Paul Mescal

Oscar-nominated Irish actor · age 30

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life in chapters

7 milestones from birth to now, with Paul's age at every one.

1990s

  1. Birth

    Born February 2, 1996

2020s

  1. age 24 Career milestone

    Breaks out as Connell in Normal People

    lead actor

    The BBC/Hulu adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel premieres and turns Mescal into an overnight star.

  2. age 25 Award

    Wins BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor

    winner

    Mescal takes the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor for Normal People, his first major screen role.

  3. age 26 Award

    Earns first Oscar nomination for Aftersun

    nominee, Best Actor

    Mescal is nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for Charlotte Wells's father-daughter drama Aftersun.

  4. age 27 Award

    Wins Olivier Award for A Streetcar Named Desire

    winner, Best Actor

    His Stanley Kowalski in the West End revival earns Mescal the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor.

  5. age 28 Release

    Gladiator II opens worldwide

    lead actor

    Mescal leads Ridley Scott's sequel as Lucius in his first big-budget studio film, which grosses about $460 million globally.

  6. age 29 Release

    Plays William Shakespeare in Hamnet

    lead actor

    Chloe Zhao's Hamnet opens in US theaters after winning TIFF's People's Choice Award, and goes on to eight Oscar nominations including a Best Actress win for Jessie Buckley.

age 30 now

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