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Paul Mescal

Acting Born Feb 2, 1996 Maynooth, County Kildare, Republic of Ireland 24 credits

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

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Hot Ones

as Self
Film

Hamnet

as Will
Film

Gladiator II

as Lucius
Film

Aftersun

as Calum

Full filmography

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
  • The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
  • The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
  • Saturday Night Live (1975) as Self - Host
  • Hot Ones (2015) as Self
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
  • Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) as Self
  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (2014) as Self
  • Hamnet (2025) as Will
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self - Presenter
  • Gladiator II (2024) as Lucius
  • Aftersun (2022) as Calum
  • Normal People (2020) as Connell Waldron
  • Today with Jenna & Sheinelle (2019) as Self
  • Chicken Shop Date (2014) as Self - Guest
  • Chicken Shop Date (2014) as Self - Guest (archive footage)
  • The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA (1995) as Self
  • The Late Late Show (1962) as Self
  • All of Us Strangers (2023) as Harry
  • The History of Sound (2025) as Lionel
  • The Lost Daughter (2021) as Will
  • Foe (2023) as Junior
  • The Deceived (2020) as Sean