Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

CountryIreland Ireland
GenderMale
BirthdayFeb. 2, 1996
BiographyPaul Colm Michael Mescal ( MESS-kəl; born 2 February 1996) is an Irish actor. His accolades include two BAFTA Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Born in Maynooth, he studied acting at The Lir Academy and then performed in plays in Dublin theatres. He rose to fame with his leading role in the BBC / Hulu romantic drama miniseries Normal People (2020), earning a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Mescal progressed to film acting with roles in the psychological dramas The Lost Daughter (2021), God's Creatures (2022), and All of Us Strangers (2023). For his starring role as a troubled father in the coming-of-age drama Aftersun (2022), he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Mescal expanded to big-budget films with a leading role in the historical action film Gladiator II (2024).

On stage, he portrayed Stanley Kowalski in a West End revival of the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire (2022), which earned him the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor.

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