Acting credits
36
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Paul Mescal
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
2.5
Moderate attention
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Movies: 19Series: 17Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 2326151
IMDb ID: nm8958770
Known for: Acting
Born: February 2, 1996
Age: 30
Place of birth: Maynooth, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1944 - 2028
Years active: 85
Average TMDB rating: 6.59
Wikidata: Q73367368
Other jobs
Executive Producer (1)
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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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Paul Mescal.
Apr 5, 2028
as Paul McCartney
The Beatles: John
2028 • Movie
Apr 5, 2028
as Paul McCartney
The Beatles: George
2028 • Movie
Apr 5, 2028
as Paul McCartney
The Beatles: Paul
2028 • Movie
Apr 5, 2028
as Paul McCartney
The Beatles: Ringo
2028 • Movie
as Self
The Boys of Dungeon Lane: In Conversation with Paul McCartney and Paul Mescal
2026 • Movie
as Self
Inside Look: Hamnet
2025 • Movie
as Will
Hamnet
2025 • Movie
as Lionel
The History of Sound
2025 • Movie
as Self
The Making of Gladiator II
2024 • Movie
as Lucius
Gladiator II
2024 • Movie
as Self / Narrator (voice)
Who Is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story
2024 • Movie
as Harry
All of Us Strangers
2023 • Movie
as Junior
Foe
2023 • Movie
as Aidan
Carmen
2023 • Movie
as Calum
Aftersun
2022 • Movie
as Brian O'Hara
God's Creatures
2022 • Movie
as Will
The Lost Daughter
2021 • Movie
as Dennis Ziegler
This Is Our Youth
2020 • Movie
as Cian
Drifting
2020 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Paul Mescal.
as Sean • 4 eps
The Deceived
2020 • Series
as Connell Waldron • 12 eps
Normal People
2020 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Movies with Ali Plumb
2016 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Hot Ones
2015 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Chicken Shop Date
2014 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 • Series
as Self • 4 eps
The Graham Norton Show
2007 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995 • Series
as Self - Host • 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
1975 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Late Late Show
1962 • Series
as Self - Presenter • 1 eps
The Oscars
1953 • Series
as Self - Nominee • 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
1944 • Series