Paul Mescal
Actor
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).
Filmography
Aftersun
as Calum 2022
The Lost Daughter
as Will 2021
All of Us Strangers
as Harry 2023
Foe
as Junior 2023
God's Creatures
as Brian O'Hara 2022
Carmen
as Aidan 2023
Hamnet
as William Shakespeare 2025
The History of Sound
as Lionel 2025
Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story
as Self / Narrator (voice) 2024
Drifting
as Cian 2020
The Making of Gladiator II
as Self 2024
A Spy by Nature
as Alec Milius TBA
On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers
as Self 2024
Merrily We Roll Along
as Franklin Shepard TBA
This Is Our Youth
as Dennis Ziegler 2020
The Beatles: John
as Paul McCartney 2028