The Paul Mescal lookalike contest is sadly an indictment of every Irish lad I’ve met who claims that Paul Mescal looks like every lad in Ireland,’ one person wrote on X

IRISH actor Paul Mescal has said he was “blown away” by the crowd of Irish fans that came out to support him. The actor attended a premiere at the Lighthouse Cinema in Dublin for his

The film stars Kildare actor Paul Mescal, playing the character Lucius alongside co-star and two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington. Sir Ridley's first film in 2000, which starred Russell Crowe as soldier-turned-gladiator Maximus, won five Oscars including best actor and best picture.

As far as we know, nobody got arrested at the Paul Mescal lookalike competition in Dublin. So that was one less drama than the New York Chalamet fiasco. However, what constitutes a lookalike seems to be a bit thin on the ground. Seemingly, the criteria is you put on a pair of O’Neills shorts and a hoodie and you’ve made the cut.

Will the real Paul Mescal please stand up? Because crowd of Paul Mescal lookalikes gathered in Dublin on ahead of the real star's appearance at the Irish Premiere of Gladiator II. 🗡️ And this comes after Timothee Chalamet made a surprise appearance at his own viral lookalike contest in New York,

Kildare native Paul Mescal was feeling the love at the Irish premiere of his new film "Gladiator II" at Dublin's Light House Cinema.

A Paul Mescal lookalike competition was held Thursday in Smithfield near the Lighthouse cinema and crowned its winner shortly before 2 in the afternoon. Video by: Hannah Daygo

The competition took place ahead of the Irish premiere of Gladiator II at the Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield this evening, which Mescal is attending.