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.

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

Following the absolute mayhem of the Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest in Manhattan's Washington Square Park last month, many other celebrity lookalike competitions have spawned across the globe, including yesterday's competition for Paul Mescal in Dublin,

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.