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, who starred in 2020 drama series Normal People, has admitted lying to get cast for the role. Based on Sally Rooney’s best-selling novel of the same name, the romantic

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.

Paul Mescal has revealed he fibbed to land his role in Normal People. The actor starred in the TV show based on Sally Rooney's best-selling novel in 2020. Now he's admitted that he told producers he could drive in order to land the role of Connor - even when he couldn't.