Mescal

Fans of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet—the lyrical, atmospheric, and ultimately tragic tale of Shakespeare’s only son, Hamnet, who died at the age of just 11—have been well served of late: a critically acclaimed stage adaptation of the…

Hollywood stars Paul Mescal and Jodie Comer have won the night's biggest trophies at the Olivier Awards, while a stage adaptation of a beloved animated Japanese classic swept the board.Mescal won best actor in a play for his…

Oscar nominee and Normal People star Paul Mescal has described his "fury" after a fan groped his backside.Mescal said he was outside London's Almeida Theatre, where he's starring in an acclaimed production of A Streetcar Named…

In his new film, Paul Mescal plays Calum, a Scottish 20-something divorcee attempting to raise his child while hiding his growing mental health issues.The actor first played a character struggling with his mental health in his…

Are they, or aren’t they? Actor Paul Mescal and singer Phoebe Bridgers are reported to be engaged—a tidbit that was quietly mentioned in The Guardian's profile on Mescal today. While the engagement has yet to be officially confirmed by the…

You’ve done plenty of impressive accent work in your career before, including an Irish accent in Angela’s Ashes. The thick Kerry accents in God’s Creatures really give it a sense of place—were there any unique challenges when it came to…

Paul Mescal’s rise has been swift, and deservedly so. Just over two years ago, the now 26-year-old Maynooth native was a recent graduate of Trinity College Dublin’s The Lir Academy and relatively unknown, barring his appearance in a number…

Dakota Johnson is instantly recognizable on screen. With her knowing smile and perfect bangs, the 32-year-old has enthralled Jamie Dornan’s Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades franchise, charmed critics in A Bigger Splash, proved to be a…