Hon Paul Mescal.
It’s not massively surprising given the level of worldwide fame he’s achieved in the last 12 months, but it’s still great to hear that Paul Mescal has landed himself in the Entertainment section of the coveted Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list for 2021.
The young actor joins a group of talented Irish people named on the prestigious list, which highlights innovators, leaders and entrepreneurs, all seen as change-makers in their industries.
Speaking about the Kildare native, Forbes highlighted that the future is bright: “As well as playing the title role in Martin McDonagh’s critically-acclaimed The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Mescal is due to star in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut The Lost Daughter, and as the lead in Benjamin Millepied’s Carmen.”
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The Emmy-nominated actor was listed alongside his Normal People co-star, Daisy Edgar Jones, and he wasn’t the only Irish person who made the cut.
22-year-old Joy Crookes, a Bangladeshi-Irish singer-songwriter, also made the list in the Entertainment category as well as Neil Dunne, the co-founder and chief operating officer of Andrson, a sound-driven AI-powered tool that connects emerging artists to industry professionals.
Change Donation co-founder William Conaghan also made the list in the Social Impact category, while in Finance, 25-year-old Paul Allen, a partner with JP Morgan tech investment division in London, also made the cut.
In the Manufacturing and Industry section, meanwhile, there was a mention for 29-year-old, Fiona Edwards Murphy, the co-founder of the Apis Protect, which uses sensors and internet of things technology to enable beekeepers to remotely track data from their hives.
The Forbes 30 Under 30 list is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year after launching back in 2011 and you can check it out in full here.
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