ToplinePaul Mescal lookalikes gathered in Dublin on Thursday afternoon to compete for a grand prize of 20 euros (or three pints, as the massive prize check states), one of many male actor lookalike contests planned in cities around the world after a Timothée Chalamet competition crashed by the actor himself in New York went viral online.

Timothée Chalamet stopped by a lookalike competition inspired by his movie characters in New York City on Oct. 27, posing for photos with fans before police arrived and ordered attendees to disperse.

A sea of people who resemble Oscar-nominated actor Timothée Chalamet, or think they do, showed up at New York’s Washington Square Park Sunday for a chance at winning $50 and bragging rights in a Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest. Then the real Chalamet made an appearance.

Over the past week, posters began to appear in New York City advertising a Timothée Chalamet lookalike competition. Featuring an understated design, a picture of the Academy Award nominated actor, and a promise of a $50 prize for the most convincing doppelganger, the event received some a raft of attention online.

On Sunday afternoon, a Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest took place in Washington Square Park. If there was a problem with that, it’s simply that every day, these days, is a Timothée Chalamet look-alike contest in New York.

The Paul Mescal lookalike contest is sadly an indictment of every Irish lad I’ve met who claims that Paul Mescal looks like every lad in Ireland,’ one person wrote on X

A Paul Mescal lookalike contest was held in Dublin on Thursday ahead of the actor's appearance at the Irish premiere of Gladiator II. Several Mescal impersonators turned up to Smithfield Square in north Dublin for the playful contest.