Paul Mescal
Known for Acting · 39 credits
- Born
- 1996-02-02 (age 30)
- Place of birth
- Maynooth, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland
- Also known as
- Paul Colm Michael Mescal
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (17)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Hot Ones
2015
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self - Presenter
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
Normal People
2020
as Connell Waldron
Chicken Shop Date
2014
as Self - Guest / Self - Guest (archive footage)
The Late Late Show
1962
as Self
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995
as Self
Movies with Ali Plumb
2016
as Self
The Deceived
2020
as Sean
Movies (22)
Hamnet
2025
as Will
Gladiator II
2024
as Lucius
Aftersun
2022
as Calum
All of Us Strangers
2023
as Harry
The History of Sound
2025
as Lionel
The Lost Daughter
2021
as Will
Foe
2023
as Junior
Carmen
2023
as Aidan
The Beatles: Paul
2028
as Paul McCartney
The Beatles: George
2028
as Paul McCartney
The Beatles: John
2028
as Paul McCartney
God's Creatures
2022
as Brian O'Hara
Hold On to Your Angels
The Beatles: Ringo
2028
as Paul McCartney
On the Red Carpet Presents: All of Us Strangers
2024
as Self
Merrily We Roll Along
as Franklin Shepard
The Making of Gladiator II
2024
as Self
This Is Our Youth
2020
as Dennis Ziegler
Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story
2024
as Self / Narrator (voice)
Drifting
2020
as Cian
The Boys of Dungeon Lane: In Conversation with Paul McCartney and Paul Mescal
2026
as Self
A Spy by Nature
as Alec Milius
About Paul Mescal
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… With 39 credits spanning from 1944 to 2028, Paul Mescal has appeared in 22 films and 17 TV shows.
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Most Popular Paul Mescal Movies
- Hamnet (2025) — as Will
- Gladiator II (2024) — as Lucius
- Aftersun (2022) — as Calum
- All of Us Strangers (2023) — as Harry
- The History of Sound (2025) — as Lionel
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