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Irish actor| Paul Mescal | |
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| Born | (1996-02-02) 2 February 1996 (age 28) Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | The Lir Academy |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
Paul Mescal (born 2 February 1996) is an Irish actor who made his debut in theatre. He stars as Connell in the Hulu and BBC Three series Normal People.
Early life and education
Mescal was born and reared in Maynooth, County Kildare to parents Dearbhla, a Garda, and Paul, a schoolteacher who also acted semi-professionally. He has a sister and a brother.
Mescal was an under-21 Gaelic footballer for Kildare and was a member of the Maynooth club. Former Tipperary and Kildare Gaelic footballer Brian Lacey praised his skills as a defender. His former county minor manager Brendan Hackett had Mescal down as a centre-back who would match Glenn Ryan, while Cian O'Neill described Mescal as "mature beyond his years for someone that young. Physically, he was very developed and very strong, he was strong in the tackle and a tight marker" and said Mescal reminded him of Paul Dempsey. He gave up the sport after a jaw injury.
Mescal graduated BA in Acting from The Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin in 2017.
Career
As he was graduating from The Lir, Mescal was offered roles in two high-profile theatre productions: Angela's Ashes and The Great Gatsby. Due to scheduling, he took on The Great Gatsby, starring as the lead at the Gate Theatre. He also played the Prince in a contemporary retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Red Shoes at the Gate that year.
In 2018, Mescal landed the role of Lieutenant Langon in The Plough and the Stars at the Lyric Theatre and Gaiety Theatre in London. He played Bryan in the world premiere of Louise O'Neill's Asking for It. He then acted in A Midsummer Night's Dream and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man with the Rough Magic Theatre company for the 2018 Dublin Theatre Festival and Kilkenny Arts Festival.
In May 2019, it was announced Mescal would star in the main role as Connell alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones in upcoming Hulu and BBC Three series Normal People, an adaptation of the novel by Sally Rooney. He is also set to play Matt in comedy series Bump.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Happyish | Short film directed by Juanita Wilson | |
| 2019 | Bump | Matt | |
| 2020 | Normal People | Connell Waldron | Main role |
Stage
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2017 | The Great Gatsby | Jay Gatsby | Gate Theatre, Dublin |
| 2017–2018 | The Red Shoes | Prince | Gate Theatre, Dublin |
| 2018 | The Plough and the Stars | Lieutenant Langon | Lyric Theatre, London; Gaiety Theatre, Dublin |
| 2018 | Asking for It | Bryan | Abbey Theatre, Dublin |
| 2018 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Demetrius | Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny Arts Festival |
| 2018 | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Stephen Dedalus | Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire; Dublin Theatre Festival |
| 2020 | The Lieutenant of Inishmore | Mad Padraic | Gaiety Theatre, Dublin |
References
- Armstrong, Maggie (11 January 2020). "Readers' expectations are the 'biggest source of anxiety' - Paul Mescal on tackling role of Connell in Normal People". Independent.ie. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- Ward, Patrick (16 December 2017). "From Kildare football star to Irish theatre star - Mescal revelling on a new stage". Kildare Now. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- Lawlor, Damian (28 July 2017). "Lacey backs Kildare to prosper without one that got away". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- Keane, Paul (14 May 2020). "Former Kildare boss Cian O'Neill got a glimpse of Paul Mescal's acting talent". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- Fitch Little, Harriet (16 March 2020). "Meet the Charismatic Stars of the Highly-Anticipated Normal People Adaptation". Vogue. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- "Acting Profiles / Alumni 2017: Paul Mescal". The Lir. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- Sweeney, Tanya (15 December 2017). "'It was tough... but I've stepped into a time in Irish theatre that's really alive'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- Tom Moran (4 March 2018). "Paul Mescal Plays Personality Bingo". Headstuff (Podcast). Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- "Casting Announced For The World Premiere of ASKING FOR IT By Louise O'Neill". Broadway World. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- Crawley, Peter (4 August 2019). "It's a kind of magic: electric midsummer night's dreams in Kilkenny Castle". The Irish Times. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- McDermott, Kerry (31 October 2019). "A First Look At Daisy Edgar Jones And Paul Mescal In The TV Adaptation Of Normal People". Vogue. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- Marine, Brooke (30 May 2019). "Sally Rooney's Normal People Is Hulu's Next Trendy Literary Adaptation". W Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
External links
- Paul Mescal at IMDb