Paul Mescal: life after a Best Actor Oscar nomination

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Irish actor Paul Mescal, known for his role in Normal People, is nominated for Best Actor at this year's Oscars for his role in Aftersun, which is streaming on MUBI. He is currently starring as Stanley Kowalski in a production of A Streetcar Named Desire in the West End. Speaking with the Today programme - in his first interview since being nominated for the Best Actor Oscar - the Irish actor told Martha Kearney about the challenges he, and his family, have been going through. (Image, Paul Mescal, Credit, BBC)