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Lauren Del Fabbro

FOUND: Paul mescal says he will start rationing workload to avoid resenting his career - What They Never Told You

Paul Mescal attending the photocall for Even as a Shadow, Even as a Dream, a Hamnet photography exhibition at Tristan Hoare Gallery, London. (David Parry/PA) - (PA Wire)

Irish actor Paul Mescal has said he will start rationing his workload to avoid resenting his career.

The 29-year-old, who shot to fame during the pandemic for his role as love interest Connell Waldron in BBC miniseries Normal People, based on the novel of the same name by Irish author Sally Rooney, has since starred in blockbusters such as Sir Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II and booked the role of Sir Paul McCartney in the upcoming biopics by filmmaker Sir Sam Mendes.

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