
Paul Mescal
Known for ActingBorn 1996-02-02 (age 30)Maynooth, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland
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.Read more
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The Making of Gladiator II
2024 · Movie
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Normal People
2020 · Series
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Hamnet
2025 · Movie
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Aftersun
2022 · Movie
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All of Us Strangers
2023 · Movie
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The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
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Hot Ones
2015 · Series
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The History of Sound
2025 · Movie
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Gladiator II
2024 · Movie
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The Lost Daughter
2021 · Movie
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Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
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The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995 · Series
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Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Series
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The Oscars
1953 · Series
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Carmen
2023 · Movie
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God's Creatures
2022 · Movie
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
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Chicken Shop Date
2014 · Series
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Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story
2024 · Movie
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Foe
2023 · Movie
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Series
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The Deceived
2020 · Series
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The Late Late Show
1962 · Series
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Drifting
2020 · Movie
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Series
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Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019 · Series

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The Beatles: John
2028 · Movie

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The Beatles: George
2028 · Movie

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The Beatles: Paul
2028 · Movie

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The Beatles: Ringo
2028 · Movie

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The Boys of Dungeon Lane: In Conversation with Paul McCartney and Paul Mescal
2026 · Movie

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Inside Look: Hamnet
2025 · Movie
On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers
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On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers
2024 · Movie

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This Is Our Youth
2020 · Movie

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Movies with Ali Plumb
2016 · Series
A Spy by Nature
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A Spy by Nature
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Merrily We Roll Along
Movie
Hold On to Your Angels
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Hold On to Your Angels
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