Irish actor Paul Mescal shares the ‘gorgeous email’ he received from Hugh Jackman after the Wolverine star watched his hit series Normal People
He has been nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series for his role as Connell Waldron in BBC drama Normal People.
And on Thursday, Paul Mescal revealed that Australian actor Hugh Jackman, who is also nominated in the same category, had contacted him after watching the series.
‘He sent a gorgeous email again when we were nominated,’ the 24-year-old Irishman said on Variety and iHeart’s podcast The Big Ticket.
Hollywood friends: Paul Mescal (pictured) has revealed he received a ‘gorgeous email’ from Hugh Jackman, who praised his performance in Irish drama Normal People
‘I think the only disappointment is that I won’t get to see him at the ceremony. I just hope there’s some kind of Zoom [waiting room] and I could talk to him there.’
Paul is nominated alongside Hugh (Bad Education), Jeremy Pope (Hollywood), Mark Ruffalo (I Know This Much Is True) and Jeremy Irons (Watchmen).
He became an unlikely heartthrob for playing Connell in the coming-of-age drama, which airs on Stan in Australia and is also available on U.S. streaming service Hulu.
Gracious: ‘He sent a gorgeous email again when we were nominated,’ the 24-year-old Irishman said. Paul and Hugh (pictured) are both nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series
Normal People has achieved huge success, and has been watched by more than 30 million people worldwide.
It has also been nominated for Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series and Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series.
The 12-part drama, based on Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel, follows the turbulent relationship between working-class Connell and well-heeled Marianne Sheridan, who is played by Daisy Edgar Jones.
Story: Normal People, based on Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel, follows the turbulent relationship between working-class Connell Waldron and well-heeled Marianne Sheridan
In June, Paul revealed the pair had spent two weeks getting to know each other before filming started, but they tried not to ‘force’ chemistry.
Speaking during a Backstage Instagram Live interview, he said: ‘There was an understanding that me and Daisy would fundamentally get on. It can be detrimental to force chemistry on to people.
‘We didn’t spend a huge amount of time together. We spent the guts of two weeks. The production weren’t like, you go off and get to know each other.’
You can watch every episode of Normal People on Stan.
Method: In June, Paul revealed the pair had spent two weeks getting to know each other before filming started, but they tried not to ‘force’ chemistry. Pictured right: actress Daisy Edgar Jones, who plays Marianne