November 23, 2024

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Paul Mescal, Bio, Age, Relationships, Career, Net worth

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal, Biography

Mescal is an Irish actor born in Maynooth. Paul Mescal is the actor`s common name, the specific being Paul Colm Michael Mescal. He performed in plays in Dublin theatre having studied acting at the Lir Academy. His role in the mini-series Normal People in 2020 earned him a BAFTA Award in addition to public recognition. As a result, he was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. He featured in the psychological drama, The Lost Daughter in 2021. His starring roles in drama films, God`s Creatures and Aftersun in 2022 earned him praise. Performing as a troubled father in Aftersun earned him nomination for an Academy Award and BAFTA film award. As Stanley Kowalski in the 2022 revival of A Streetcar Named Desire, he won a Laurence Olivier Award. His BAFTA Film Award nomination came in 202 after he co-starred in the drama All of Us are Strangers.

Paul Mescal, Age

On 2nd February 1996, Mescal was born to Dearbhla, a police and Paul Mescal, a schoolteacher who acted semi-professionally. He was born in Maynooth, County Kildare, the eldest of three children, two boys and a girl. A father gave birth to himself. The actor is 28 years old.

Paul Mescal, Education

His academic journey begun at Maynooth Post Primary School. He doubled up as an under-21 Gaelic football player for Kildare and a member of the Maynooth GAA club. Though being praised for his defending skills, he gave up the sport after sustaining a jaw injury. He auditioned and got admitted to the Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2017. By then he had already secured agents for his acting career.

Paul Mescal, Career

After graduating, he was offered roles in both Angela`s Ashes and The Great Gatsby. Mescal chose the latter, starring as Jay Gatsby at the Gate Theatre in Dublin. He starred in his first television role in Normal People, a miniseries adopted from Sally Rooney`s novel. The show aired on BBC Three in the UK while the US had it on Hulu. He was Connell Waldron, a character that propelled him to fame, earning him a BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor.

Paul Mescal, 2021-2024

Paul Mescal starred in The Lost Daughter before becoming a man accused of sexual assault in God`s Creatures in 2022. He also became a young troubled father in Aftersun. The two films featured at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. Stanley Kowalski was him in the revival of A Streetcar Named Desire. For this, he won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor. In 2023, alongside Andrew Scott, he starred in All of Us Strangers, loosely adapted from Taichi Yamada`s novel, Strangers. He replaced Blake Jenner to become Franklin Shepard in Merrily we Roll Along, a film set to be filmed over 20 years. Mescal will star in Gladiator 2.

Paul Mescal, Relationships

Previously he was dating Phoebe Bridgers. After break up, social media has been full of anticipation as to who he would date next. In 2023, Paul and Sophie became friends after several interactions at red carpet events. The Daily mail reported that Paul had signed up for a dating up in October the same year, making ladies in the app full of anticipation. By December 2023, rumors in X (Twitter) were that Paul would take girls to parks then run away. On February 18 2024, he and Sophie attended the BAFTAs and the after-party ceremony, appearing to be in individual vibes. By March 2, 2024, a source in The Mirror said that Paul and Sophie were becoming more than friends. The source claimed that Paul and Sophie smooched into the early hours of the BAFTA after-party at Chiltern Firehouse.

Paul Mescal, The Person

Mescal speaks both Irish and English. He moved to London in 2020 from Ireland. He once dated Phoebe Bridgers, appearing in her music video for the song Savior Complex. Paul and his singer-sister, Nell Mescal, have performed song covers thanks to his piano skills.

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Paul Mescal, Physique

Mescal, an avid tuned footballer, stands 1.80 meters tall and weighs approximately 70 kgs. He has blue eyes and brown hair.

Paul Mescal, net worth.

Estimated at $ 2.5 million, Paul Mescal`s net worth is bound to increase with his increasing popularity and successful acting career. The actor is on his way to amassing a lot of wealth.

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