Interview: Normal People's Paul Mescal on new film Aftersun and playing a father

Normal People star Paul Mescal on a surprise screen switch from brooding teen to fatherhood

His television debut as brooding teenager Connell Waldron in the triumphant television adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel Normal People won Paul Mescal an army of fans during lockdown.

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