Gladiator Star Paul Mescal Reveals the 1 Actor He “Has a massive talent crush” on
Paul Mescal is one of the Irish actors who have proved to be the gem of Hollywood in the past year. He won the hearts of audiences and critics alike for his very first television role as the protagonist Connell Waldron in the miniseries Normal People, adapted from Sally Rooney’s novel of the same name. The role also garnered him the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor.
Paul Mescal has once again enchanted everyone with his performance, but this time on the big screen, with his role as Harry in the movie All of Us Strangers. Despite his own immense talent as an actor, he has recently revealed the name of the actor on whom he has, as he likes to call it, a “talent crush”. So, who is this talent crush of his?
Paul Mescal Has a “talent crush” on This Actor
In 2017, Paul Mescal kickstarted his acting career in Dublin with roles in theater productions like The Great Gatsby and The Red Shoes. The very next year, he made his London stage debut, and by 2019, he had secured his first TV role in Normal People. His feature film debut followed in 2021 with a supporting role in The Lost Daughter.
It comes as no surprise that after their captivating and steamy performances as they romance each other in All of Us Strangers, Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott are being labeled as internet boyfriends. It is a term that is often used for Timothee Chalamet, Pedro Pascal, and Oscar Isaac too.
Mescal, for his part, does not mind the label at all as he told Out Magazine:
“It’s a mark of respect to be admired for your work is a great privilege, and to move people, it’s an amazing thing to be able to say.”
That being said, the Aftersun actor also told the outlet that he has “a massive talent crush and admiration for Harris Dickinson.” For those unversed, Dickinson is an English actor who is best known for his work in Beach Rats, and Triangle of Sadness among others.
Paul Mescal is Aware of Queer Culture
All of Us Strangers, based on Taichi Yamada’s 1987 novel, Strangers, is a movie that explores various themes such as family drama, ghosts, and of course, the romance between Andrew Scott’s Adam and Paul Mescal’s Harry. Although Mescal is straight, he gives an outstanding performance as Adam’s lover.
The God’s Creatures star may not be queer, but he understands the culture. While talking to Out Magazine, he said:
“A lot of the things that Harry’s experiencing, I knew and understood. The party culture side to Harry is like a tool that he uses to escape, but in terms of queer culture and in terms of learning…I have a proximity to that in my own life, so it didn’t feel like that part of it wasn’t necessarily eye-opening or anything to me personally.”
Paul Mescal is set to star in Richard Linklater’s musical comedy Merrily We Roll Along, adapted from the 1981 musical of the same. He is also going to star in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2. In the meanwhile, fans can watch All of Us Strangers, which was released in the US on 22nd December, 2023.
