Paul Mescal cut a casual figure as he arrived to the Jimmy Kimmel Live! studios in Los Angeles on Thursday.
The actor, 27, opted for a laid back look for the day as he sported a white T-shirt with an image of a boot and a print reading: ‘Untie your tongue’.
The Normal People star also sported a pair of blue jeans and white trainers along with a pair of sunglasses.
Paul appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s chat show to promote his new film All Of Us Strangers where he stars alongside fellow Irish actor Andrew Scott.
The actor has undergone aphysical transformation to star in the upcoming Gladiator movie sequel.
Interview: Paul Mescal cut a casual figure in a white printed T-shirt as he arrived to the Jimmy Kimmel Live! studios in Los Angeles on Thursday
Casual: The Normal People star also sported blue jeans and white trainers along with a pair of sunglasses
Paul was looking ripped as he walked through Central London in his trademark O’Neills Gaelic football shorts after hitting the gym last month.
He is currently on a break from filming the follow-up to Russell Crowe’s 2000 Oscar-winning epic, as production is on hold because of the Hollywood actors’ strike.
Paul will reportedly earn £6 million for taking the lead role in the blockbuster playing Lucius, the secret son of Crowe’s character Maximus, who died at end of the first movie.
He will star opposite Denzel Washington, whose character has yet to be revealed, but is thought to be a slave-turned-landowner who harbours a grudge against the emperor.
A source in Hollywood familiar with the film, which is due out next autumn said: ‘Paul has been working out for months.
‘He’s been hitting the gym pretty much daily to beef up and has a dietician advising him what to eat for maximum muscle gain. All that hard work is clearly paying off.’
Paul, who has grown a beard for the role, showed off his physique on social media, thrilling fans with images of himself pumping iron.
But in an interview earlier this year, the star claimed he was not interested in discussing his muscly look, saying: ‘With films like this and superhero films there is sometimes a focus on that, which I don’t find that interesting.
Role: Paul appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s chat show to promote his new film All Of Us Strangers where he stars alongside fellow Irish actor Andrew Scott
Blockbuster: Paul will reportedly earn £6 million for taking the lead role in the Gladiator sequel playing Lucius, the secret son of Russell Crowe’s character Maximus
‘Of course, there’s a physical robustness required for the character, but past that I’m not interested.
‘The guy’s got to fight and has got to be a beast. And whatever that looks and feels like is right for me, is what it’s going to be.’
Paul was such an overnight sensation starring opposite Daisy Edgar-Jones in the BBC adaptation of Normal People that even the chain he wore around his neck had its own social media account.
