ACTOR

Paul Mescal

1996 - Today

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Paul Colm Michael Mescal ( MESS-kəl; born 2 February 1996) is an Irish actor. Born in Maynooth, he studied acting at The Lir Academy and then performed in plays in Dublin theatres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Mescal has received more than 9,684,664 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Mescal is the 9,567th most popular actor, the 400th most popular biography from Ireland and the 60th most popular Irish Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 9.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Paul Mescal ranks 9,567 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael O'Shea, Zhu Zhu, Nicky Whelan, Ayumu Murase, Kostja Ullmann, and Fala Chen. After him are Ji Soo, Gong Seung-yeon, Dustin Diamond, Ben Falcone, Hal Linden, and Justine Bateman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1996, Paul Mescal ranks 132. Before him are Katherine Langford, Everton Soares, Filippo Ganna, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Domantas Sabonis, and Anthoine Hubert. After him are Ashleigh Barty, Jake Wesley Rogers, Lauren Jauregui, Kenedy, Selim Amallah, and Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Paul Mescal ranks 400 out of 549. Before him are Sally Rooney (1991), Jim Corr (1964), Michael Davitt (1846), Claire Keegan (1968), Niamh Kavanagh (1968), and Glenn Quinn (1970). After him are John Moore (1970), Creighton Hale (1882), Devon Murray (1988), Ronnie Whelan (1961), Hozier (1990), and Mary Black (1955).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Paul Mescal ranks 60. Before him are Kerry Condon (1983), Dominique McElligott (1986), T. P. McKenna (1929), Elaine Cassidy (1979), Allen Leech (1981), and Glenn Quinn (1970). After him are Creighton Hale (1882), Devon Murray (1988), A. J. Buckley (1977), Genevieve O'Reilly (1977), Jessie Buckley (1989), and Sarah Bolger (1991).

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Television and Movie Roles

Aftersun
Calum
Sophie reflects on the shared joy and private melancholy of a holiday she took with her father twenty years earlier. Memories real and imagined fill the gaps between miniDV footage as she tries to reconcile the father she knew with the man she didn't.
Oct 21st 20227.7 / 10
Gladiator II
Lucius Verus / Hanno
Years after witnessing the death of the revered hero Maximus at the hands of his uncle, Lucius is forced to enter the Colosseum after his home is conquered by the tyrannical Emperors who now lead Rome with an iron fist. With rage in his heart and the future of the Empire at stake, Lucius must look to his past to find strength and honor to return the glory of Rome to its people.
Nov 5th 20246.7 / 10
Normal People
Connell Waldron
Marianne and Connell weave in and out of each other's lives in this exploration of sex, power and the desire to love and be loved.
8.12 / 10