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Ekin Karasin

HISTORICAL FACTS: Paul mescal reveals how concerning childhood injury won him role in gladiator ii - Caught on Camera

Mescal in Gladiator II - (Getty Images)

Paul Mescal has revealed how a brutal childhood injury helped him win a role on Gladiator II.

The Aftersun actor, 28, plays Lucius Verus in the Ridley Scott-directed blockbuster, which came out in November.

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