About

Known credits:
27
Birthday:
1996-02-02
Place of birth:
Maynooth, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland
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Paul Mescal

Overview

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).

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Known for

Acting
2024 The Making of Gladiator II Actor Self N/A
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2024 Gladiator II Actor Lucius 66
Fair
2024 Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story Actor Self / Narrator (voice) 58
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2024 On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers Actor Self N/A
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2023 All of Us Strangers Actor Harry 68
Fair
2023 Foe Actor Junior 58
Average
2023 Carmen Actor Aidan 59
Average
2022 Aftersun Actor Calum 72
Good
2022 God's Creatures Actor Brian O'Hara 59
Average
2021 The Lost Daughter Actor Will 62
Fair
2020 Phoebe Bridgers: Savior Complex Actor N/A
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2020 This Is Our Youth Actor Dennis Ziegler N/A
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2020 The Deceived Actor Sean 66
Fair
2020 Drifting Actor Cian 59
Average
2020 Normal People Actor Connell Waldron 80
Very good
2018 Seize the Denny Actor Sausage Son N/A
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Hamnet Actor William Shakespeare N/A
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The Beatles: John Actor Paul McCartney N/A
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Saturday Night Live Season 50 Episode 8 - Paul Mescal & Shaboozey Actor Host N/A
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The Beatles: Ringo Actor Paul McCartney N/A
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The Beatles: George Actor Paul McCartney N/A
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The End of Getting Lost Actor Duncan N/A
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The Beatles: Paul Actor Paul McCartney N/A
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A Spy by Nature Actor Alec Milius N/A
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Merrily We Roll Along Actor Franklin Shepard N/A
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The History of Sound Actor Lionel N/A
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Production
The History of Sound Production Executive Producer N/A
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