Paul Mescal on ‘Hamnet’ Death Scene, Imposter Syndrome and Juggling the Beatles Films and Richard Linklater’s 20-Year Musical

Paul Mescal doesn’t do grandstanding. The 29-year-old Irish actor has built a career on restraint, on what’s held back rather than what’s unleashed. In Chloé Zhao’s “Hamnet,” he brings that understated power to his portrayal of William Shakespeare, a father devastated by the loss of his son. “I can count on one hand those kinds […]