The Profile: Paul Mescal, actor
The Bafta-winning male lead in Normal People is the bookies’ favourite to play the next James Bond, which could be quite a turnaround from the soulful, caring lover he played in the BBC adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel
In Brief
Name: Paul Mescal
Age: 25
Appearance: his chiselled, unassuming aesthetic straddles soigné and scruffy.
Newsworthiness: he won a Bafta, has the attention of Hollywood and is the bookies’ favourite to be the next James Bond
In Depth
It was July 2020, Glenbeigh, Co Kerry and people were coming out of restaurants to watch Paul Mescal eat an ice cream.
Mescal was in town with Lenny Abrahamson, one of the directors of Normal People, ...
