Paul Mescal
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Paul Colm Michael Mescal ( MESS-kəl; born 2 February 1996) is an Irish actor. His accolades include two BAFTAs and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Born in Maynooth, he studied acting at The Lir Academy and then performed in plays in Dublin theatres. Mescal rose to fame with his leading role in the BBC / Hulu romantic drama miniseries Normal People (2020), earning him a win for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor as well as a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. Mescal's career progressed to film acting with his film debut in the psychological drama The Lost Daughter (2021). He received critical acclaim and nominations for the BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as a troubled father in the coming-of-age drama Aftersun (2022). He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his role in the psychological drama All of Us Strangers (2023), and had box-office success with the historical action film Gladiator II (2024). For his portrayal of William Shakespeare in Hamnet (2025), he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. On stage, he portrayed Stanley Kowalski in a West End revival of the Tennessee Williams play A Streetcar Named Desire (2022), which earned him the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor.