Paul Mescal

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

36

Gender

Male

Birthday

1996-02-02 (29 years old)

Place of Birth

Maynooth, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland

Also Known As

  • ポール メスカル
  • 폴 메스컬
  • Мескал, Пол
  • Paul Colm Michael Mescal
  • پاول مسکال
  • پل مسکال

Paul Mescal

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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Known For

Gladiator II
6.8%

Gladiator II

Nov 13, 2024

Aftersun
7.7%

Aftersun

Oct 21, 2022

Normal People
8.1%

Normal People

Apr 26, 2020

The Lost Daughter
6.5%

The Lost Daughter

Dec 15, 2021

All of Us Strangers
7.5%

All of Us Strangers

Dec 22, 2023

Saturday Night Live
6.9%

Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

The Graham Norton Show
7.2%

The Graham Norton Show

Feb 22, 2007

Foe
5.7%

Foe

Oct 6, 2023

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.5%

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jan 26, 2003

God's Creatures
6.0%

God's Creatures

Sep 30, 2022

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Acting

Hamnet as William Shakespeare
The End of Getting Lost as Duncan
A Spy by Nature as Alec Milius
Merrily We Roll Along as Franklin Shepard
The Beatles: John as Paul McCartney
The Beatles: George as Paul McCartney
The Beatles: Paul as Paul McCartney
The Beatles: Ringo as Paul McCartney
2025
The History of Sound as Lionel
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
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self
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

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2025
The History of Sound as Executive Producer
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Paul Mescal