Paul Mescal All Previews for Films and TV Series

Mescal is known as an Irish-born actor. He is known for his role as a lead in the miniseries *Normal People*, for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy nomination. Prior to his acting career, he was a Gaelic football player at the under-21 level for County Kildare and a player with Maynooth Football Club, in the defender position. His former coach Cian O'Neill described Paul Mescal as "very mature beyond his years. He had a strong physical presence. He was an outstanding scorer." After sustaining a jaw injury, Paul had to stop playing Gaelic football. In 2017, he earned his degree with a BA in Arts from Trinity College University in Dublin. In 2019, he started acting with an role in a pilot episode of the television series *Bump*. Later in 2020, Paul Mescal got his initial lead roles. He plays Connell Waldron in the series *Normal People* with co-star Daisy Edgar-Jones and stars as Sean McKeogh in the series *The Deceived*. In 2021, Paul Mescal acts in his first major film, *The Lost Daughter* by Maggie Gyllenhaal, in the role of an Irish beach attendant at a beach in Greece. In 2023, he earned a nod in the Best Performance by an Actor category at the Oscars for his portrayal in the feature film *Aftersun* by Charlotte Wells. He also landed the lead role in *Gladiator 2* by Ridley Scott, filming of which is due to begin in June this year.