He was also a member of the Maynooth GAA club and a minor and under-21 Gaelic footballer for Kildare. Even the famous Gaelic footballer Brian Lacey has praised Mescal for his skills as a defender. His physical trainer Cian O’Neill says about him that he is mature beyond his years and is very developed and strong. But he gave up on this sport after he endured a jaw injury. He first performed on the stage at the age of 16. In this, he portrayed the role of the Phantom. It was the Phantom of the Opera in which he first played a role. After this role, he auditioned and gained admission to the Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin. In the year 2017, he graduated the college holding a Bachelor of Arts in Acting. He had also secured some agents for his acting career before his graduation.
Career and More
Soon after he graduated from drama school, Mescal was offered two roles in theater productions. They were Angela’s Ashes and The Great Gatsby. He chose to star in the latter, and this show took place at the Gate Theater in Dublin. He has also played the role of Prince in Hans Christian Andersen’s The Red Shoes the same year. In the year 2018, he also got a role as the lieutenant in a play named The Plough and the Stars at the Lyric Theatre in London. He has also played the role of Bryan in the world premiere of the 2018 play Asking for It by Louise O’Neill. In the year 2020, he also starred in the play The Lieutenant of Inishmore, which was at the Gaiety Theatre. His first television role was in the mini-series Normal People with Daisy Edgar Jones. This series is an adaptation of the 2018 novel by the same name, which was written by Sally Rooney. This premiered on the 26th of April 2020. He has also played the role of Connel Waldron in one of the British shows, which got him the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor. He also gained a lot of exposure after this role. Mescal has also got nominations for the Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. His name has also been selected for the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries. He has performed spoken word and sang with Dermot Kennedy in July 2020 at the London Natural History Museum.
Who Is Paul Mescal Dating In The Year 2021?
There is no confirmed news about whom he is currently dating. But rumors suggest that he is dating US singer Phoebe Bridgers. They have been seen together on multiple occasions. The speculations about them dating started when The Lemon Leaf Café posted a tweet last July thanking Paul and Phoebe for eating there. During this time, Paul was in Ireland for some business. So this means that Phoebe Had arrived there from the US for this little meet. At this point, none of this news is confirmed. But the two do know each other as they met in an Instagram Live Interview with wonderland. Paul has also claimed that he is a fan of her work and one of her songs is also on his favorite list on his Raya dating profile. But regarding their dating rumor, he has not given any statement even after months of circulation of this news.
