Paul Mescal

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1996-02-02 (29 years old)

Place of Birth

Maynooth, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland

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 a...

Acting

2025

Hamnet

as William Shakespeare

2022

Aftersun

as Calum

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A Spy by Nature

as Alec Milius

2024

Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story

as Self / Narrator (voice)

2024

Gladiator II

as Lucius

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Merrily We Roll Along

as Franklin Shepard

2020

This Is Our Youth

as Dennis Ziegler

2023

Carmen

as Aidan

2020

Drifting

as Cian

2022

God's Creatures

as Brian O'Hara

2023

Foe

as Junior

2018

Seize the Denny

as Sausage Son

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The Beatles: John

as Paul McCartney

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The Beatles: George

as Paul McCartney

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The Beatles: Paul

as Paul McCartney

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The Beatles: Ringo

as Paul McCartney

Production

2025

The History of Sound

as Executive Producer

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