Paul Mescal is an Irish actor. He started performing on stage in plays such as The Great Gatsby, Asking for It, and The Lieutenant of Inishmore, in Dublin theatres. He made his film debut in The Lost Daughter, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. The following year, Paul Mescal starred in the films Aftersun and God’s Creatures, both of which premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. He has been cast to play Stanley Kowalski in the play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams at the Almeida Theater.