Paul Mescal Joins Cast of Maggie Gyllenhaal's Directorial Debut

Paul Mescal is making his feature film debut!

The 24-year-old Normal People actor has signed on to join the cast of The Lost Daughter, which will be the directorial debut for Maggie Gyllenhaal.

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Paul will be joining Olivia Colman, Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley, and Peter Sarsgaard in the movie.

The film follows a college professor (Colman) whose own psychological trauma begins to resurface after meeting a woman (Johnson) and her young daughter while on summer vacation, Variety reports.

If you missed it, Paul was nominated at the 2020 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie for his role in Normal People. You can check out the full list of nominees here!