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When he won his Best Actor Oscar for his eponymous role in Oppenheimer in March, Cillian Murphy told millions 'I'm a very proud Irishman standing here tonight,'.<br>
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The Cork born star, 48, noted her was the first ever Irishman to win the award before cheekily quipping 'unless you count Daniel Day-Lewis, an Irish citizen, who, <br>
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I don't'. He finished off his speech by thanking the crowd in Gaelic - <br>
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But those paying attention to Hollywood won't be shocked that <br>
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in the same category were also Irish.<br>
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That's on top of a record 14 Oscar nominations - <br>
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Dubbed the 'Craic Pack' a new breed of actors appear to be taking over La La Land,<br>
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For a country with just over five million people, the nation certainly punches above its weight in the arts - with the biggest TV shows, books, and films made by Irish <br>
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Among them are hottest stars of the moment, Maynooth-born Paul Mescal, Dubliner Saoirse Ronan, Barry <br>
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Speaking to the Independent about Irish actors breaking into <br>
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He added that storytelling and performance is 'part of who <br>
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Thanks to an increase in arts funding, as well as new tax breaks for filming and <br>
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Lisa McGee's Derry Girls - set during the Troubles in Northern Ireland - became Channel 4's most successful comedy since Father Ted <br>
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Then followed the hit adaptation of Sally Rooney's Normal People, e the BBC's most-streamed series of 2020. <br>
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Paul Mescal from Maynooth, County Kildare, is the star of the new film, Gladiator II, where he plays Lucius<br>
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It was the first major role for Paul Mescal - who is now starring in Hollywood's biggest blockbuster,<br>
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When he starred in A Streetcar Named Desire in the West End last <br>
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year, Angelina Jolie came over from New York <br>
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and took him out for a coffee. The Irishman was also pictured sharing <br>
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Clearly hot property in Hollywood, Paul had a long romance <br>
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with the musician Phoebe Bridgers and is now dating nepo baby singer Gracie Abrams, daughter of J.J.<br>
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Abrams. He's even been dubbed the 'Pete Davidson for indie girls' thanks to his busy love-life.<br>
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Sexiness, is certainly a factor in the explosion of Irish actors on the scene.<br>
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Paul has a dedicated fan-run Instagram account with more than 160,000 followers.<br>
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Meanwhile American comedian Brittany Broski crudely joked that her greatest career goal was 'Irish c***' in a <br>
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Northern Irish journalist Róisín Lanigan told New York magazine that there's <br>
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'Americans and English people were introduced to a new vision of Ireland:<br>
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rose-tinted and beautiful,,' the new type of Irish, she adds is 'hot and sad.' <br>
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Incredibly Mescal, his rising star appears to be accidental.<br>
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At school in Maynooth, near Dublin, he was known as a sporty <br>
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Aged 16, he was compelled to audition for the school musical - it was compulsory for <br>
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In an early interview, he said: 'I was a 16-year-old boy <br>
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'I know for a fact I probably wouldn't have auditioned because of <br>
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But since we all had to audition, I was, like, 'Well,<br>
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Teacher Anne Marie Lawlor recalls spotting the first signs of Mescal's talent: <br>
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'I taught him singing in his fourth year of secondary school.<br>
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It was soon afterwards that he auditioned for the school play - a production of Phantom Of <br>
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When Paul Mescal was cast as Connell in Normal People - which was broadcast in 2020, during the pandemic,<br>
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When Mescal met with Ridley Scott on Zoom to discuss Gladiator II.<br>
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She said: 'He was a natural from day one. It was 2012, the production was The Phantom Of The Opera and <br>
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he was the Phantom. He needed no instruction, no coaching, he <br>
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'He was so, well, professional really. I'd never seen this from a pupil before.<br>
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'Even when it came to the love scenes, he didn't laugh or giggle the way <br>
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most young lads would. He just took it in his stride like it was the most natural thing in the world.<br>
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'Up until that point he'd been known throughout the school for <br>
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As Mescal has since recalled of stepping onto the stage: 'I've never <br>
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He considered joining the Army as a teen but, discussing it with a careers guidance counsellor, was asked if he wouldn't rather go <br>
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'I think had I lived in London or LA or New <br>
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'It took me a second to come to that conclusion living in Maynooth,' he said.<br>
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Mescal, one of three children born to retired Garda [police] officer Dearbhla and <br>
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Scott saw in Mescal the charisma of his original Gladiator, Russell Crowe, and a hint of Irish hellraiser Richard Harris, who played Emperor Marcus Aurelius in the original film.<br>
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His father was always involved in amateur dramatics and singing, and his sister Nell is a successful singer. <br>
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But Paul has not forgotten his roots, as he was back in Dublin for the premiere of Gladiator <br>
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Speaking to RTÉ, said he was 'always blown away by Irish fans who <br>
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He added: 'Myself and the other Irish in London talk about it all the time - the welcome we <br>
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In February 2023, Paul was praised for raising awareness of <br>
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This overjoyed lovers of Paul said that he had made them 'proud' to bring diversity to the star-studded event.<br>
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Normal People, based on Sally Rooney's novel about teenage lovers, <br>
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Paul isn't the only Irish ambassador wowing on the small screen.<br>
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Eve Hewson, the daughter of Bono and activist Ali Hewson hails from Dublin and shot to fame starring in Bad Sisters alongside an all Irish <br>
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Written by Sharon Horgan, set in Dublin and filmed throughout Irelend, <br>
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the black comedy (based on Belgian series), wowed critics getting at <br>
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rare 100 per cent score on Rotten Tomoatoes.<br>
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It picked up BAFTAs, a Peabody Award and got four-Emmy nominations. <br>
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She then went on to star in The Perfect Couple alongside Nicole Kidman and Dakota Fanning.<br>
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And although she now splits her time between London and Williamsburg, Brooklyn, she said there is nowhere quite like Ireland. <br>
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In an interview with the Irish Times, Eve said she spent most of the pandemic at home with her family in Dublin enjoying, 'a sort of love <br>
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Eve said she had missed Ireland, adding: 'The people.<br>
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The craic. The sesh.' The sesh is pretty minimal at the moment, <br>
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I say. 'It is. But I can get on the sesh with my brothers, we're in the same household.<br>
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The actress also said: 'I'm really lucky I didn't grow up in London. I'm really <br>
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Going beyond the silver screen to represent the Emerald Isle is Saoirse Ronan, <br>
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She was recently cast in Steve McQueen's film, Blitz, which is about a group of Londoners during <br>
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World War II and was recently commended for her performance as she 'pulled on viewers' <br>
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Saoirse - who plays Rita - is even tipped to be in the <br>
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She met with Oscar-award-winning director McQueen but <br>
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When speaking to Vogue six years ago, she said <br>
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Saoirse - who said she can speak Irish Gaelic 'pretty well' - has rubbed shoulders with not <br>
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Perhaps the biggest Irish breakout star of 2024 is Barry <br>
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Keoghan has risen through the ranks to become plastered all <br>
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He's even set to play Ringo Starr in an upcoming Beatles biopic.<br>
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The news was shared by the legendary drummer himself <br>
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Speaking about the project with Entertainment Tonight, Ringo said: 'I think it's great.<br>
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Barry has soared to stardom in recent years thanks to The <br>
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Saoirse Ronan was recently cast in Steve McQueen's film, Blitz, which is about a group of Londoners during World War II<br>
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While many may see him as a relatively 'new star', Barry has <br>
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He grew up in Summerhill, Dublin with a very unsettled start to life due to his father's absence and his <br>
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He and his brother Eric went into foster care aged five and moved about 12 times when he was growing up.<br>
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When he was 12, Barry's mother died of an overdose and <br>
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Speaking to Esquire , he said: 'You know what,<br>
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Barry said that acting is a form of escapism for him, as he felt like the job allowed <br>
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In recent years, Barry Keoghan has risen through the <br>
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It was announced on Thursday that Barry would play music legend Ringo Starr in an upcoming Beatles biopic.<br>
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Barry spoke about his connection to other Irish stars in the industry <br>
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He also joked that it would be good to get all of the Irish actors who have hit Hollywood <br>
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He told the outlet: 'It'd be like, 'Who's the most Irish?' We'd be all really putting it on. All the accents, oh, God.<br>
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'You wouldn't understand us because when we all get <br>
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Hollywood heavyweight and stalwart for representing <br>
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'We're only a country of 5 million people and I don't know, Irish <br>
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