Noah Jupe on Paul Mescal's influence and Sadie Sink's 'coolness' before West End debut
noah jupe has spoken about what he learned from working with Paul Mescal as awards season builds around the film Hamnet, and is preparing to make his London stage debut opposite Sadie Sink in Romeo and Juliet. The comments come as Hamnet heads into a ceremony with 11 nominations and Jupe readies himself for a West End run at the Harold Pinter Theatre.
Noah Jupe on Paul Mescal's work ethic and on-set example
Jupe described Paul Mescal as "a humble man" and said that simply watching Mescal work was formative for him. He called Mescal professional, hardworking and passionate, and said that observing those qualities is "enough for me" to take Mescal as a role model. The actor also noted that Mescal is currently filming a Beatles biopic and referred to him as an Irish actor and Kildare native.
Hamnet's awards momentum and cast roles
Hamnet is presented in the context as an Oscar‑nominated movie that has earned 11 nominations, including best actress for Jessie Buckley, best supporting actor for Paul Mescal and best supporting actress for Emily Mortimer. Jupe appears in the film as Hamlet, while his younger brother Jacobi plays Hamnet, the playwright's son whose death shapes the story. The film's director, Chloé Zhao, has said the hit film carries "some energy" from Ireland.
Newport Beach honours and the Breakout Award
Jupe received a Breakout Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival UK and Ireland Honours. He was recognised alongside Archie Madekwe, Harry Melling and Jay Lycurgo. It was at that event that he reflected on his experience working with Mescal and the lessons he has taken from watching him on set.
Stage plans: Romeo and Juliet at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Jupe is set to star opposite Sadie Sink in a new production of Romeo and Juliet at the Harold Pinter Theatre from March 16. The engagement will mark both actors' London stage debuts and is Sink's first stage project following the conclusion of Stranger Things, in which she reprised the role of Max Mayfield. The pair recently admitted they had rehearsed together only twice, but Jupe said preparations were progressing well.
On working with Shakespeare, Jupe said the plays are so rich in context and subtext that "you can never really get to a point where you're happy" and that one could work for months and still not be close to done. He added that he and Sink have bonded over navigating fame at a young age and are looking forward to using their time on the West End to "get to know one another, " noting that it is "always good to meet someone that's in a similar situation. "
Portrait session, chemistry reads and Robert Icke's production approach
A portrait feature described a scene at Ida, a tiny family‑run neighbourhood Italian in west London, where steaming windows met an umbrella‑buckling January downpour outside. Inside, Jupe and Sink were described as dressed in La Dolce Vita‑style clothes, sipping Sangiovese and feeding each other pomodoro pasta amid candlelight, arms entangled, while fashion rails, stylists and crew looked on. Jupe joked that the moment was "basically mine and Sadie's entire relationship. "
The pair did a chemistry read together that lasted about an hour and later took part in a full‑on photoshoot for posters currently papering London's billboards and Tube tunnels. The production is directed and adapted by Robert Icke and is described as being set in a "version of now" Verona. Jupe and Sink will play Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet — the young lovers whose instant infatuation and secret marriage end in untimely, and in Icke's view entirely avoidable, deaths. Icke frames the story around fragile timing and coincidence; he cited the 1998 film Sliding Doors as an inspiration. His recent adaptation of Oedipus starred Lesley Manville and Mark Strong and completed a Broadway transfer.
Additional notes from the coverage
The coverage also notes that Jupe had recently travelled to Los Angeles for the Golden Globes, where Hamnet "won big, " and that he was experiencing jet lag after that trip. There is an inconsistency in the contextual age given for Jupe: one item describes him as 20 while another describes him as 21, so his exact age is unclear in the provided context. Sadie Sink is consistently described as 23. A separate brief line in the material states that one commentator, William, said he was "not in a calm state" at the BAFTAs amid an arrest drama involving Andrew.
