Paul Mescal’s best performance is leaving Netflix soon —stream it while you can

Paul Mescal has steadily risen through the ranks to become one of the industry’s most acclaimed and in-demand actors for his work on acclaimed series like Hulu’s “Normal People,” high-profile theater gigs like his Olivier-winning turn as Stanley Kowalski in “A Streetcar Named Desire”, and lead roles in big blockbuster films like “Gladiator 2.”

And while the 29-year-old Irishman has plenty of upcoming projects padding out his CV — including Richard Linklater‘s take on “Merrily We Roll Along,” playing William Shakespeare in Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet” and doing his best Paul McCartney impersonation in Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles biopic series — it’s one of the actor’s previous roles that we’re excited to watch next.

The 2022 coming-of-age drama “Aftersun” features Mescal’s most heartbreaking performance to date as a young father struggling with mental illness while trying to enjoy a vacation with

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