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. His accolades include two BAFTA Awards and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Dublin and raised in Maynooth, he studied acting at The Lir Academy and then performed in plays in Dublin theatres. Mescal's breakthrough came with a leading role in the BBC / Hulu romantic drama miniseries Normal People (2020), earning him the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Mescal transitioned to film acting with his debut in the psychological drama The Lost Daughter (2021). For his performance as a troubled father in the coming-of-age drama Aftersun (2022), he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He gained further recognition for his performances in the psychological drama All of Us Strangers (2023), the historical action film Gladiator II (2024), and for his portrayal of William Shakespeare in Hamnet (2025). On stage, he portrayed Stanley Kowalski in a West End revival of the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire (2022), which won him the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Mescal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2028
- The Beatles: George as Paul McCartney
- The Beatles: John as Paul McCartney
- The Beatles: Paul as Paul McCartney
- The Beatles: Ringo as Paul McCartney
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
- All of Us Strangers as Harry
- Foe as Junior
- Carmen as Aidan
2022
- Aftersun as Calum
- God's Creatures as Brian O'Hara
2021
- The Lost Daughter as Will
2020
- Normal People as Connell Waldron
- The Deceived as Sean
- This Is Our Youth as Dennis Ziegler
- Drifting as Cian
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Today with Jenna & Sheinelle 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
1995
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1962
- The Late Late Show as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self - Presenter
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee