Paul Mescal did not always see himself becoming an actor. But after an injury sidelined him from continuing his promising athletic career, he found success in the entertainment industry right out of the gate.The 24-year-old showed off his acting chops with his role in Normal People, which first premiered on BBC Three in the U.K.
in April before being released on Hulu later that month. For his first TV gig, he played Connell Waldron, a well-liked high school student who falls in love with his wealthy but far less popular classmate Marianne Sheridan (Daisy Edgar-Jones).The drama, which is based on author Sally Rooney’s 2018 book of the same name, follows Connell and Marianne’s complex, on-off relationship as they venture off to college and.
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