Paul Mescal makes bold Jessie Buckley declaration at Hamnet premiere
Paul Mescal has praised his Hamnet co-star Jessie Buckley, describing her as “a red wine actor” who he’d work with “until the cows come home.” Speaking at the London Film Festival premiere on Saturday, 11 October, the Irish star explained that he felt Buckley’s performances are “full-bodied, like raw, [and she] goes to the well every time the way that she works.” Buckley plays Agnes Shakespeare/Anne Hathaway, William Shakespeare’s wife, opposite Mescal, who stars as the playwright in Chloé Zhao’s adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel. The cast also includes Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn, Jacobi Jupe, Noah Jupe and Olivia Lynes. Hamnet opens in the US this November before its UK release on 9 January 2026.