Paul Mescal has revealed how an injury which caused him 'great concern in secondary school' may have landed him his biggest gig to date.

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 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 has become the talk of the town due to his deceiving looksFans of the Gladiator II star were sent into a frenzy when they learned that the actor is actually 28 years old and not 36

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.