Paul Mescal received his very first Academy Award nomination for his role in “Aftersun.' But it was his 2020 role in “Normal People' that put him on the map.
The Ireland-born actor received his very first Academy Award nomination on Tuesday for his role in “Aftersun,” Charlotte Wells’ debut feature about a single father who tries to bond with his adolescent daughter during a trip to Turkey. “Aftersun” marked Mescal’s first major film role. But it was his 2020 role in the much-lauded, emotionally complex teenage romance television series “Normal People,” in which he starred alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones, that put Mescal on the map.
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. “It was like the perfect storm for a young actor to get a shot at reaching a global audience,” Mescal told The Guardian in 2022.
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