Paul Mescal
Acting
Born February 2, 1996 · Maynooth, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland
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).
Films (18)
The Beatles: John
2028
The Beatles: George
2028
The Beatles: Paul
2028
The Beatles: Ringo
2028
Hamnet
2025
The History of Sound
2025
The Making of Gladiator II
2024
Gladiator II
2024
Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story
2024
On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers
2024
All of Us Strangers
2023
Foe
2023
Carmen
2023
Aftersun
2022
God's Creatures
2022
The Lost Daughter
2021
This Is Our Youth
2020
Drifting
2020