Paul Mescal
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Mescal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · The Making of Gladiator II as Self
- 2024 · Gladiator II as Lucius
- 2024 · Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story as Self / Narrator (voice)
- 2024 · On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers as Self
- 2023 · All of Us Strangers as Harry
- 2023 · Foe as Junior
- 2023 · Carmen as Aidan
- 2022 · Aftersun as Calum
- 2022 · God's Creatures as Brian O'Hara
- 2021 · The Lost Daughter as Will
- 2020 · This Is Our Youth as Dennis Ziegler
- 2020 · The Deceived as Sean
- 2020 · Drifting as Cian
- 2020 · Normal People as Connell Waldron
- 2018 · Seize the Denny as Sausage Son
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Hot Ones as Self
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest (Archive Footage)
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1962 · The Late Late Show as Self
- Future · Hamnet as William Shakespeare
- Future · Saturday Night Live Season 50 Episode 8 - Paul Mescal & Shaboozey as Host
- Future · The Beatles: Ringo as Paul McCartney
- Future · The Beatles: John as Paul McCartney
- Future · The Beatles: Paul as Paul McCartney
- Future · The Beatles: George as Paul McCartney
- Future · Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shepard
- Future · The History of Sound as Lionel
- Future · A Spy by Nature as Alec Milius
- Future · The End of Getting Lost as Duncan