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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