Paul Mescal
Born: 1996-02-02 in Maynooth, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland
Known For: Acting
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
2025
- Hamnet as Will
- The History of Sound as Lionel
2024
- Gladiator II as Lucius
- The Making of Gladiator II as Self
- Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story as Self / Narrator (voice)
- On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers as Self
2023
- Carmen as Aidan
- All of Us Strangers as Harry
- Foe as Junior
2022
- Aftersun as Calum
- God's Creatures as Brian O'Hara
2021
- The Lost Daughter as Will
2020
- Normal People as Connell Waldron
- Drifting as Cian
- This Is Our Youth as Dennis Ziegler
- The Deceived as Sean
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Hot Ones as Self
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- Chicken Shop Date as Self - Guest
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