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).
All Rose has ever wanted to do is help people. That’s why she made a promise at her best friend’s funeral that she’s determined to keep. After all, it was her fault Juliet took her own life. Wracked with guilt, Rose vowed she’d help Juliet’s ten-year-old daughter, Eloise, if she ever found herself in trouble. Since then, Rose has lived her quiet, ordered life never thinking that one day she might have to keep her word. Until the night Eloise turns up on the doorstep with her boyfriend’s body in the back of her car - and asks Rose to help her hide it. Eloise never meant to hurt Theo, but after months of his controlling behaviour something inside her snapped. The last thing Rose needs is to become an accessory to murder. She would rather shut the door and forget all about Eloise and Theo. But even after all this time, a promise is still a promise…
