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Mescal is known as an actor from Ireland. He gained recognition for his performance in the miniseries *Normal People*, in which he earned a Primetime Emmy nomination.
Prior to his acting career, he played Gaelic football for the under-21 team for County Kildare and a member of Maynooth Football Club, where he played as a defender. His former coach Cian O'Neill commented on Paul Mescal as "very mature for someone so young. He was physically very strong. He was an exceptional scorer." Following a jaw injury, Paul was forced to give up Gaelic football.
In 2017, he earned his degree with a BA in Arts from Trinity College University in Dublin.
In 2019, he began his acting career with an appearance in a pilot episode of the television series *Bump*.
By 2020, Paul Mescal landed his first major roles. He acts as Connell Waldron in the series *Normal People* alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones and takes on the role of Sean McKeogh in the series *The Deceived*.
In 2021, Paul Mescal acts in his first full-length movie, *The Lost Daughter* by Maggie Gyllenhaal, in which he plays an Irish beach attendant at a beach in Greece.
In 2023, he was nominated in the Best Performance by an Actor category at the Oscars for his portrayal in the feature film *Aftersun* by Charlotte Wells. He secured the main role in *Gladiator 2* by Ridley Scott, filming of which is due to begin in June of 2023.