Paul Mescal

Following his role in 'Aftersun', Paul Mescal has been nominated for 'Best Actor' by the Academy Awards ahead of the 95th Oscars, it's his first nomination.

Austin Butler is nominated for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in the biopic Elvis, while Brendan Fraser has received a nod for a transformative performance in The Whale. A drama which yearns with melancholy, Wells makes us nostalgic for lives we’ve never lived in her story, which follows a young woman who reflects on the shared joy of a holiday she took with her father 20 years earlier.” Mescal was hotly-tipped for a nomination, and the news was confirmed this afternoon at Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California, by Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams.

Paul Mescal Is the Biggest Oscars Surprise as He Snags a Best Actor Nom For "Aftersun" · The Cast of I Know What You Did Last Summer Play a Scary Game of Would ...

[Daisy Edgar-Jones](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/Daisy-Edgar-Jones). Earlier this month, reports circulated that [Mescal is signing on for a "Gladiator" sequel](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/gladiator-sequel-49056066). [The 2023 Oscar nominations](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/entertainment/oscar-winners-2023-49069482) included a pretty major surprise: [Paul Mescal](https://www.popsugar.co.uk/Paul-Mescal) is a best actor nominee! Wells is also up for the Directors Guild of America Award for outstanding directing for a first-time feature film, and she's won awards from the Gotham Awards, the New York Film Critics Circle, and the British Independent Film Awards. "Aftersun" also received a nomination for best first feature at the Independent Spirit Awards, plus a nomination for best breakthrough performance for Corio and nods for cinematography and directing. Before the nominations were released, Mescal had already received quite a few accolades for his work in the film.

It's official – Paul Mescal is an Academy Award nominee! After much discussion over the past few weeks, the Irish-born actor, who many of us fell head over ...

“This is truly a special moment for everyone involved in Aftersun. This is bananas, thank you!” His sister also took to Instagram, where she showed a throwback of her and her two brothers jumping on a trampoline:

After his nomination was announced, Mescal's sister, singer-songwriter Nell Mescal, posted a screenshot of her family's reaction on Twitter. In the photo, you ...

Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between, as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn’t.” This afternoon, they proved as much with their heartwarming reaction to the Irish actor’s first [Oscar nomination](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a42635712/oscars-2023-nominees-snubs-surprises/). Aftersun debuted on October 21 to rave reviews. Per the synopsis, “Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy for a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. “This is truly a special moment for everyone involved in Aftersun,” he wrote. [Normal People](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a29639797/normal-people-tv-adaptation-bbc-hulu-sally-rooney-details/), as well as his supporting role in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s psychological drama, The Lost Daughter.

Paul Mescal, seen here in London in 2022, received his first Academy Award nomination for his role in "Aftersun." David M. Benett/Getty Images.

After starring in a number of theater plays in the UK, Mescal hit the lottery with his first mainstream role in “Normal People,” putting him on the fast track to international stardom. Everyone from Gen Z to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voting body – and those in between – have taken notice. He began his acting training at The Lir Academy in Dublin. He also earned a Critics Choice Award nomination and won a BAFTA TV Award. “Aftersun” marked Mescal’s first major film role. [“Normal People,”](https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/opinions/watching-normal-people-in-abnormal-times-spivey-caddell/index.html) in which he starred alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones, that put Mescal on the map.

Oscar Nominee Paul Mescal Transfers Acclaimed A Streetcar Named Desire Into The West End.

The success of A Streetcar Named Desire is a creative triumph for Rebecca Frecknall, its director. “I don’t want to make movies liked Aftersun for the rest of my life. His rugged good looks wrapped in a rugby player’s physique are combined with a quicksilver ability to inhabit any kind of part. When news broke of Mescal’s nomination, the Almeida’s box office manager reported a tsunami of calls and emails such was the demand for tickets. The Phoenix holds 1,012 seats. [Paul Mescal](https://deadline.com/tag/paul-mescal/)’s Irish eyes are smiling, and doing a jig as well.

It comes after Mescal was nominated for his first-ever Academy Award for best actor, for his role in the film Aftersun.

“It’s been moving to see how audiences have responded to our work and I’m excited to see how the piece will evolve in the West End.” Frecknall added: “I’m thrilled we will have the opportunity to share this production with a wider audience. “It’s my favourite play and it’s wonderful to be able to share it with a wider audience”.

Normal People's Paul Mescal has responded to being nominated for his first-ever Oscar, after he received the nod for his role in Aftersun.

It was kind of moving against the trope that we normally see with single dads." "It's refreshing to see separated parents when neither is an antagonist. "I remember reading the script and seeing that Calum and Sophie’s mum had a natural rapport, that there's genuine care between them and I think that it is a positive position to put your child. To be recognised by the Academy is such an insane honour and I'm so utterly grateful. This is bananas, thank you!" [Normal People](https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a32298343/normal-people-season-2-release-date/)'s Paul Mescal has responded to [being nominated](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/oscars/a42621296/oscar-2023-nominations-academy-awards-full-list/) for his first-ever [Oscar](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/oscars/), after he received the nod for his role in [Aftersun](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a42001955/aftersun-review-how-to-watch/).

Paul Mescal's post-'Normal People' return to the stage was always going to be a big deal: the entire run of Rebecca Frecknall's Almeida Theatre revival of ...

Another run in the future is possible, but really it’s safest to view this as your last, best chance to see Mescal’s borderline satanic Stanley, Ferran’s achingly fragile Stella, and Vasan’s heartbreakingly world-weary Stella. Good news! It has only become a hotter ticket since, thanks to excellent reviews and Mescal’s Academy Award nomination to his bow for his leading role in the acclaimed indie flick ‘Aftersun’.

Paul Mescal has been nominated for an Oscar for his role in Aftersun — and his family couldn't be prouder.

my mum got a haircut today in prep for her chemotherapy and then paul got nominated for an oscar life is so crazy— nell mescal (@nellmescal_) His parents, Dearbhla, and Paul were also present on the call and beaming with pride. "My mum got a haircut today in prep for her chemotherapy and then Paul got nominated for an Oscar life is so crazy," she wrote on social media.

Paul Mescal's parents have reacted to their son's Oscar nomination. Mescal was nominated for Best Actor on Tuesday (24 January) for his role in Charlotte ...

Today (January 24), Mescal was nominated for Best Actor for his performance in Charlotte Wells' debut feature Aftersun at the 95th Academy Awards. Mescal is ...

And confirmation of a dizzying rise for Mescal. Great result for a superb film that was barely on the map before its premiere. [January 24, 2023]

Everyone is rightly talking about the 'Aftersun' star's Best Actor nomination, but this year's Oscars are also defined by comeback stories and first-timers, ...

And then the comeback stories: The Whale’s Brendan Fraser; Everything Everywhere’s Ke Huy Quan, a child actor from The Goonies and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Short Round!) whose career cruelly sputtered just as he hit adolescence. Inexplicable first-time nominees like Colin Farrell (Inisherin), Bill Nighy (Living), Jamie Lee Curtis and Michelle Yeoh (both of Everything Everywhere). Aftersun and Women Talking warranted wider showings – particularly Charlotte Wells and Sarah Polley in the ultimately all-male Best Director category – while the absence of Till’s Danielle Deadwyler in Best Actress and Top Gun: Maverick’s Tom Cruise in Best Actor is perplexing. Especially in a shock nod based on a few weeks of furious campaigning by her A-list pals. How did Angela Bassett become Marvel’s first ever Oscar nominee – for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever – long after everyone gave up begging the Academy to recognise the MCU? That movie, Charlotte Wells’s haunting father-daughter drama Aftersun, has now earned him a Best Actor nod – a reward for the laser-focused thoughtfulness that has gone into his trajectory so far.

Normal People star Paul Mescal is up for a Best Actor award at the 2023 Oscars – but here's why the news was bittersweet for the actor.

[The actress received a Best Supporting Actress nod](https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/20230124162396/2023-oscars-nominations-live/) for her incredible performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once alongside Angela Bassett, Kerry Condon, Hong Chau, and Stephanie Hsu. wrote one follower, and: "Nell I’m so happy I feel like a family member," added another. "That will be a tonic for your mum, to see her son shine.

Critically acclaimed and now boasting an Oscar nominee, the Almeida's Tennessee Williams production will move to the Phoenix theatre this spring.

Also reprising their roles will be Anjana Vasan (as Stanley’s wife, Stella), Patsy Ferran (as Blanche DuBois) and Dwane Walcott (as Mitch). [West End](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/westend) go on sale on 1 February. [transfers to the Noël Coward theatre](https://almeida.co.uk/whats-on/patriots-west-end/) in the West End in May. [cancelled](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/dec/08/almeida-theatre-cancels-performances-of-a-streetcar-named-desire-as-actor-withdraws) when the injured Lydia Wilson withdrew from the role of Blanche. [A Streetcar Named Desire](https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2023/jan/13/a-streetcar-named-desire-review-almeida-london-paul-mescal), starring Oscar nominee [Paul Mescal](https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/nov/06/masculinity-can-be-expresssed-in-many-ways-paul-mescal-interview-aftersun), is to transfer to London’s West End. [best actor](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jan/24/oscars-2023-nominations-everything-everywhere-all-at-once) for his performance in Aftersun, plays Stanley Kowalski in the revival of Tennessee Williams’ 1947 play set in New Orleans.

This was Mescal's first major leading film role, and in order to mark the occasion, he FaceTimed his family – completed by dad Paul, mum Dearbhla, sister Nell ...

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'It's my favourite play and it's wonderful to be able to share it with a wider audience,' Mescal said.

“It’s entrancing to watch.” It's a testament to this fantastic company and incredible play. [full list of Oscar 2023 nominations here](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscars-nominations-list-full-2023-b2268122.html) – and find this year’s biggest snubs and surprises [here](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscars-2023-nominations-snubs-surprises-b2268185.html). [the nomination an “insane honour” in a statement.](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/oscars-paul-mescal-aftersun-instagram-b2268267.html) It's been moving to see how audiences have responded to our work and I'm excited to see how the piece will evolve in the West End.” [A Streetcar Named Desire](/topic/a-streetcar-named-desire) will transfer to the [West End](/topic/west-end) for an extended run amid the excitment of [Paul Mescal](/topic/paul-mescal)’s Oscar nomination.

It's official – Paul Mescal is an Academy Award nominee. After much discussion over the past few weeks, the Irish-born actor, who many of us fell head over ...

Paul Mescal's mother has cancer and is getting ready to undergo chemotherapy treatment, his sister Nell Mescal has revealed.

Mescal is one of five Irish actors, all first-time nominees, to be shortlisted for an Oscar this year. Oscar nominee Paul Mescal as Calum in Charlotte ...

[Sean O’Neill wrote in Gawker in 2021](https://www.gawker.com/culture/sally-rooney-is-irish), when Rooney’s latest book, [Beautiful World, Where Are You](https://inews.co.uk/culture/books/beautiful-world-where-are-you-by-sally-rooney-review-a-strange-imperfect-book-for-strange-imperfect-times-1179611#:~:text=Beautiful%20World%2C%20Where%20Are%20You%2C%20her%20latest%20study%20of%20intimacy,Irish%20people%20witnessing%20this%20collapse.), was released, that her Irishness was not necessarily the sidenote that most critics considered it to be, but the work’s definitive quality. [Motherland](https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/motherland-christmas-special-2022-bbc-one-review-2044013), and has scooped multiple nominations and wins for her work on [Catastrophe](https://inews.co.uk/culture/farewell-to-catastrophe-the-best-romantic-comedy-on-television-finale-sharon-horgan-rob-delaney-257646). The actor’s name is trending on Twitter, where the singer-songwriter Orla Gartland has [deemed today “Paul Mescal day”.](https://twitter.com/orlagartland/status/1617916593392209921) Northern Irish Lisa McGee’s In Banshees he is perfect: both grouchy and serene; spiritually involved yet infuriatingly petty. Joe Duffy, a radio host for Ireland’s national broadcaster RTE, joked that the ceremony should be relocated from LA to Dublin. [Normal People](https://inews.co.uk/culture/normal-people-bbc-three-review-sally-rooney-paul-mescal-daisy-edgar-jones-421580) and [Conversations with Friends](https://inews.co.uk/culture/television/conversations-with-friends-review-bbc3-hulu-joe-alwyn-jemima-kirke-1629998) – have Irishness, and Irish politics, at their core. Many of the heavily decorated TV shows of the past few years have been Irish, too. [and that’s Paul Mescal](https://inews.co.uk/culture/normal-people-paul-mescal-interview-bbc-one-release-sally-rooney-sex-portrayal-ireland-421070?ico=in-line_link). [ Golden Globes](https://inews.co.uk/culture/the-golden-globes-tried-to-clean-up-its-act-but-it-still-has-work-to-do-2077175?ico=in-line_link) earlier this month, taking Best Comedy or Musical, Best Screenplay and Best Comedy Actor (Colin Farrell). [The Banshees of Inisherin](https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/the-banshees-of-inisherin-colin-farrell-and-brendan-gleeson-shine-in-a-violent-anti-buddy-comedy-1925220). At age 26, after a much-deserved breakout from the BBC’s 2020 adaptation of Normal People, he has been [nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award](https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/oscar-nominations-2023-full-list-nominees-academy-awards-when-winners-2103373?ico=in-line_link) for his role in [Aftersun](https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/aftersun-review-paul-mescal-painfully-believable-working-class-dad-1973275), Charlotte Hall’s indie drama about a father-daughter relationship.

This was Mescal's first major leading film role, and in order to mark the occasion, he FaceTimed his family – completed by dad Paul, mum Dearbhla, sister Nell ...

The Irish star is nominated alongside Colin Farrell and Austin Butler for best actor.

This is the final stage for me to start living with this cancer.” The primary school teacher said: “I have decided that I am going to cut my hair short today – as a first cut and then the next cut will be the short, short, short cut – the hospital short cut. The singer-songwriter wrote: “My mum got a haircut today in prep for her chemotherapy and then paul got nominated for an oscar life is so crazy [sic].”

Oscar-nominated Irish actor Paul Mescal will reprise his role as Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Phoenix Theatre in London's West End. The production ...

His continued portrayal of Stanley in the move to West End was made possible by Gladiator 2 director Ridley Scott and Paramount Pictures shifting back the filming schedule for the upcoming film. [God's Creatures](https://www.hotpress.com/film-tv/watch-trailer-released-for-new-irish-thriller-gods-creatures-starring-paul-mescal-22924715) and The Lost Daughter. He was nominated alongside fellow Irishman [ Colin Farrell](https://www.hotpress.com/colin-farrell) from [The Banshees of Inisherin.](https://www.hotpress.com/film-tv/banshees-of-inisherin-lands-five-sag-award-nominations-22945988) Yesterday, he was nominated for the Oscars' category It follows the story of two sisters, Blanche and Stella, and Stella's husband Stanley. - Film & TV

Paul Mescal, who just earned an Oscar nomination for his performance in Aftersun, is headed to the West End in Tennessee Williams' A Street.

She quickly learns tough lessons in the seamy underbelly of the 1940s French Quarter. [Oscar nomination](https://www.broadway.com/buzz/203008/stephanie-hsu-austin-butler-more-broadway-alums-receive-2023-oscar-nominations/) for his performance in Aftersun, is headed to the West End to star as Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, according to [Deadline](https://deadline.com/2023/01/paul-mescal-streetcar-named-desire-west-end-move-gladiator-2-pause-oscars-1235239652/). After playing the Almeida Theatre, this revival of A Streetcar Named Desire will begin performances on March 20 at the Phoenix Theatre.

The 26-year-old actor's sister Nell told in a tweet just after the news of his award nod broke that their mum Dearbhla had got her hair cut in preparation ...

To be recognised by the Academy is such an insane honour and I'm so utterly grateful. [READ MORE: ](/tvshowbiz/article-11671237/Paul-Mescal-discovers-nominated-Best-Actor-Oscar.html) [Paul Mescal's sister Nell shares the moment the actor, 26, discovers he is nominated for a Best Actor Oscar](/tvshowbiz/article-11671237/Paul-Mescal-discovers-nominated-Best-Actor-Oscar.html) This is bananas, thank you!' Battle: The primary school teacher said: 'I have decided that I am going to cut my hair short today – as a first cut and then the next cut will be the short, short, short cut – the hospital short cut' Tough: The 26-year-old actor's sister Nell told in a tweet just after the news of his award nod broke that their mum Dearbhla had got her hair cut in preparation for the sessions The primary school teacher said: 'I have decided that I am going to cut my hair short today – as a first cut and then the next cut will be the short, short, short cut – the hospital short cut.

The Oscar-nominated actor plays Stanley in the Tennessee Williams play. .... Read more at London Theatre.

Paul Mescal is currently in A Streetcar Named Desire at the Almeida Theatre. Following performances at the Almeida, A Streetcar Named Desire then runs at the [Phoenix Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/phoenix-theatre) for six weeks, from 20 March to 29 April. “I’m incredibly excited that Streetcar is being transferred to the West End with this formidable cast and creative team, led by the exceptionally talented Rebecca Frecknall. It's a testament to this fantastic company and incredible play. Paul Mescal will reprise the role of Stanley. A Streetcar Named Desire is at the Phoenix Theatre.

Since starring in the hugely popular BBC drama Normal People way back in 2020, Paul Mescal's career has gone from strength to strength.

In late 2022, it was reported that Paul and Phoebe had got engaged, however, they never confirmed this themselves. Up until recently, Paul was in a relationship with alternative singer Phoebe Bridgers. The singer tweeted her praise for Normal People which prompted Paul to tweet back in awe: "I'm officially dead." They seemed more in love than ever and in an interview with GQ, Paul said "To have someone to lean on through such a mad, mad time has been invaluable. The actor tends to keep his private life away from the spotlight but, at the moment, it's being reported that Paul is currently single. But in addition to his career success, the heartthrob's personal life has also caught the attention of fans since he rose to fame.

The Normal People star, 26, who is nominated for Best Actor for his role in Aftersun, headed to 69 Colebrook Row in Islington in the hours after his nod was ...

To be recognised by the Academy is such an insane honour and I'm so utterly grateful. He said: 'I smoke on and off. This is bananas, thank you!' Next stop, the Oscars! Night on the town: The Normal People star, 26, who is nominated for Best Actor for his role in Aftersun, headed to 69 Colebrook Row in Islington in the hours after his nod was announced Celebration: Paul Mescal looked in good spirits as he celebrated his first Academy Award nomination by enjoying a night on the town with his friends

The Oscar nominations are out and there's a more unfamiliar name amidst the superstars lining up for the best acting – from Colin Farrell and Brendan Fraser ...

He caught the acting bug and won a place at the Lir Academy at Dublin’s Trinity College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Acting in 2017. Broadcast during lockdown, it was one of the most talked about series of the year, with Mescal winning the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor along with nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie and the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries. In 2022 Mescal made two other films as well as ‘Aftersun’ – psychological drama ‘God's Creatures’ and a film adaptation of the opera ‘Carmen’. His first role was playing the Phantom at the age of 16 in a school production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera. Mescal was born in 1996 in February 1996 in the Irish town of Maynooth – his mother Dearbhla is a Garda officer, while father Paul is a schoolteacher who has acted semi-professionally. [Paul Mescal has been nominated for an Academy Award](https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/film-and-tv/oscar-nominations-2023-heres-the-full-list-of-shortlisted-nominees-for-the-95th-academy-awards-including-paul-mescal-and-cate-blanchett-3999137) for his lead performance in the low budget British film [Aftersun](https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/edinburgh-festivals/edinburgh-international-film-festival-reviews-aftersun-the-plains-leonor-will-never-die-lola-3802506), which follows a young father on holiday with his daughter in Turkey.

Now, a few years later, and after a fairly quiet campaign for the actor to get an Oscar nomination for Charlotte Wells' A24 film, fans were ecstatic when they ...

Also, be sure to check out the [2023 movie schedule](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/2023-new-movie-release-dates-full-schedule-of-upcoming-movies) to stay up to date on all the new projects coming from this rising star. She spent many years working in local journalism across the country writing about art, news and sports. [cast in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/looks-like-gladiator-2-is-moving-forward-as-russell-crowes-successor-has-been-found) as the lead. Also, based on recent news about Mescal’s upcoming projects, it sounds like he’s just getting started. This is true especially when you take into consideration Aftersun is his first lead role in a film. Clearly, there is a massive love for Mescal, one that I’d compare to the earlier days of Timothée Chalamet’s career. Since the Oscar race began there’s been a push for the lead actor to nab a nomination, and now that he has, it’s cause for celebration. While Aftersun is a small, independent movie about a father and a daughter as well as Wells’ directorial debut, it received critical acclaim and love from those who saw it. January 24 truly was a day of celebration for fans of Paul Mescal and Aftersun. [January 24, 2023] While many of those surprises included numerous [Oscar snubs](https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/tom-cruise-nope-and-11-more-huge-snubs-from-the-2023-oscars), this nomination for Aftersun was unexpected exciting news for both cinephiles and Mescal’s fans, which was made very clear by all the reactions on Twitter. The 26-year-old actor has grown quite the fanbase following his breakout performance in Hulu’s adaptation of Normal People.

Mescal scored his first Oscar nomination for his role as a single dad in the A24 drama.

Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at [Hey Alma](https://www.heyalma.com/), a Jewish culture site. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/dec/23/charlotte-wells-on-aftersun-the-guardians-best-film-of-the-year-the-grief-expressed-is-mine) about the autobiographical nature of her movie. People want the connection between artist and art to be so strong," Wells told "I do wish it could be completely anonymous in some ways. Charlotte refers to Aftersun director Charlotte Wells, and Frankie is his costar Frankie Corio, who plays his daughter in the film. This is bananas, thank you!"