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Mescal in 2021, Starfrenzy /bigstock.com
Birth Name: Paul Colm Michael Mescal
Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland
Date of Birth: 2 February, 1996
Ethnicity: Irish
Paul Mescal is an Irish actor. He is known for starring on the series Normal People and The Deceived ; in the films The Lost Daughter , God’s Creatures , Aftersun , for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor; Carmen (2022), All of Us Strangers , Foe (2023), Gladiator II , The History of Sound , and Hamnet ; and in the music videos for “Scarlet” and “Savior Complex.”
He is the son of Dearbhla, a Garda, and Paul, a schoolteacher and semi-professional actor. His father’s family is from Cooraclare, Co. Clare. Paul was raised in Meynooth, County Kildare. He speaks the Irish language.
Paul’s paternal grandfather was named Michael Mescal.
Paul’s paternal grandmother was named Mairead.
Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com