Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
37
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 2, 1996 (30 years old)
Place of Birth
Maynooth, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland
Also Known As
Paul Colm Michael Mescal
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).
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).
Known For
Acting
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A Spy by Nature
as
Alec Milius
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Merrily We Roll Along
as
Franklin Shepard
2028
The Beatles: John
as
Paul McCartney
2028
The Beatles: George
as
Paul McCartney
2028
The Beatles: Paul
as
Paul McCartney
2028
The Beatles: Ringo
as
Paul McCartney
2025
Hamnet
as
Will
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
4 episode
s
2020
Drifting
as
Cian
2020
Normal People
as
Connell Waldron
12 episode
s
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as
Self
1 episode
2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as
Self
1 episode
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as
Self
1 episode
2015
Hot Ones
as
Self
1 episode
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as
Self
3 episode
s
2014
Chicken Shop Date
as
Self - Guest
1 episode
2014
Chicken Shop Date
as
Self - Guest (archive footage)
2 episode
s
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as
Self
1 episode
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as
Self
4 episode
s
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as
Self
1 episode
1995
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
as
Self
1 episode
1975
Saturday Night Live
as
Self - Host
1 episode
1962
The Late Late Show
as
Self
2 episode
s
1953
The Oscars
as
Self - Presenter
1 episode
1944
Golden Globe Awards
as
Self - Nominee
1 episode
