Paul Mescal has revealed how a brutal childhood injury helped him win a role on Gladiator II. The Aftersun actor, 28, plays Lucius Verus in the Ridley Scott -directed blockbuster, which came out in November.

Paul Mescal is looking back on when he fibbed about himself in order to land his role on Normal People. “I said I could drive for Normal People, and I could not drive. We’d signed the paperwork, I’d gotten the part,

Edgar-Jones praised Mescal in an interview during an interview with Variety the following month, sharing, "Paul is one of my lifetime best friends." "He’s an incredibly grounded