
Paul Mescal
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Biography
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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Saturday Night Live

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Graham Norton Show

Today with Hoda & Jenna

The Lost Daughter

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

All of Us Strangers

Foe

The Making of Gladiator II

God's Creatures

Normal People

Gladiator III

The End of Getting Lost

Aftersun

Gladiator II
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