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Paul Mescal
Actor, ProducerBorn February 2, 1996 (29 years)
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).
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
Paul Mescal Filmography
| 2025 | Hamnet · as Will |
| 2025 | The History of Sound · as Lionel |
| 2024 | Gladiator II · as Lucius |
| 2023 | All of Us Strangers · as Harry |
| 2023 | Foe · as Junior |
| 2022 | Carmen · as Aidan |
| 2022 | |
| 2022 | God's Creatures · as Brian O'hara |
| 2021 | The Lost Daughter · as Will |
| 2020 | The Deceived (TV Series) · as Sean |
| 2020 | Drifting · as Cian |
| 2020 | Normal People (TV Series) · as Connell Waldron |
| 2020 | Normal People Confessions · as Connell |
| 2024 | 2024 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2023 | The Oscars · as Self - Nominee |
| 2023 | The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2023 | 2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2021 | The Cheap Seats (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | The Big Narstie Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | Hollywood First Look Features (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | IMDb on the Scene - Interviews (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | Variety: Actors on Actors (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Chicken Shop Date (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | Portrait Artist of the Year (TV Series) · as Self - Sitter |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The Project (2009) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Today with Jenna & Friends (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2006 | The ONE Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2000 | Sunrise (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1991 | Movie Days (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG Foundation Conversations (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | CBS Sunday Morning With Jane Pauley (TV Series) · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1962 | The Late Late Show (IE) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1950 | Formula 1 (TV Series) · as Self - Spectator |
| 2025 | The History of Sound · as Executive Producer |