Paul Mescal made his film debut with a supporting role in the psychological drama The Lost Daughter, and he received praise for starring in the 2022 drama films God's Creatures and Aftersun.
22 Facts About Paul Mescal
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Paul Mescal won a Laurence Olivier Award for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in a 2022 revival of the play A Streetcar Named Desire.
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Paul Mescal performed on stage for the first time at age 16, portraying the titular Phantom in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, after which he auditioned and gained admission to The Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin.
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Paul Mescal graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2017.
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Paul Mescal secured agents for his acting career prior to his graduation.
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Paul Mescal portrayed the Prince in a contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Red Shoes at the same theatre that year.
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Paul Mescal appeared in the world premiere of the 2018 play Asking for It by Louise O'Neill at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin; Steve Cummins of The Times commended his distinctive performance.
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That same year, Paul Mescal made his London stage debut in The Plough and the Stars at the Lyric Hammersmith and starred in the Rough Magic Theatre Company's productions of A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Kilkenny Arts Festival and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man for the Dublin Theatre Festival.
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Paul Mescal starred in his first television role in the drama miniseries Normal People, an adaptation of the 2018 novel of the same name by Sally Rooney.
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Paul Mescal played student Connell Waldron; he viewed the role as different from himself in the way Waldron's traits include hesitance and emotional unavailability.
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Paul Mescal earned acclaim as well as the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for his performance.
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Paul Mescal starred in Drifting, a short film, which was screened at the 2020 Galway Film Fleadh.
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Paul Mescal made his feature film debut with a supporting role in The Lost Daughter, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal in her directorial debut.
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Paul Mescal received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the latter.
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Paul Mescal starred in Carmen, a contemporary film adaptation of the opera of the same name.
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Paul Mescal began portraying Stanley Kowalski in a revival of the play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams at the Almeida Theatre in December 2022, and the production made its transfer to the West End in March 2023.
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Paul Mescal replaced Blake Jenner in the lead role of composer Franklin Shepard in Richard Linklater's Merrily We Roll Along, a film adaptation of the 1981 musical of the same name, which is set be filmed over 20 years.
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Paul Mescal moved from his native Ireland to London in 2020.
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Paul Mescal stated in 2022 that he had purchased a property in Ireland, with the intention of spending time there when he is not working.
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Paul Mescal is open about seeing a therapist, which he says is "to keep sane".
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Paul Mescal plays the piano, and has performed covers of songs with his sister, Nell.
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Paul Mescal appeared in Bridgers' music video for the song "Savior Complex", directed by Phoebe Waller-Bridge.