Paul Mescal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 2, 1996 (age 30)
- Birthplace
- Maynooth, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland
Biography
Paul Colm Michael Mescal (/ˈmɛskəl/ MESS-kəl; born 2 February 1996) is an Irish actor. His accolades include two BAFTA Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Dublin and raised in Maynooth, he studied acting at The Lir Academy and then performed in plays in Dublin theatres. Mescal's breakthrough came with a leading role in the BBC / Hulu romantic drama miniseries Normal People (2020), earning him the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Mescal transitioned to film acting with his debut in the psychological drama The Lost Daughter (2021). For his performance as a troubled father in the coming-of-age drama Aftersun (2022), he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He gained further recognition for his performances in the psychological drama All of Us Strangers (2023), the historical action film Gladiator II (2024), and for his portrayal of William Shakespeare in Hamnet (2025). On stage, he portrayed Stanley Kowalski in a West End revival of the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire (2022), which won him the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Mescal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Photos
Filmography
A Spy by Nature
Movie · as Alec Milius
Merrily We Roll Along
Movie · as Franklin Shepard
Hold On to Your Angels
Movie
The Beatles: John
Movie · as Paul McCartney
The Beatles: George
Movie · as Paul McCartney
The Beatles: Paul
Movie · as Paul McCartney
The Beatles: Ringo
Movie · as Paul McCartney
The Boys of Dungeon Lane: In Conversation with Paul McCartney and Paul Mescal
Movie · as Self
The History of Sound
Movie · as Lionel Worthing
Hamnet
Movie · as Will
Inside Look: Hamnet
Movie · as Self
On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers
Movie · as Self
Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story
Movie · as Self / Narrator (voice)
Gladiator II
Movie · as Lucius
The Making of Gladiator II
Movie · as Self
All of Us Strangers
Movie · as Harry
Carmen
Movie · as Aidan
Foe
Movie · as Junior
Aftersun
Movie · as Calum
God's Creatures
Movie · as Brian O'Hara
The Lost Daughter
Movie · as Will
This Is Our Youth
Movie · as Dennis Ziegler
Drifting
Movie · as Cian
Normal People
TV · as Connell Waldron · 12 eps
The Deceived
TV · as Sean · 4 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Movies with Ali Plumb
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Hot Ones
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Chicken Shop Date
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 ep
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Late Late Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self - Presenter · 1 ep
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 1 ep