Paul Mescal is part of the Rough Magic 2018 ensemble, performing in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Training: The Lir Academy of Dramatic Art

Theatre credits include:

The Great Gatsby, The Red Shoes (Gate Theatre),

The Plough and the Stars (Lyric Hammersmith/ Gaiety Theatre),

Asking for It (Landmark/Everyman/Abbey Theatre)

Short Film: Happyish (Dir. Juanita Wilson)

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).

 

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