Propelled to the centre of what can only be described as online hysteria, the Irish actor talks the seismic impact of Normal People, the palpable nature of first love and whether there is a future for Connell and Marianne.
Few people had a better 2020 than Paul Mescal, the breakout Irish star of Normal People. So we’ll let him tell you all about it.
For the young Irish actor, his trajectory from student to star of Normal People, the show that defined Britain’s first frightening brush with lockdown, was almost alarmingly swift. Here, the man who brought Connell (and Connell’s chain) to the cultural consciousness escapes Twitter and street stalkers to reveal what it meant to break through while the world as we knew it was breaking down
The 24-year old Irish actor on how Normal People made him a global star during the pandemic
Photographer Sami Drasin captured all 10 of EW’s 2021 Breaking Big artists, including Paul Mescal, with an iPhone via virtual photo shoots — over three days, across six cities, four countries, three continents, and two hemispheres.
After shooting to instant fame thanks to ‘Normal People,’ the Irish actor reflects on the “insane” past two years, upcoming titles such as ‘God’s Creatures’ and ‘Aftersun,’ preferring scripts that make him “weep,” and his growing indie credentials and ambitions: “If I can just make independent films, I’ll be a very, very happy man.”
Writer-director Charlotte Wells is watching audiences take many different paths to the same conclusion of her extraordinary film: “It feels in some strange way I’ve created a choose your own adventure.”
The actor talks about his moving new A24 film, the possibility of more Normal People, and his affinity for short shorts.
The actor, who became a sudden sex symbol with Hulu’s “Normal People,” stars as another psychologically complex character in the A24 feature “Aftersun.”
Paul Mescal talks singing & dancing in ‘Carmen’, ‘Strangers’ & playing Saoirse Ronan’s husband in ‘Foe’.
Just two dizzying years after bringing the nation to a standstill in lockdown lodestone Normal People, Paul Mescal has become an indie film star everyone wants to work with. How did it happen? He talks to Aaron Hicklin.
Two years on from his TV breakout with Normal People, Paul Mescal is making the leap into movie stardom with quiet, emotionally obliterating indie Aftersun, and relearning how to exist in the public eye.
Paul Mescal, Frankie Corio and director Charlotte Wells tell us about making the most heartbreaking movie of the year.
The stars of one of the year’s most acclaimed films, Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, tell us about playing father and daughter on a troubled holiday in Turkey.
Acting ‘crept up on’ him, then Normal People came along, and his career has been on a roll ever since.
For the latest Awardist podcast, the Normal People star spoke to EW about the power of a quiet script, the accent he tried hardest to avoid, and the rush of being in a Cannes sensation.
With his poignant portrayal of a young dad in Aftersun, the Emmy-nominated star of Normal People just might be on his way to the Oscars.
Films like “To Leslie” and “Armageddon Time” portray the joys and grief of family bonds
Indie drama Aftersun combines lyrical, nostalgic moments with stabs of pain and isolation in its tale of a father and daughter on holiday. Writer/director Charlotte Wells and star Paul Mescal tell Ben Dalton about the filming of five key scenes.
The Oscar nominee on the Aftersun miracle, getting ready for Gladiator, and staying private: “The temptation still exists to be like, ‘Shut the fuck up. This is my life.’”
Ahead of Hollywood’s biggest night, eight Oscar nominees who delivered unforgettable performances this year brought the glamour and excitement to PEOPLE’s annual Oscar portfolio
‘Normal People’ plucked the Irish actor from anonymity, sparking a new global infatuation. Now, Nicole Kidman’s barging into his dressing room, Ridley Scott’s gift-wrapping ‘Gladiator 2’ for him and ‘Aftersun’ has earned him a surprise Oscar nomination: “It’s been a f***ing wild year.”
From small-town Irish actor to TV heart-throb and Oscar nominee, Paul Mescal tells Alexandra Jones how he’s (nearly) navigating his new-found fame.
The first-time nominee for Aftersun discusses his style icons and red carpet rituals.
“Normal People” made him the object of the internet’s obsession. But all he really wants to do is act.
Andrew Haigh’s new film All of Us Strangers parallels a steamy romance between Scott and Mescal with an aching reunion of the dead and the living. Together, they make for an emotional epic.
After a whirlwind three years, the Irish actor will shortly ascend to mainstream-movie stardom, stepping into Russell Crowe’s sandals with the lead role in Gladiator 2, Ridley Scott’s sequel to his epic blockbuster. On a sunny day in central London, Mescal reflects on the ‘bananas’ experience of his lightning-fast rise to fame.
After “Fleabag” and “Normal People” made them romantic idols, the two actors forge their own tender bond in “All of Us Strangers.”
“I’m trying to use sexuality as a tool,” Mescal says. “I’m trying to be saved.”
In this special digital cover story, the two actors talk to Out about starring in Andrew Haigh’s latest, critically-acclaimed drama film All of Us Strangers.
