Paul Mescal is an Irish actor who rose to fame in the BBC’s adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People, before starring in some of Britain’s best independent feature films. In this guide, you can find out where to watch Paul Mescal's best movies and TV shows online in the United Kingdom. This includes all the latest offers for Paul Mescal's movies on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and many more.
What are Paul Mescal's best movies and TV shows?
Prior to the small-screen, Mescal was a regular in Dublin’s theatre scene, before he stunned audiences with his performance of Connell Waldron in the 2020 miniseries. Read on to discover more of Mescal’s filmography and where to stream each film and TV series now. For his breakout role, alongside Daisy Edgar-Jones as Marianne, Mescal won a BAFTA for Best Actor and secured a Primetime Emmy nomination. Since then, Mescal has delivered an array of mesmerizing performances with critics praising the actor for the nuance he provides to his characters’ emotional vulnerability.
In 2021, the actor made his feature film debut in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter, which received Academy Award nominations for its lead actresses Olivia Coleman and Jesse Buckley. It was his performance as a young troubled father in Charlotte Wells’ coming of age drama Aftersun that has become his standout role. After its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, the small budget feature ($8 million) went on to receive four BAFTA nominations, while Mescal was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
For such a revered actor, Mescal boasts a small, but impressive filmography. In 2022, Mescal also starred in the well-received psychological drama God’s Creatures and in the indie musical drama Carmen. Before he co-starred with Saoirse Ronan in the science fiction thriller, Foe based on Iain Reid’s 2018 novel of the same name.
Most recently, Mescal appeared alongside Fleabag’s Andrew Scott in the fantasy romance All of Us Strangers, based on Taichi Yamada’s book of the same name. The poignant film which follows these two strangers in a near-abandoned apartment building in London, has received rave reviews since its debut at the 50th Telluride Film Festival and secured Mescal another BAFTA nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
With the high caliber of Mescal’s work, it’s difficult to rank each of his performances. However, for his time in the Ireland-based miniseries, Normal People has to be at the top of this list, followed swiftly by the heart-breaking All of Us Strangers and Aftersun.
Looking ahead, Mescal is also set to star in the titular role as Lucius in Ridley Scott’s epic historical drama, Gladiator 2, the sequel to the smash-hit Gladiator. Ahead of the arrival of that iconic film’s sequel, here’s every Paul Mescal performance ranked and where to watch them.
Where can I watch Paul Mescal movies and TV shows online?
Here you can find out where Paul Mescal's movies and TV shows are streaming in the U.K., including everything from Normal People to Aftersun. You can also use this guide to see which Paul Mescal movies and TV shows are available to watch online for free on legal streaming services such as BBC iPlayer and ITVX.
