Paul Mescal (born 2 February 1996)[citation needed] is an Irish actor.
He is known for his starring role in the 2020 miniseries Normal
People, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.Mescal was
born and raised in Maynooth, County Kildare to Dearbhla, a Garda, and
Paul, a schoolteacher who also acted semi-professionally. He has a
brother and a sister.He was a minor and under-21 Gaelic footballer for
Kildare and a member of the Maynooth club. Former Tipperary and
Kildare Gaelic footballer Brian Lacey praised his skills as a
defender. Mescal's former county minor manager Brendan Hackett had him
down as a centre-back who would match Glenn Ryan, while physical
trainer Cian O'Neill described Mescal as "mature beyond his years" and
"very developed and very strong". He gave up the sport after a jaw
injury.
He is known for his starring role in the 2020 miniseries Normal
People, which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.Mescal was
born and raised in Maynooth, County Kildare to Dearbhla, a Garda, and
Paul, a schoolteacher who also acted semi-professionally. He has a
brother and a sister.He was a minor and under-21 Gaelic footballer for
Kildare and a member of the Maynooth club. Former Tipperary and
Kildare Gaelic footballer Brian Lacey praised his skills as a
defender. Mescal's former county minor manager Brendan Hackett had him
down as a centre-back who would match Glenn Ryan, while physical
trainer Cian O'Neill described Mescal as "mature beyond his years" and
"very developed and very strong". He gave up the sport after a jaw
injury.
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