Normal People star Paul Mescal made his first ever TV appearance when he starred in an Irish sausage advert.
The actor, 24, has proven to be a major heartthrob after his entrance as Connell Waldron on the BBC show, but he has a very interesting back-story into the world of acting.
He started his career on the big screen by featuring in an ad for Irish sausage brand Denny.
Paul, who is originally from County Kildare in Ireland, can be seen playing an excited son for the brand, where he is inspired to 'seize the Denny' (day) and jets off on his travels.
The actor recently confirmed on RTE One's Late Late Show that it was his first ever on-screen role after he'd spent years working to get onto the big screen after putting in work on the Irish theatre scene.
He has received non-stop praise from huge stars such as Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Josh O'Connor and James Corden for his role in the show, which is an adaption of Sally Rooney's novel, Normal People.
Paul is being tipped as the next James Bond, and critics predict that he will make it big in Hollywood and will win an Oscar in the next five years.
In a recent chat with Mirror Online, he admitted: "It's very strange to hear all of these things, very strange but extremely humbling and I couldn't be any more gratful.
"I've heard the James Bond predictions and all I can say is that would be a dream come true. If I was James Bond - well, I'd be rich."
He continued: "It's hard to get my head around the fact that these huge celebrities; the people I have looked up to for years are tweeting about me.
"It's really baffling. I knew that Normal People was a huge deal, but I really didn't expect this."
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