Paul Mescal is looking back on when he fibbed about himself in order to land his role on Normal People. While appearing on one of W magazine‘s Best Performances covers, the Gladiator II star was asked if he ever lied about having a certain skill to land a part to which he pointed to his role as Connell on the hit Hulu-BBC show.

Paul Mescal, who starred in 2020 drama series Normal People, has admitted lying to get cast for the role. Based on Sally Rooney’s best-selling novel of the same name, the romantic

Paul Mescal has revealed how a brutal childhood injury helped him win a role in Gladiator II. The Aftersun actor (28) plays Lucius Verus in the Ridley Scott-directed blockbuster, which came out last November.

Paul Mescal didn’t let not having a driver’s license stop him from landing his role in Normal People. The 28-year-old actor admitted in an interview with W Magazine that he fibbed about his abilities behind the wheel in order to secure his role as Connell in the hit 2020 Hulu series.