Paul Mescal

The breakout performer has been seen in Normal People and recently was cast in the film adaptation of Merrily We Roll Along.

Born in County Kildaire, Ireland, Mescal was a mainstay of the theatre scene in Dublin for several years after graduating from college in 2017 before making his way to the big screen. Mescal made waves for his Oscar and BAFTA-nominated performance in the film Aftersun, playing a single father doing his best to connect with his teenage daughter. The Almeida production is currently in performances through February 4 in London and will then move to the Phoenix Theatre for a limited engagement beginning March 20.

Paul Mescal Is the Biggest Oscars Surprise as He Snags a Best Actor Nom For "Aftersun" · The Cast of I Know What You Did Last Summer Play a Scary Game of Would ...

[Daisy Edgar-Jones](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/Daisy-Edgar-Jones). Earlier this month, reports circulated that [Mescal is signing on for a "Gladiator" sequel](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/gladiator-sequel-49056066). [The 2023 Oscar nominations](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/oscar-winners-2023-49069482) included a pretty major surprise: [Paul Mescal](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/Paul-Mescal) is a best actor nominee! Wells is also up for the Directors Guild of America Award for outstanding directing for a first-time feature film, and she's won awards from the Gotham Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle, and the British Independent Film Awards. "Aftersun" also received a nomination for best first feature at the Independent Spirit Awards, plus a nomination for best breakthrough performance for Corio and nods for cinematography and directing. Before the nominations were released, Mescal had already received quite a few accolades for his work in the film.

After Paul Mescal was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in Aftersun, his younger sister Nell shared a photo of the moment their family found out on ...

[Click here to check out](https://www.eonline.com/news/austin_butler) all the biggest snubs and surprises from the 2023 Oscar nominations. "This is truly a special moment for everyone involved in Aftersun," Paul said. "My mum got a haircut today in prep for her chemotherapy," the 19-year-old shared. [Nell tweeted a screenshot](https://twitter.com/nellmescal_/status/1617887307620810752) of the family FaceTiming following the Jan. As for the rest of the fam? This is bananas, thank you!"

After his nomination was announced, Mescal's sister, singer-songwriter Nell Mescal, posted a screenshot of her family's reaction on Twitter. In the photo, you ...

Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t.” This afternoon, they proved as much with their heartwarming reaction to the Irish actor’s first [Oscar nomination](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a42635712/oscars-2023-nominees-snubs-surprises/). Aftersun debuted on October 21 to rave reviews. Per the synopsis, “Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy for a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. “This is truly a special moment for everyone involved in Aftersun,” he wrote. [Normal People](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a29639797/normal-people-tv-adaptation-bbc-hulu-sally-rooney-details/), as well as his supporting role in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s psychological drama, The Lost Daughter.

Paul Mescal, seen here in London in 2022, received his first Academy Award nomination for his role in "Aftersun." David M. Benett/Getty Images.

After starring in a number of theater plays in the UK, Mescal hit the lottery with his first mainstream role in “Normal People,” putting him on the fast track to international stardom. Everyone from Gen Z to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voting body – and those in between – have taken notice. He began his acting training at The Lir Academy in Dublin. He also earned a Critics Choice Award nomination and won a BAFTA TV Award. “Aftersun” marked Mescal’s first major film role. [“Normal People,”](https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/opinions/watching-normal-people-in-abnormal-times-spivey-caddell/index.html) in which he starred alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones, that put Mescal on the map.

It comes after Mescal was nominated for his first-ever Academy Award for best actor, for his role in the film Aftersun.

“It’s been moving to see how audiences have responded to our work and I’m excited to see how the piece will evolve in the West End.” Frecknall added: “I’m thrilled we will have the opportunity to share this production with a wider audience. “It’s my favourite play and it’s wonderful to be able to share it with a wider audience”.

Normal People's Paul Mescal has responded to being nominated for his first-ever Oscar, after he received the nod for his role in Aftersun.

It was kind of moving against the trope that we normally see with single dads." "It's refreshing to see separated parents when neither is an antagonist. "I remember reading the script and seeing that Calum and Sophie’s mum had a natural rapport, that there's genuine care between them and I think that it is a positive position to put your child. To be recognised by the Academy is such an insane honour and I'm so utterly grateful. This is bananas, thank you!" [Normal People](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a32298343/normal-people-season-2-release-date/)'s Paul Mescal has responded to [being nominated](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/oscars/a42621296/oscar-2023-nominations-academy-awards-full-list/) for his first-ever [Oscar](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/oscars/), after he received the nod for his role in [Aftersun](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42001955/aftersun-review-how-to-watch/).

Everyone is rightly talking about the 'Aftersun' star's Best Actor nomination, but this year's Oscars are also defined by comeback stories and first-timers, ...

And then the comeback stories: The Whale’s Brendan Fraser; Everything Everywhere’s Ke Huy Quan, a child actor from The Goonies and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Short Round!) whose career cruelly sputtered just as he hit adolescence. Inexplicable first-time nominees like Colin Farrell (Inisherin), Bill Nighy (Living), Jamie Lee Curtis and Michelle Yeoh (both of Everything Everywhere). Aftersun and Women Talking warranted wider showings – particularly Charlotte Wells and Sarah Polley in the ultimately all-male Best Director category – while the absence of Till’s Danielle Deadwyler in Best Actress and Top Gun: Maverick’s Tom Cruise in Best Actor is perplexing. Especially in a shock nod based on a few weeks of furious campaigning by her A-list pals. How did Angela Bassett become Marvel’s first ever Oscar nominee – for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – long after everyone gave up begging the Academy to recognise the MCU? That movie, Charlotte Wells’s haunting father-daughter drama Aftersun, has now earned him a Best Actor nod – a reward for the laser-focused thoughtfulness that has gone into his trajectory so far.

The Oscar-nominated actor plays Stanley in the Tennessee Williams play. .... Read more at London Theatre.

Paul Mescal is currently in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theatre. Following performances at the Almeida, A Streetcar Named Desire then runs at the [Phoenix Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/phoenix-theatre) for six weeks, from 20 March to 29 April. “I’m incredibly excited that Streetcar is being transferred to the West End with this formidable cast and creative team, led by the exceptionally talented Rebecca Frecknall. It's a testament to this fantastic company and incredible play. Paul Mescal will reprise the role of Stanley. A Streetcar Named Desire is at the Phoenix Theatre.

Anjana Vasan , Patsy Ferran, and Dwane Walcott will also reprise their roles at the Phoenix.

A Streetcar Named Desire premiered on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in December 1947, playing 855 performances before closing in December 1949. Mescal said in a statement, “I’m incredibly excited that Streetcar is being transferred to the West End with this formidable cast and creative team, led by the exceptionally talented Rebecca Frecknall. In the Williams classic, when Blanche unexpectedly visits her estranged sister Stella, she brings with her a past that will threaten their future. [Lee Curran](https://www.playbill.com/person/lee-curran-vault-0000125836), sound design by Peter Rice, music by composer Angus MacRae, and casting by [Julia Horan](https://www.playbill.com/person/julia-horan-vault-0000126940). [just nominated](https://www.playbill.com/article/stephanie-hsu-angela-bassett-austin-butler-more-net-oscar-nominations) for an Oscar for his leading role in the film Aftersun, will reprise the role of Stanley Kowalski when the [Almeida Theatre](https://www.playbill.com/venue/almeida-theatre-coms-0000034540)’s acclaimed production of [Tennessee Williams](https://www.playbill.com/person/tennessee-williams-vault-0000007443)' A Streetcar Named Desire transfers to the West End. [READ: Reviews: What Do Critics Think of A Streetcar Named Desire at London's Almeida?](https://www.playbill.com/article/reviews-what-do-critics-think-of-a-streetcar-named-desire-at-londons-almeida)

Paul Mescal, just nominated for an Oscar and a BAFTA for his leading role in the film Aftersun, and best known for his BAFTA winning role in Normal People, ...

[Anjana Vasan](/people/Anjana-Vasan/) 's theatre credits include: Summer and Smoke (the Almeida/West End); A Doll's House (Lyric Hammersmith); Rutherford and Son; Dara; Behind the Beautiful Forevers (National Theatre); An Adventure ( [Bush Theatre](/people/Bush-Theatre/)); A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare's Globe); Life of Galileo ( [Young Vic](/people/Young-Vic/)). [Dwane Walcott](/people/Dwane-Walcott/)'s theatre credits include Machinal (Almeida Theatre), Romeo and Juliet (Shakespeare's Globe); ANNA; Damned by Despair (National Theatre); One Night in Miami; Coriolanus (Donmar Warehouse); Henry V (Regent's Park Open Air Theatre); The Iphigenia Quartet ( [Gate Theatre](/people/Gate-Theatre/)); Hamlet (Barbican); The Twits (Royal Court). [Patsy Ferran](/people/Patsy-Ferran/)'s theatre credits include: Three Sisters (Almeida) Summer and Smoke (Almeida/West End and for which she won the Olivier Award for Best Actress and Critic's Circle Award for Best Actress) Camp Siegfried (The Old Vic) and A Christmas Carol (Bridge Theatre) 15 Heroines: The Labyrinth (Jermyn Street Theatre); Who's Afraid of [Virginia Woolf](/people/Virginia-Woolf/)? (Broadway); My Mum's A Twat (Royal Court); Speech and Debate (Trafalgar Studios); As You Like It; Treasure Island (National Theatre); The Merchant Of Venice (RSC); The Angry Brigade (Paines Plough); Blithe Spirit (also West End). [Patsy Ferran](/people/Patsy-Ferran/) returns as Blanche DuBois, with [Paul Mescal](/people/Paul-Mescal/) as Stanley, and [Anjana Vasan](/people/Anjana-Vasan/) as Stella in this production. [Rebecca Frecknall](/people/Rebecca-Frecknall/), Director, said "I'm thrilled we will have the opportunity to share this production with a wider audience. This production contains xenophobic language, domestic violence, alcoholism, mental health difficulties including anxiety and depression as well as references to suicide and sexual assault. Rebecca is the director of the award-winning production of Cabaret at the KitKat Club (Olivier Award for Best Director and Best Musical Revival 2022, Winner of the Critics' Circle Award for Best Director 2022), and the critically acclaimed Summer and Smoke (Olivier Award for Best Revival 2019), which opened at the Almeida before transferring to the West End. [Ambassador Theatre Group](/people/Ambassador-Theatre-Group/) Productions the Almeida Theatre, Wessex Grove and [Gavin Kalin Productions](/people/Gavin-Kalin-Productions/). [Paul Mescal](/people/Paul-Mescal/) said "I'm incredibly excited that Streetcar is being transferred to the West End with this formidable cast and creative team, led by the exceptionally talented [Rebecca Frecknall](/people/Rebecca-Frecknall/). [Rebecca Frecknall](/people/Rebecca-Frecknall/)'s "heart-stopping" (The Telegraph) revival of [Tennessee Williams](/people/Tennessee-Williams/)' masterpiece transfers to the West End for a limited six week run. Reality and illusion collide and a violent conflict changes their lives forever.

Mescal is one of five Irish actors, all first-time nominees, to be shortlisted for an Oscar this year. Oscar nominee Paul Mescal as Calum in Charlotte ...

[Sean O’Neill wrote in Gawker in 2021](https://www.gawker.com/culture/sally-rooney-is-irish), when Rooney’s latest book, [Beautiful World, Where Are You](https://inews.co.uk/culture/books/beautiful-world-where-are-you-by-sally-rooney-review-a-strange-imperfect-book-for-strange-imperfect-times-1179611#:~:text=Beautiful%20World%2C%20Where%20Are%20You%2C%20her%20latest%20study%20of%20intimacy,Irish%20people%20witnessing%20this%20collapse.), was released, that her Irishness was not necessarily the sidenote that most critics considered it to be, but the work’s definitive quality. [Motherland](https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/motherland-christmas-special-2022-bbc-one-review-2044013), and has scooped multiple nominations and wins for her work on [Catastrophe](https://inews.co.uk/culture/farewell-to-catastrophe-the-best-romantic-comedy-on-television-finale-sharon-horgan-rob-delaney-257646). The actor’s name is trending on Twitter, where the singer-songwriter Orla Gartland has [deemed today “Paul Mescal day”.](https://twitter.com/orlagartland/status/1617916593392209921) Northern Irish Lisa McGee’s In Banshees he is perfect: both grouchy and serene; spiritually involved yet infuriatingly petty. Joe Duffy, a radio host for Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE, joked that the ceremony should be relocated from LA to Dublin. [Normal People](https://inews.co.uk/culture/normal-people-bbc-three-review-sally-rooney-paul-mescal-daisy-edgar-jones-421580) and [Conversations with Friends](https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/conversations-with-friends-review-bbc3-hulu-joe-alwyn-jemima-kirke-1629998) – have Irishness, and Irish politics, at their core. Many of the heavily decorated TV shows of the past few years have been Irish, too. [and that’s Paul Mescal](https://inews.co.uk/culture/normal-people-paul-mescal-interview-bbc-one-release-sally-rooney-sex-portrayal-ireland-421070?ico=in-line_link). [ Golden Globes](https://inews.co.uk/culture/the-golden-globes-tried-to-clean-up-its-act-but-it-still-has-work-to-do-2077175?ico=in-line_link) earlier this month, taking Best Comedy or Musical, Best Screenplay and Best Comedy Actor (Colin Farrell). [The Banshees of Inisherin](https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/the-banshees-of-inisherin-colin-farrell-and-brendan-gleeson-shine-in-a-violent-anti-buddy-comedy-1925220). At age 26, after a much-deserved breakout from the BBC’s 2020 adaptation of Normal People, he has been [nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award](https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/oscar-nominations-2023-full-list-nominees-academy-awards-when-winners-2103373?ico=in-line_link) for his role in [Aftersun](https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/aftersun-review-paul-mescal-painfully-believable-working-class-dad-1973275), Charlotte Hall’s indie drama about a father-daughter relationship.

A Streetcar Named Desire, which also stars Patsy Ferran and Anjana Vasan, will move to the West End's Phoenix Theatre for a run from 20 March to 29 April.

Paul Mescal, who just earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in Aftersun, is headed to the West End in Tennessee Williams' A Street.

She quickly learns tough lessons in the seamy underbelly of the 1940s French Quarter. [Oscar nomination](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/203008/stephanie-hsu-austin-butler-more-broadway-alums-receive-2023-oscar-nominations/) for his performance in Aftersun, is headed to the West End to star as Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, according to [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2023/01/paul-mescal-streetcar-named-desire-west-end-move-gladiator-2-pause-oscars-1235239652/). After playing the Almeida Theatre, this revival of A Streetcar Named Desire will begin performances on March 20 at the Phoenix Theatre.

Since starring in the hugely popular BBC drama Normal People way back in 2020, Paul Mescal's career has gone from strength to strength.

In late 2022, it was reported that Paul and Phoebe had got engaged, however, they never confirmed this themselves. Up until recently, Paul was in a relationship with alternative singer Phoebe Bridgers. The singer tweeted her praise for Normal People which prompted Paul to tweet back in awe: "I'm officially dead." They seemed more in love than ever and in an interview with GQ, Paul said "To have someone to lean on through such a mad, mad time has been invaluable. The actor tends to keep his private life away from the spotlight but, at the moment, it's being reported that Paul is currently single. But in addition to his career success, the heartthrob's personal life has also caught the attention of fans since he rose to fame.

Mescal would be the quiet boy at a party; the best friend who you don't realise you're in love with until he writes you a poem – and then it's dizzying.

He’s no Love Island blazing veneers-and-bronzed-pecs pin-up, or the classic “hunk” that you might have pulled from the centre of Mizz magazine or Smash Hits to stick on your bedroom wall (if – like me – you’re an older millennial). What he retains is mystery – it is his superpower. While the 26-year-old is certainly handsome – in a rugged and surprising, “hot boy next door” kind of way – he’s no Michael B Jordan or Harry Styles. He’s Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko; Christian Slater in Heathers, Heath Ledger in 10 Things I Hate About You, Owen Wilson in Midnight in Paris, Judd Nelson in The Breakfast Club, Ryan Gosling in Drive – even Penn Badgley in You, with less of the serial killer appeal. I was captivated by the BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People during lockdown, like everybody else; it resonated in a way it might not have resonated during more “normal” times (to borrow a title). You can’t even own a bit of them.” She might, I fancy, be talking about Paul Mescal. Stuck in the spare room at home for months on end, newly single and mostly alone (save for some hefty existential angst), I allowed myself to get lost in the teen angst relationship between Connell and Marianne. But there’s a deeper and darker possibility. To stick with my slightly outdated, aged pop references: Paul Mescal has the “X factor”. His neck chain in Normal People became such a source of fascination and lust But that’s not to say he isn’t oddly compelling to watch. [Paul Mescal](/topic/paul-mescal)?

Oscar Nominee Paul Mescal Transfers Acclaimed A Streetcar Named Desire Into The West End.

The success of A Streetcar Named Desire is a creative triumph for Rebecca Frecknall, its director. “I don’t want to make movies liked Aftersun for the rest of my life. His rugged good looks wrapped in a rugby player’s physique are combined with a quicksilver ability to inhabit any kind of part. When news broke of Mescal’s nomination, the Almeida’s box office manager reported a tsunami of calls and emails such was the demand for tickets. The Phoenix holds 1,012 seats. [Paul Mescal](https://deadline.com/tag/paul-mescal/)’s Irish eyes are smiling, and doing a jig as well.

Paul Mescal: Irish heart throb, recent ex of Phoebe Bridgers, and now Academy Award nominee, it's safe to say he's had quite the year already.

[sourdough bread](https://www.delish.com/uk/cooking/recipes/a31328594/how-to-make-sourdough-bread-recipe/). A man with proper pudding taste, we love to see it. [lava cake](https://www.delish.com/uk/cooking/recipes/a33529754/churro-lava-cakes-recipe/) (surely the pudding of all puddings?) and a skillet of [cookie dough](https://www.delish.com/uk/cooking/recipes/a36274071/snickers-skillet-cookie-recipe/). [tomatoes](https://www.delish.com/uk/cooking/recipes/g33065028/tomato-recipes/). Paul describes it as "not a gentle soup," which he decodes to mean not smooth AKA chunky. [soup](https://www.delish.com/uk/cooking/recipes/g33443935/best-soup-recipes/).

Now, a few years later, and after a fairly quiet campaign for the actor to get an Oscar nomination for Charlotte Wells' A24 film, fans were ecstatic when they ...

Also, be sure to check out the [2023 movie schedule](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/2023-new-movie-release-dates-full-schedule-of-upcoming-movies) to stay up to date on all the new projects coming from this rising star. She spent many years working in local journalism across the country writing about art, news and sports. [cast in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/looks-like-gladiator-2-is-moving-forward-as-russell-crowes-successor-has-been-found) as the lead. Also, based on recent news about Mescal’s upcoming projects, it sounds like he’s just getting started. This is true especially when you take into consideration Aftersun is his first lead role in a film. Clearly, there is a massive love for Mescal, one that I’d compare to the earlier days of Timothée Chalamet’s career. Since the Oscar race began there’s been a push for the lead actor to nab a nomination, and now that he has, it’s cause for celebration. While Aftersun is a small, independent movie about a father and a daughter as well as Wells’ directorial debut, it received critical acclaim and love from those who saw it. January 24 truly was a day of celebration for fans of Paul Mescal and Aftersun. [January 24, 2023] While many of those surprises included numerous [Oscar snubs](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/tom-cruise-nope-and-11-more-huge-snubs-from-the-2023-oscars), this nomination for Aftersun was unexpected exciting news for both cinephiles and Mescal’s fans, which was made very clear by all the reactions on Twitter. The 26-year-old actor has grown quite the fanbase following his breakout performance in Hulu’s adaptation of Normal People.

Mescal scored his first Oscar nomination for his role as a single dad in the A24 drama.

Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at [Hey Alma](https://www.heyalma.com/), a Jewish culture site. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/dec/23/charlotte-wells-on-aftersun-the-guardians-best-film-of-the-year-the-grief-expressed-is-mine) about the autobiographical nature of her movie. People want the connection between artist and art to be so strong," Wells told "I do wish it could be completely anonymous in some ways. Charlotte refers to Aftersun director Charlotte Wells, and Frankie is his costar Frankie Corio, who plays his daughter in the film. This is bananas, thank you!"

So have Tuesday's Oscar nominations, where the 26-year-old earned a nod for Best Actor. Written and directed by Charlotte Wells, “Aftersun” chronicles a summer ...

I absolutely think it should be left to the discretion of the audience. For you, is it important to leave that up to the audience’s interpretation? I don’t remember a specific conversation with [Wells] about that because it felt like that’s the physical language of Sophie and Calum’s relationship. He’s with the person that he loves most in the world and he should be happier than he is, and that’s devastating. And I want you to be okay, and looked after.’ And those feelings, I think, mirror a lot of the things that Calum was feeling,” Mescal said. It’s important to do the work early in prep, to be like, ‘What do I think is going on medically?’ And then the closer we got to filming, the less useful I found that, because that’s not the information that he has. So a lot of the camcorder footage [was] scripted, which I think is a testament to [Wells’] dialogue and screenwriting skills. But it’s kind of impossible to play a memory version of somebody and for it not to feel ghostly, or separate, or distant. The videos that Calum and Sophie take account for so much of the film. “And the last couple of months have just been a testament to the fact that it has.” Was there a specific moment that did it for you or was it more of an overall feeling? And I feel like luckily that was the case with this,” he said.

Paul Mescal's mum is battling cancer and preparing to undergo chemotherapy treatment. The 26-year-old 'Normal People' actor's sister Nell revealed their ...

Paul Mescal has publicly dated one person after the Irish actor rose to fame in 2020. Learn about his love life here.

The [Maleficent ](https://hollywoodlife.com/pics/maleficent-premiere-pics/)actress “wanted to meet Paul after she and [Shiloh ](https://hollywoodlife.com/celeb/shiloh-jolie-pitt/)enjoyed watching his play, [A Streetcar Named Desire],” the person told [ Us Weekly ](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/why-angelina-jolie-wanted-daughter-shiloh-to-meet-paul-mescal-2/)in mid-January. [ concerned about the status of the couple](https://twitter.com/howcouldibaker/status/1605952326501421056) when Phoebe sang a verse in [ SZA](https://hollywoodlife.com/tag/sza/)‘s song, “Ghost in the Machine,” which was released in Dec. [ meeting with Paul Mescal for coffee](https://hollywoodlife.com/2023/01/03/angelina-jolie-paul-mescal-coffee-date-shiloh-photos/) in London amid his and Phoebe’s breakup rumors. 2020 (seen [here](https://www.instagram.com/p/Ch-jn6nv4pV/)). Without naming Phoebe, he told [GQ ](https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/paul-mescal-normal-people)magazine that having a significant other during the pandemic had been a “lifesaver.” He explained, “To have someone to lean on through such a mad, mad time has been invaluable. [NME ](https://www.nme.com/big-reads/phoebe-bridgers-cover-interview-2020-punisher-2685827)and revealed he followed her on [ Lemon Tree Cafe](https://twitter.com/lemonleafcafe/status/1286426960898543617?) claimed the pair had met face-to-face and enjoyed a treat together. “Screaming at you in the Ludlow/I was yours for free.” Later on in her verse, she sings about being alone at the “airport bar or hotel lobby.” The lyrics were written just weeks before the song was released, according to her Dec. The 26-year-old Irish actor’s love life also took a turn uphill in 2020: he began dating American singer-songwriter, [ Phoebe Bridgers](https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-phoebe-bridgers-singer-songwriter-4320351/). They appeared to be going strong in 2022 as well, as they walked the Read on to learn about his relationship with Phoebe, 28, and even the rumors that he went on a date with [Angelina Jolie](https://www.hollywoodlife.com/celeb/angelina-jolie). The Live session served as their first time meeting over video call and was a 20-minute-long flirt session filled with smiles and blushing. [Paul Mescal](https://hollywoodlife.com/feature/who-is-paul-mescal-4200142/)‘s career has skyrocketed since he landed the role of Connell in BBC’s drama Normal People, which debuted in 2020.

The Normal People star, 26, who is nominated for Best Actor for his role in Aftersun, headed to 69 Colebrook Row in Islington in the hours after his nod was ...

To be recognised by the Academy is such an insane honour and I'm so utterly grateful. He said: 'I smoke on and off. This is bananas, thank you!' Next stop, the Oscars! Night on the town: The Normal People star, 26, who is nominated for Best Actor for his role in Aftersun, headed to 69 Colebrook Row in Islington in the hours after his nod was announced Celebration: Paul Mescal looked in good spirits as he celebrated his first Academy Award nomination by enjoying a night on the town with his friends

Irish actor, 26, has been nominated for an Oscar for Aftersun role but still coaches Gaelic football in home town.

He had a brilliant attitude to training, he applied himself and wanted to be the best.” “You move mountains for them because you want them to achieve in whatever they are doing. You just want them to be as happy as they can be.” Instead of bristling at the suggestion he was not a natural leading man, Mescal took risks in workshops and productions, stretching his range and approach, said Deegan. Mescal was a precocious left-back and took command even when playing with older boys at club and county level, said Minnock. His most mainstream role is in the forthcoming sci-fi drama Foe, starring alongside Saoirse Ronan. I’m very grateful,” his mother Deegan thinks Mescal’s rootedness has helped him to navigate fame. Maynooth feels like it’s on the map because of him. “The talent was very evident from the get-go. He does interviews as required but does not court social media or give any sense of wanting to be a celebrity. “He is nearly the talk of the town.