Paul Mescal is an example of a truly transformative actor who knows how to give a raw, authentic performance. His best movies include portraying a young father in A24’s Aftersun, a mysterious neighbor in All of Us Strangers,

Mescal said he had to lose weight to film another movie, "The History of Sound," after "Gladiator 2."

Mescal made an appearance in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter” starring Olivia Colman and Dakota Johnson, which premiered on Netflix in 2021. It’s a small but memorable role in this thorny exploration of motherhood and identity.

Despite his relatively short career, Paul Mescal has already received a number of accolades. Over the last few years Paul Mescal has went from a relatively unknown theatre actor to the star of a major blockbuster film.

He starred in "Normal People" and "Aftersun," and now he will appear in the second instalment of "Gladiator." To become a worthy successor to Russell Crowe, Mescal had to gain a lot of muscle mass, and he's eager to talk about it.