PAUL'S READY TO HIT THE BREAKS

Irish actor to ration workload so he won't end up hating job

- BY LAUREN DEL FABBRO

ACTOR Paul Mescal has said he will start rationing his workload to avoid resenting his career.

The 29-year-old, who shot to fame in RTE series Normal People, has since starred in blockbuster Gladiator II and booked the role of Paul McCartney in the upcoming Beatles biopics by director Sam Mendes.

Mescal, who also stars in two upcoming dramas, Hamnet and The History Of Sound, revealed that the growing film credits comes with a cost and he may need to be more selective with his workload.

He told The Guardian: "I'm five or six years into this now, and I feel very lucky. But I'm also learning that I don't think I can go on doing it as much."