Age: 30
male
Paul Colm Michael Mescal (/ˈmɛskəl/ 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. He rose to fame with his role in the miniseries Normal People (2020), earning a BAFTA TV Award and a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. Mescal progressed to film acting with roles in the psychological dramas The Lost Daughter (2021) and God's Creatures (2022). His starring roles as a troubled father in Aftersun (2022) and a mysterious neighbour in All of Us Strangers (2023) earned him nominations for BAFTA Film Awards in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award for the former. He received a Laurence Olivier Award for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in a 2022 revival of the play A Streetcar Named Desire. Mescal expanded to big-budget films with a leading role in the historical action film Gladiator II (2024).
The year is 2045. The planet has been ravaged by nuclear war, transforming the world to a battered, dark wasteland overrun by Reapers, skeletal beetle monsters from the inner core of the earth. North America is now the empty, lifeless New America, where dunes of sand stretch endlessly in all directions. In the center, protected by huge borders, lies the totalitarian kingdom of Duos Cyranos. When a young scavenger living on the outskirts of New America learns that she is the secret daughter of King Amon, she makes it her mission to venture across the country reclaim her birthright. Accompanied by her childhood best friend, she will make enemies and allies along the way. But what is truly awaiting her past those tall barriers?
