known For
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
Hot Ones
Hamnet
The Oscars
Gladiator II
Normal People
Aftersun
The History of Sound
All of Us Strangers
The Lost Daughter
Foe
Carmen
God's Creatures
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