Born in Ireland on February 2, 1996, actor Paul Mescal became well-known after enrolling in acting school at The Lir Academy and performing in plays in Dublin theaters.
His breakthrough performance in the miniseries Normal People (2020) garnered him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination as well as a BAFTA TV Award nomination.
Mescal made his big-screen acting debut in the critically acclaimed 2021 movie The Lost Daughter, starring Maggie Gyllenhaal.
The next year, he made appearances in the psychological dramas God’s Creatures and Aftersun, which both had their global premieres at the Cannes Film Festival in 2022.
Critics complimented Mescal’s performances in these films, praising his “powerful” and “quietly chilling” work in God’s Creatures and his “disarming charm and elemental power” in Aftersun.
He was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Actor and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his performance in Aftersun.
Paul Mescal Age: How old is Paul from Normal People?
Paul Mescal is 27 years (born on 2 February 1996). Mescal co-starred with Carmen in the opera’s contemporary film adaptation, which debuted at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival and will be shown in theaters in 2023.
For his “tremendous” performance as Stanley Kowalski in the Tennessee Williams adaptation of A Streetcar Named Desire currently playing at the Almeida Theatre, Mescal has received praise.