:Pedro Pascal
{{short description|Chilean and American actor (born 1975)}}
{{for|people with a similar name|Pedro Pascual (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Pedro Pascal
| image = Pedro Pascal at SXSW 2025 01 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Pascal in 2025
| birth_name = José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|4|2}}
| birth_place = Santiago, Chile
| other_names = Pedro Balmaceda
Alexander Pascal
| occupation = Actor
| education = New York University (BFA)
| works = Full list
| years_active = 1996–present
| relatives = Lux Pascal (sister)
| signature = Pedro Pascal Signature.svg
}}
José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal ({{IPA|es|xoˈse ˈpeðɾo βalmaˈseða pasˈkal|lang}}; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. After nearly two decades of taking small roles on stage and television, Pascal had his breakout role as Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2014). He gained further prominence with his portrayal of Javier Peña in the Netflix crime series Narcos (2015–2017). He went on to appear in the films The Great Wall (2016), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), The Equalizer 2 (2018), and Triple Frontier (2019).
Pascal's leading roles as Din Djarin in the Disney+ science fiction series The Mandalorian (2019–2023) and Joel Miller in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us (2023–present) propelled him to international stardom, earning him a reputation for portraying adoptive father figures. For the latter role, he received numerous accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award. He also portrayed parental characters in We Can Be Heroes (2020), Strange Way of Life (2023), and The Wild Robot (2024). Pascal has also starred in the big-budget films Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) and Gladiator II (2024). He is playing Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).
Active in theatre since 1999, he made his Broadway debut as Edmund in a 2019 adaptation of King Lear. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.
Early life
{{see also|Allende family|Balmaceda family}}
José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal was born on April 2, 1975, in Santiago, Chile{{Cite web |title=Pedro Pascal Profile |website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/pedro_pascal |access-date= April 2, 2022 |agency=Rotten Tomatoes|archive-date= April 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402214627/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/pedro_pascal |url-status=live }} to child psychologist Verónica Pascal Ureta and fertility doctor José Balmaceda Riera, a member of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy.{{cite news |last=Ito |first=Robert |title=A Lethal Prince, Even if a Bit Clumsy: Pedro Pascal Becomes Red Viper on 'Game of Thrones' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/arts/television/pedro-pascal-becomes-red-viper-on-game-of-thrones.html?_r=0 |access-date= May 27, 2014 |newspaper=The New York Times |date= March 28, 2014 |archive-date= November 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112020115/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/30/arts/television/pedro-pascal-becomes-red-viper-on-game-of-thrones.html?_r=0 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Koblin |first=John |title=Pedro Pascal: Making It at 41 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/fashion/mens-style/pedro-pascal-great-wall-game-of-thrones-narcos-late-success.html |access-date= July 4, 2019 |newspaper=The New York Times |date= February 3, 2017 |archive-date= December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229040531/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/03/fashion/mens-style/pedro-pascal-great-wall-game-of-thrones-narcos-late-success.html |url-status=live}} His paternal grandmother was born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.{{Cite web |last=Palma |first=Redacción |date=September 21, 2017 |title=El pasado mallorquín del agente Peña de Narcos |url=https://www.diariodemallorca.es/sociedad/2017/09/21/pasado-mallorquin-agente-pena-narcos-3343743.html |access-date=May 30, 2023 |website=Diario de Mallorca |language=es |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530210555/https://www.diariodemallorca.es/sociedad/2017/09/21/pasado-mallorquin-agente-pena-narcos-3343743.html |url-status=live }} He has an older sister named Javiera,{{cite web |title="Narcos" star Pedro Pascal on the mystery of Pablo Escobar's death | date=September 2, 2016 | via=YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC5G0bsSQtw |access-date= November 3, 2020 |archive-date= December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229040511/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC5G0bsSQtw |url-status=live}} a younger brother named Nicolás,{{Cite web |last=Pascal |first=Pedro |date=April 10, 2019 |title=This is my brother, Nicolas. |url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fp%2FBwE8pfHDb4Y%2F%3Fhl%3Den |access-date=July 9, 2023 |website=www.instagram.com}} and a younger sister named Lux, who is an actress and transgender activist.{{cite web |url=http://www.t13.cl/noticia/entretencion/Lucas-Balmaceda-el-hermano-del-chileno-de-Game-of-Thrones-que-llego-a-remecer-Los-80 |title=Lucas Balmaceda, el hermano del chileno de Game of Thrones que llegó a remecer Los 80 |website=t13.cl |date=November 12, 2014 |access-date= January 13, 2018 |archive-date= November 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111204523/https://www.t13.cl/noticia/entretencion/Lucas-Balmaceda-el-hermano-del-chileno-de-Game-of-Thrones-que-llego-a-remecer-Los-80 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Pedro Pascal Sweetly Supports His Sister Lux After She Comes Out as a Trans Woman: 'Mi Corazón' |url=https://people.com/movies/pedro-pascal-supports-sister-lux-comes-out-trans-woman/ |website=People |date= February 9, 2021 |access-date= February 12, 2021 |archive-date= February 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211212045/https://people.com/movies/pedro-pascal-supports-sister-lux-comes-out-trans-woman/ |url-status=live }} Pascal's mother was the cousin of Andrés Pascal Allende, the nephew of socialist Chilean President Salvador Allende (through his sister Laura). Pascal Allende was an early leader of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left, a militant far-left organization.{{Cite web |url=https://www.latercera.com/noticia/pedro-pascal-punto/ |title=Pedro Pascal, en su punto |website=La Tercera |date= September 1, 2017 |access-date= January 10, 2021 |archive-date= February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224073623/https://www.latercera.com/noticia/pedro-pascal-punto/ |url-status=live }}
Two years before Pascal's birth, the democratically elected socialist government of Salvador Allende was overthrown by General Augusto Pinochet, leading to the country becoming a military dictatorship.{{cite news |last1=Güimil |first1=Eva |title=Pedro Pascal: The trials and triumphs of the first breakout star of 2023 |url=https://english.elpais.com/culture/2023-02-24/pedro-pascal-the-trials-and-triumphs-of-the-first-breakout-star-of-2023.html |access-date=November 20, 2024 |work=El País |date=February 24, 2023}} Both of Pascal's parents were listed as enemies of the state by the Pinochet regime and the family eventually fled Chile when he was nine months old, after seeking refuge in the Venezuelan embassy in Santiago for six months.
The family later received political asylum in Denmark{{cite web |date=November 13, 2020 |title=The Mandalorian's Pedro Pascal Credits His Success to His Mom, Who Died Before He Became Famous |url=https://people.com/tv/the-mandalorian-pedro-pascal-credits-his-success-to-his-mom/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212035519/https://people.com/tv/the-mandalorian-pedro-pascal-credits-his-success-to-his-mom/ |archive-date=December 12, 2020 |access-date=January 1, 2021 |website=People}}{{cite news |last=Broeske |first=Pat H. |title=The Viper Prince |url=http://www.orangecoast.com/features/2014/04/28/the-viper-prince |access-date= May 27, 2014 |publisher=Orange Coast |date= April 28, 2014 |archive-date= June 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602035249/http://www.orangecoast.com/features/2014/04/28/the-viper-prince |url-status=live}} before settling in the United States, where Pascal was raised in San Antonio, Texas,{{cite news |last=McIntyre |first=Gina |title='Game of Thrones': Red Viper actor Pedro Pascal hates spoilers too |url=http://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/game-of-thrones-red-viper-actor-pedro-pascal-hates-spoilers-too/ |access-date= May 27, 2014 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date= May 12, 2014 |archive-date= September 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908015642/https://herocomplex.latimes.com/tv/game-of-thrones-red-viper-actor-pedro-pascal-hates-spoilers-too/ }} until they relocated to Orange County, California, when he was 11 years old. By the time he was eight years old, his family regularly visited Chile to see his 34 cousins.{{cite magazine |last=Vary |first=Adam B. |title=Pedro Pascal on Fame and 'The Mandalorian': 'Can We Cut the S— and Talk About the Child?' |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/pedro-pascal-the-mandalorian-star-wars-wonder-woman-1984-1234803468/ |access-date= January 1, 2021 |magazine=Variety |date= October 14, 2020 |archive-date= October 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201015194622/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/pedro-pascal-the-mandalorian-star-wars-wonder-woman-1984-1234803468/ |url-status=live }} His parents would ultimately move back to Chile in 1995 to raise his two younger siblings.{{Cite magazine |last=Warner |first=Kara |url=https://time.com/collection/american-voices-2017/4985811/american-voices-pedro-pascal/ |title=Pedro Pascal on His Roots in Chile and Breakout Stardom |date=October 30, 2017 |magazine=Time |access-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-date=March 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240301121715/https://time.com/collection/american-voices-2017/4985811/american-voices-pedro-pascal/ |url-status=live }}
He pursued acting at the Orange County School of the Arts and graduated in 1993, before attending New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he graduated in 1997.{{cite web |title=ETW Alumni |url=https://tisch.nyu.edu/drama/about/studios/experimental-theatre-wing/alumni |website=New York University |access-date= January 1, 2021 |archive-date= January 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119205137/https://tisch.nyu.edu/drama/about/studios/experimental-theatre-wing/alumni |url-status=live }} After his mother's death, he began using her surname professionally as a tribute to her and because he felt that Americans had difficulty pronouncing his paternal surname, Balmaceda.
Career
= 1999–2013: Early work =
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Early in his career, Pascal appeared in several television series, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, NYPD Blue, The Good Wife, Nurse Jackie, and Homeland.{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Jeffery |url=https://collider.com/pedro-pascal-early-tv-roles/ |title=You May Not Have Recognized Pedro Pascal in Some of His Earliest Roles |date=January 22, 2024 |website=Collider |access-date=May 17, 2024 }} Pascal experienced hard times during that point in his career; besides working in small acting and theatre roles, he took jobs waiting at restaurants. Pascal admitted that he was fired "often, upwards of, I don't know, maybe close to 10 times".{{Cite web |last=Thokchom |first=Rahul |url=https://fandomwire.com/maybe-10-times-before-gaining-fame-as-game-of-thrones-oberyn-martell-pedro-pascal-was-often-fired-from-his-job-confesses-being-biased-towards-people/ |title="Maybe 10 times": Before Gaining Fame As Game Of Thrones' Oberyn Martell Pedro Pascal Was Often Fired From His Job, Confesses Being Biased Towards People |date=September 4, 2023 |website=IndieWire |access-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603192658/https://fandomwire.com/maybe-10-times-before-gaining-fame-as-game-of-thrones-oberyn-martell-pedro-pascal-was-often-fired-from-his-job-confesses-being-biased-towards-people/ |url-status=live }} In times of extreme hardship, Pascal's close friend Sarah Paulson would give him her per diem money "so that he could have money to feed himself."{{Cite web |last=Tinoco |first=Armando |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/sarah-paulson-helped-pedro-pascal-early-career-giving-acting-pay-money-to-feed-himself-1235322457/ |title=Sarah Paulson Helped Pedro Pascal Early In His Career Giving Him Her Acting Pay So ""He Could Have Money To Feed Himself" |date=April 11, 2023 |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=June 28, 2024 }} At a point when he found difficulty in affording medical care, only having less than seven dollars in his bank account, he received a residual check from his role in Buffy, which helped him to restabilize his finances and allowed him to continue pursuing acting.{{Cite web |last=Roe |first=Mike |url=https://www.thewrap.com/pedro-pascal-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-quit-acting/ |title=Pedro Pascal Says 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Residual Check Saved Him From Quitting Acting |date=March 18, 2024 |website=TheWrap |access-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603192657/https://www.thewrap.com/pedro-pascal-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-quit-acting/ |url-status=live }}
Pascal is a member of New York City's LAByrinth Theater Company.{{cite web |title=Company Members |url=http://www.labtheater.org/companymembers/memberslist.html |website=LAByrinth Theater Company |access-date= June 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019045129/http://www.labtheater.org/companymembers/memberslist.html |archive-date= October 19, 2013}} He received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and Garland Award for his role in the International City Theater production of Orphans, and has performed in classical and contemporary works.{{Cite web |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/pedro-pascal/profile/ |title=Star File – Pedro Pascal |website=broadway.com |access-date=May 20, 2024 |archive-date=May 20, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240520230202/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/stars/pedro-pascal/profile/ |url-status=live }} In 2010, he wrote a play, directed by Sarah Silverman, Flaca Loves Bone, about four siblings who meet in a snowy wood to uncover a family secret.{{Cite web |title=Pedro Pascal |url=https://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsP/pascal-pedro.php |access-date= February 26, 2023 |website=www.doollee.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210015015/https://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsP/pascal-pedro.php |archive-date= December 10, 2022 |url-status=live}} Also in 2010, Pascal made his directorial debut with Killing Play, written by David Anzuelo, at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.{{Cite web |title=Rattlestick Presents Seven New Works at "F*!@cking Good Plays! (festival)" |url=https://playbill.com/article/rattlestick-presents-seven-new-works-at-f-cking-good-plays-festival-com-164613 |access-date=June 3, 2024 |website=PlayBill |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604023405/https://playbill.com/article/rattlestick-presents-seven-new-works-at-f-cking-good-plays-festival-com-164613 |url-status=live }} He also directed underneathmybed and Yosemite there.{{Cite web |author=BWW News Desk |title=Rattlestick Playwrights' underneathmybed Closes 10/10 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Rattlestick-Playwrights-underneathmybed-Closes-1010-20101010 |access-date= February 26, 2023 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226145858/https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Rattlestick-Playwrights-underneathmybed-Closes-1010-20101010 |archive-date= February 26, 2023 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Rattlestick Playwrights Theater Continues Evening Reading Series With Yosemite 5/18 |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rattlestick-Playwrights-Theater-Continues-Evening-Reading-Series-With-YOSEMITE-518-20100518 |access-date=February 26, 2023 |website=BroadwayWorld.com |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20230307180352/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Rattlestick-Playwrights-Theater-Continues-Evening-Reading-Series-With-YOSEMITE-518-20100518 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |url-status=live }} He was cast in the pilot for the 2011 Wonder Woman television adaptation as Ed Indelicato, Wonder Woman's liaison to the LAPD, but the show was not picked up.{{Cite web |last=Guthrie |first=Marisa |date=March 3, 2011 |title=Pedro Pascal Joins NBC's 'Wonder Woman' Pilot |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/pedro-pascal-joins-nbcs-wonder-164014/ |access-date=July 18, 2021 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date= July 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718145651/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/pedro-pascal-joins-nbcs-wonder-164014/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/tv/pedro-pascal-wonder-woman-pilot/ |title=Pedro Pascal briefly forgot he was in NBC's 'very risky' 'Wonder Woman' pilot |date=December 29, 2020 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=April 7, 2023 |archive-date=April 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407053606/https://ew.com/tv/pedro-pascal-wonder-woman-pilot/ |url-status=live }}
= 2014–2018: Breakthrough and rise to fame =
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In 2014, Pascal portrayed the character Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO's critically acclaimed television series Game of Thrones.{{Cite web |last=Wolff |first=Natasha |date=April 2, 2014 |title=Pedro Pascal Joins Game of Thrones as the Red Viper and Had "Nerd Moments," Furious About Spoilers |url=https://dujour.com/culture/pedro-pascal-red-viper-game-of-thrones/ |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=DuJour |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713204031/https://dujour.com/culture/pedro-pascal-red-viper-game-of-thrones/ |url-status=live }} The season aired from April 6 to June 15, 2014, and Pascal's performance as the passionate and vengeful Dornish prince garnered significant praise from both critics and audiences, with numerous publications, including CNET,{{Cite web |title=Game of Thrones already lost its greatest hero: Why I loved Oberyn Martell |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/game-of-thrones-already-lost-its-greatest-hero-oberyn-martell/ |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=CNET |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713204031/https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/game-of-thrones-already-lost-its-greatest-hero-oberyn-martell/ |url-status=live }} Collider,{{Cite web |last=Kavanagh |first=Emily |url=https://collider.com/pedro-pascal-game-of-thrones-oberyn-martell/ |title=There's a Reason Why 'Game of Thrones' Best Character Was Oberyn Martell |date=February 14, 2024 |website=Collider |access-date=June 23, 2024 }} The Mary Sue,{{Cite web |last1=Baranda |first1=Danielle |last2=Geddo |first2=Benedetta |url=https://www.themarysue.com/the-10-best-game-of-thrones-characters-ranked/ |title=The Best 'Game of Thrones' Characters, Ranked |date=August 12, 2023 |website=The Mary Sue |access-date=June 23, 2024 }} Time,{{Cite magazine |last=Dodds |first=Eric |url=https://time.com/2838546/game-of-thrones-why-you-cant-stop-thinking-about-oberyn-martell/ |title=Game of Thrones: Why You Can't Stop Thinking About Oberyn Martell |date=June 13, 2024 |magazine=Time |access-date=June 23, 2024}} and Esquire naming Martell as one of the best characters in the show.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Matt |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/g36111426/best-game-of-thrones-characters/ |title=The 25 Best Game of Thrones Characters, Ranked |date=June 7, 2024 |website=Esquire |access-date=June 23, 2024}} The Los Angeles Times praised him as a sex symbol in the role, calling it "the real tipping point in his career";{{Cite web |last=Blake |first=Meredith |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-sunday-conversation-pedro-pascal-20170922-htmlstory.html |title=A sex symbol on 'Game of Thrones,' Pedro Pascal is having a moment with 'Narcos' and 'Kingsman' |date=September 22, 2017 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |access-date=June 25, 2024 }} MovieWeb assessed that his career "skyrocket[ed]" after playing Martell.{{Cite web |last=Ghelerter |first=Adam |url=https://movieweb.com/pedro-pascal-road-to-fame/ |title=How Pedro Pascal Rose to Fame |date=March 15, 2024 |website=MovieWeb |access-date=May 17, 2024 }} Pascal stated that he was a huge fan of the show before being cast as Oberyn and was ecstatic to join.{{Cite web |last=Pedro_Pascal |date=May 25, 2014 |title=I am actor Pedro Pascal. I play Oberyn in Game of Thrones, Ask me anything. |url=http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/26gtvt/i_am_actor_pedro_pascal_i_play_oberyn_in_game_of/ |access-date=July 9, 2023 |website=r/IAmA |archive-date=July 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720014550/https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/26gtvt/i_am_actor_pedro_pascal_i_play_oberyn_in_game_of/ |url-status=live }} As part of the ensemble, he has received a Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.{{Cite web |author=T. H. R. Staff |date=January 24, 2015 |title=SAG Awards: Complete List of Winners |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/sag-awards-2015-winners-list-765943/ |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125043436/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/sag-awards-2015-winners-list-765943/ |url-status=live }}
In the 2015 movie Bloodsucking Bastards, Pascal portrayed the vampire Max.{{cite web |last1=Miska |first1=Brad |title=INDIE'Bloodsucking Bastards' Turns Cast Into Vamps |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/indie/3289705/bloodsucking-bastards-turns-cast-into-vamps/ |date= April 21, 2014 |website=bloody-disgusting.com |access-date= June 7, 2017 |archive-date= December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229040442/https://bloody-disgusting.com/indie/3289705/bloodsucking-bastards-turns-cast-into-vamps/ |url-status=live}} In April 2015, Pascal co-starred with Heidi Klum in the music video for Sia's "Fire Meet Gasoline".{{cite web |last1=Gordon |first1=Jeremy |title=Sia's "Fire Meet Gasoline" Used in Video Starring Heidi Klum, "Game of Thrones" Actor Pedro Pascal |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/59388-sias-fire-meet-gasoline-used-in-video-starring-heidi-klum-game-of-thrones-actor-pedro-pascal/ |website=Pitchfork Media |access-date= April 23, 2015 |date= April 23, 2015 |archive-date= December 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229040539/https://pitchfork.com/news/59388-sias-fire-meet-gasoline-used-in-video-starring-heidi-klum-game-of-thrones-actor-pedro-pascal/ |url-status=live}} In August 2015, Pascal gained further recognition for his portrayal as Javier Peña, based on a real-life DEA agent, in the popular Netflix crime drama series Narcos. The show's two first seasons depict the rise and fall of the infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar and the subsequent Medellín Cartel, as the show's focus shifted to the Cali Cartel for its third and final season, Pascal took on the role of both lead actor and narrator.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=June 6, 2014 |title=Pedro Pascal To Star In Netflix Drama Series 'Narcos' |url=https://deadline.com/2014/06/pedro-pascal-stars-narcos-netflix-741258/ |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=Deadline |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709205815/https://deadline.com/2014/06/pedro-pascal-stars-narcos-netflix-741258/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Strause |first=Jackie |date=August 31, 2017 |title='Narcos' Star Pedro Pascal on Returning for a More "Insidious" Season 3 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/narcos-season-3-pedro-pascal-interview-1033514/ |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=July 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712215935/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/narcos-season-3-pedro-pascal-interview-1033514/ |url-status=live }}
In 2016, he portrayed mercenary Pero Tovar in the fantasy action film The Great Wall, alongside Matt Damon, and directed by Zhang Yimou.{{Cite web |date= February 15, 2017 |title=Pedro Pascal goes from 'Game of Thrones' to 'Great Wall' |url=https://www.dailynews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20170215/pedro-pascal-goes-from-game-of-thrones-to-great-wall |access-date= May 26, 2022 |website=Daily News |archive-date= May 15, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515170352/http://www.dailynews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20170215/pedro-pascal-goes-from-game-of-thrones-to-great-wall |url-status=live }} Set against the backdrop of the iconic Great Wall of China, the film follows European mercenaries who become embroiled in a battle against ancient creatures threatening humanity. Despite the film's visually stunning production and ambitious scope, it received mixed reviews for its narrative and character development.{{Cite news |last=Roxburgh |first=Helen |date=December 16, 2016 |title=The Great Wall review – Matt Damon epic delivers spectacle but not soul |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/16/the-great-wall-review-matt-damon-zhang-yimou |access-date=January 6, 2024 |work=The Guardian |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=November 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231107105545/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/dec/16/the-great-wall-review-matt-damon-zhang-yimou |url-status=live }} Filmed on location in Qingdao, China.{{Cite news |last1=Barnes |first1=Brooks |last2=Qin |first2=Amy |date=December 21, 2016 |title=The East Lobs a Blockbuster-Hopeful to the West With 'The Great Wall' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/movies/the-great-wall-china-film-industry.html |access-date=January 6, 2024 |work=The New York Times |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=April 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409235034/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/21/movies/the-great-wall-china-film-industry.html |url-status=live }} Pascal has voiced his admiration for Zhang, whom he had been a fan of during his youth.{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2017 |title=Chinese Film Buff Pedro Pascal Opens Up On The Great Wall |url=http://www.traileraddict.com/article/chinese-film-buff-pedro-pascal-opens-great-wall/ |access-date=January 6, 2024 |website=Trailer Addict |archive-date=January 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106213129/https://www.traileraddict.com/article/chinese-film-buff-pedro-pascal-opens-great-wall/ |url-status=live }}
File:Pedro Pascal (36124158715).jpg]]In 2017, Pascal portrayed the charismatic and skilled operative within the Statesman organization, Jack Daniels, also known as Agent Whiskey, in Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Golden Circle.{{Cite web |last=Jaafar |first=Ali |date=April 8, 2016 |title='Games Of Thrones' Pedro Pascal To Board 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' |url=https://deadline.com/2016/04/games-of-thrones-pedro-pascal-kingsman-2-narcos-netflix-halle-berry-julianne-moore-matt-damon-great-wall-china-1201725794/ |access-date=July 9, 2023 |website=Deadline |archive-date=December 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210190801/https://deadline.com/2016/04/games-of-thrones-pedro-pascal-kingsman-2-narcos-netflix-halle-berry-julianne-moore-matt-damon-great-wall-china-1201725794/ |url-status=live }} Writing for Collider, Chris Sasaguay called his character "one cool cowboy", observing his "genuine love for getting into a cutthroat brawl", and praising the "playful side that comes so easily to Pascal [...] which isn't lost in playing Whiskey, turning him into a worthy new character to stand beside the Kingsman agents".{{Cite web |last=Sasaguay |first=Chris |url=https://collider.com/pedro-pascal-kingsman-the-golden-circle/ |title=Pedro Pascal Whips You Into Shape in 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle' |date=March 3, 2023 |website=Collider |access-date=June 23, 2024 }}
In 2018, he starred as Dave York, the main antagonist, in Denzel Washington's thriller sequel film The Equalizer 2.{{cite news |last1=Ford |first1=Rebecca |title='The Equalizer' Sequel Adds Pedro Pascal |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/equalizer-sequel-adds-pedro-pascal-1030230 |access-date= August 22, 2017 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date= August 21, 2017 |archive-date= August 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824092247/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/equalizer-sequel-adds-pedro-pascal-1030230 |url-status=live }} In Prospect, Pascal portrayed the character Ezra, a seasoned and enigmatic prospector navigating a dangerous alien moon in search of valuable resources. CNET{{'}}s
Monisha Ravisetti was "delightfully surprised when Pedro Pascal showed up in a burnt orange spacesuit",{{Cite web |last=Ravisetti |first=Monisha |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/entertainment/pedro-pascal-plays-a-rugged-space-explorer-in-this-vibey-sci-fi-gem/ |title=Pedro Pascal Plays a Rugged Space Explorer in This Vibey Sci-Fi Gem |date=February 27, 2023 |website=CNET |access-date=June 23, 2024 }} and Dais Johnston retroactively compared the role to Pascal's future characters in The Mandalorian and The Last of Us, writing for Inverse, "Pedro Pascal plays a gruff man who only looks out for himself until a child softens his heart".{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Dais |url=https://www.inverse.com/culture/sci-fi-movies-january-2023-hulu-prospect |title=You need to watch Pedro Pascal's grittiest sci-fi movie on Hulu ASAP |date=January 12, 2023 |website=Inverse |access-date=June 23, 2024 }} In 2018's If Beale Street Could Talk, directed by Barry Jenkins and based on James Baldwin's novel, Pascal made a cameo appearance as Pietro Alvarez, a frivolous yet crucial character who ultimately reveals a compassionate and empathetic side.{{Cite web |last=Light |first=Jo |url=https://collider.com/pedro-pascal-if-beale-street-could-talk/ |title=Pedro Pascal Gave Us His All in This Uncredited Role |date=March 23, 2023 |website=Collider |access-date=May 20, 2024 |archive-date=April 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403040523/https://collider.com/pedro-pascal-if-beale-street-could-talk/ |url-status=live }}
= 2019–present: Worldwide fame with ''The Mandalorian'' and ''The Last of Us'' =
In February 2019, Pascal made his Broadway debut in an adaptation of King Lear with Glenda Jackson and Ruth Wilson, where he took on the role of Edmund, the cunning and ambitious illegitimate son of the Earl of Gloucester.{{Cite web |last=Evans |first=Greg |url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/broadway-the-affair-ruth-wilson-game-of-thrones-pedro-pascal-glenda-jackson-king-lear-1202463090/ |title=Broadway: 'The Affair's Ruth Wilson, 'Game Of Thrones' Pedro Pascal On Board For Glenda Jackson's 'King Lear' |date=September 12, 2018 |website=Deadline |access-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-date=May 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240519204140/https://deadline.com/2018/09/broadway-the-affair-ruth-wilson-game-of-thrones-pedro-pascal-glenda-jackson-king-lear-1202463090/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last1=12 September |first1=David Canfield |last2=EDT |first2=2018 at 10:31 AM |title=Ruth Wilson, Pedro Pascal, more to star opposite Glenda Jackson in 'King Lear' on Broadway |url=https://ew.com/theater/2018/09/12/ruth-wilson-pedro-pascal-king-lear/ |access-date= April 15, 2022 |website=EW.com |archive-date= April 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415193039/https://ew.com/theater/2018/09/12/ruth-wilson-pedro-pascal-king-lear/ |url-status=live }} Since 2019, Pascal has portrayed the title role in The Mandalorian, the first live-action Star Wars television series, which debuted on Disney+, the show follows the adventures of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2018/11/the-mandalorian-star-wars-pedro-pascal-talks-disney-streaming-series-1202501235/ |title='The Mandalorian' Targets Pedro Pascal For Title Role In Disney+ Series |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |website=Deadline |date= November 13, 2018 |access-date= November 14, 2018 |archive-date= November 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113232557/https://deadline.com/2018/11/the-mandalorian-star-wars-pedro-pascal-talks-disney-streaming-series-1202501235/ |url-status=live}} The role brought Pascal much wider recognition, and would later help establish him for his portrayals of father figures. The same year, he starred as Francisco "Catfish" Morales in the Netflix heist drama Triple Frontier,{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr. |date=March 19, 2018 |title='Triple Frontier' Finally Going: Affleck, Isaac, Pascal, Hunnam, Hedlund, Arjona In JC Chandor's Lineup |url=https://deadline.com/2018/03/triple-frontier-movie-ben-affleck-oscar-isaac-pedro-pascal-charlie-hunnam-garrett-hedlund-adria-arjona-jc-chandor-netflix-1202345230/ |access-date=July 9, 2023 |website=Deadline|archive-date=March 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324191245/https://deadline.com/2018/03/triple-frontier-movie-ben-affleck-oscar-isaac-pedro-pascal-charlie-hunnam-garrett-hedlund-adria-arjona-jc-chandor-netflix-1202345230/ |url-status=live }} in which he portrays a helicopter pilot.{{cite magazine |last=Nashawaty |first=Chris |date=March 6, 2019 |title=Oscar Isaac and Ben Affleck are macho men on a mission in Netflix's Triple Frontier: EW review |url=https://ew.com/movie-reviews/2019/03/06/oscar-isaac-ben-affleck-macho-men-mission-netflixs-triple-frontier-ew-review/ |access-date=April 26, 2020 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}
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He portrayed Maxwell Lord in the DC Extended Universe film Wonder Woman 1984, directed by Patty Jenkins. Following delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the film was released to theaters and HBO Max in December 2020.{{cite news |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |date=March 28, 2018 |title='Narcos' Star Pedro Pascal Lands Key Role in 'Wonder Woman' Sequel (EXCLUSIVE) |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/pedro-pascal-wonder-woman-sequel-narcos-1202738657/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329010138/http://variety.com/2018/film/news/pedro-pascal-wonder-woman-sequel-narcos-1202738657/ |archive-date=March 29, 2018}}{{Cite web |last=Rubin |first=Rebecca |date=November 18, 2020 |title='Wonder Woman 1984' to Debut Both on HBO Max and in Theaters |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-release-1234804411/ |access-date=July 9, 2023 |website=Variety |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118233910/https://variety.com/2020/film/news/wonder-woman-1984-hbo-max-release-1234804411/ |url-status=live }} The Guardian{{'}}s Peter Bradshaw called Pascal's character "a version of Norman Vincent Peale, the positive-thinking guru who was such an influence on presidents Nixon and Trump".{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/dec/15/wonder-woman-1984-review-gal-gadot-kristen-wiig-patty-jenkins|title=Wonder Woman 1984 review – queenly Gal Gadot disarms the competition|newspaper=The Guardian|date=December 15, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2020|first=Peter|last=Bradshaw|archive-date=December 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216010056/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/dec/15/wonder-woman-1984-review-gal-gadot-kristen-wiig-patty-jenkins|url-status=live}} The New York Times and the BBC both thought that Pascal was miscast for the role.{{cite web |last= Dargis |first= Manohla |title= Wonder Woman 1984' Review: It's Not About What We Deserve |date= December 24, 2020 |newspaper= The New York Times |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/movies/wonder-woman-1984-review.html |access-date= December 28, 2020 |archive-date= December 27, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201227082402/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/movies/wonder-woman-1984-review.html |url-status= live }}{{Cite web |last=Barber |first=Nicholas |title=Wonder Woman 1984 'fills you with wonder' |url=https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20201215-wonder-woman-1984-fills-you-with-wonder |access-date=October 25, 2022 |website=www.bbc.com |date=December 15, 2020 |language=en}} In the film We Can Be Heroes, he played Marcus Moreno. Screen Rant commented on the paternal aspect of the character, "It certainly should be the case that Pascal's fatherly role in a children's movie portrays him as a truly loving and caring father, and that's exactly what [the character] does".{{Cite web |last=Brizzell |first=Molly |date=October 5, 2024 |title=All 10 Movies & Shows Where Pedro Pascal Plays A Dad, Ranked |url=https://screenrant.com/pedro-pascal-dad-movies-shows/ |website=Screen Rant |access-date=October 6, 2024 }}
In early 2021, a video from a 2020 virtual play reading of I, My Ruination surfaced on multiple social media platforms of Pascal laughing hysterically then transitioning smoothly into crying.{{Cite web |last=Conlin |first=Dan |date=October 27, 2021 |title=Pedro Pascal Has Become A Meme Thanks To This Script Read Over Zoom |url=https://gamerant.com/pedro-pascal-meme-script-read-zoom/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=Game Rant |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221214307/https://gamerant.com/pedro-pascal-meme-script-read-zoom/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=March 31, 2023 |title=Why the Internet is Still Obsessed With Pedro Pascal Memes |url=https://whatstrending.com/why-the-internet-is-still-obsessed-with-pedro-pascal-memes/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=What's Trending |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326231755/https://whatstrending.com/why-the-internet-is-still-obsessed-with-pedro-pascal-memes/ |url-status=live }} The video quickly became an internet meme, often being paired with the Beach House song "Space Song" to display themes of tragedy on social media.{{Cite web |date=February 16, 2022 |title=Beach House Are Still Surprising Each Other |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/beach-house-once-twice-melody/ |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |archive-date=June 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603042202/https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/beach-house-once-twice-melody/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Pedro Pascal Crying Meme |url=https://www.tiktok.com/channel/pedro-pascal-crying-meme?lang=en |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=TikTok |archive-date=March 26, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240326231754/https://www.tiktok.com/channel/pedro-pascal-crying-meme?lang=en |url-status=live }}
In 2022, Pascal co-starred with Nicolas Cage in the action comedy film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. His performance was widely praised by critics.{{Cite web |last=DeFore |first=John |date= March 13, 2022 |title=Nicolas Cage in 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent': Film Review {{!}} SXSW 2022 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/nicolas-cage-in-the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent-film-sxsw-2022-1235110212/ |access-date= April 15, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date= April 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415191536/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/nicolas-cage-in-the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent-film-sxsw-2022-1235110212/ |url-status=live }} A scene in which Pascal's character looks at a gruff and irritated Cage with a grin on his face while driving under the influence of LSD would spawn another internet meme on TikTok. It is commonly used humorously when two parties are in stark disagreement or conflict with each other over a topic in an exaggeratedly emotional fashion, and is paired with the 1969 Mama Cass song "Make Your Own Kind of Music".{{Cite web |last=Stanford |first=Kaitlin |url=https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/where-does-pedro-pascal-driving-002024777.html |title=Where does the Pedro Pascal driving meme come from? |date=March 6, 2023 |website=Yahoo! |access-date=June 23, 2024 }}{{Cite web |last=Jaworski |first=Michelle |url=https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/pedro-pascal-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent-mama-cass-meme/ |title=This Pedro Pascal meme has taken over TikTok |date=March 6, 2023 |website=Daily Dot |access-date=June 23, 2024 }}{{Cite magazine |last=Jones |first=CT |date=March 9, 2023 |title=How A TikTok Meme Is Inspiring A New Generation To Learn About Cass Elliot |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/cass-elliot-tiktok-make-your-own-kind-of-music-1234693772/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=March 10, 2023}} Pascal also appeared in The Bubble, Judd Apatow's satirical comedy exploring celebrity culture amidst the pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Rooney |first=David |date=April 1, 2022 |title=Judd Apatow's 'The Bubble': Film Review |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-bubble-judd-apatow-netflix-1235122165/ |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713204031/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/the-bubble-judd-apatow-netflix-1235122165/ |url-status=live }} Reviewing the film for The A.V. Club, Luke Y. Thompson called Pascal's character Dieter Bravo a "womanizer", and noted that the character's "fake 'ethnic' accent skewers what he likely has to endure regularly".{{Cite web |last=Y. Thompson |first=Luke |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-bubble-review-judd-apatow-karen-gillan-pedro-pascal-1848713304 |title=Judd Apatow's The Bubble traps fictional A-listers—and his audience—in a pandemic-era film production |date=March 31, 2022 |website=The A.V. Club |access-date=June 23, 2024 }} Shot during the COVID-19 pandemic, the film portrays the protocols adopted during filming due to the event as "purposely a little off-center".{{Cite web |last=Chitwood |first=Adam |url=https://www.thewrap.com/the-bubble-netflix-movie-making-of-video/ |title='The Bubble' Cast Explains How They Made a Pandemic Comedy During the Pandemic |date=April 1, 2022 |website=TheWrap |access-date=June 23, 2024 }} He starred in Miu Miu's Women's Tales series short film, directed by Janicza Bravo, titled House Comes With a Bird.{{Cite web |title=MIU MIU WOMEN'S TALES SHORT FILM: 'HOUSE COMES WITH A BIRD' - CRASH Magazine |url=https://www.crash.fr/miu-miu-womens-tales-short-film-house-comes-with-a-bird/ |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=www.crash.fr |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713204032/https://www.crash.fr/miu-miu-womens-tales-short-film-house-comes-with-a-bird/ |url-status=live }} In November, he signed with Creative Artists Agency.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=November 3, 2022 |title=Pedro Pascal Moves To CAA |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/pedro-pascal-caa-1235162533/ |access-date=September 14, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
In 2023, Pascal starred in the HBO's highly anticipated television adaptation, The Last of Us, based on the critically acclaimed video game under the same title, created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/pedro-pascal-star-joel-the-last-of-us-hbo-series-video-game-playstation-1234691935/ |title=Pedro Pascal To Star As Joel In 'The Last of Us' HBO Series Based On Video Game |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |work=Deadline |publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=February 10, 2021 |access-date=February 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211034813/https://deadline.com/2021/02/pedro-pascal-star-joel-the-last-of-us-hbo-series-video-game-playstation-1234691935/ |archive-date= February 11, 2021 |url-status=live}} He took on the role of Joel Miller, a hardened survivor in a post-apocalyptic world, tasked with protecting a young girl named Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey. Pascal reportedly received $600,000 per episode.{{Cite web |last1=Otterson |first1=Michael Schneider, Joe |last2=Schneider |first2=Michael |last3=Otterson |first3=Joe |date= August 18, 2021 |title=Streaming Boom Keeps TV Salaries at Heady Levels: Here's What Kate Winslet, Jason Sudeikis and More Are Earning |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/tv-salaries-2021-kate-winslet-jason-sudeikis-succession-1235043291/ |access-date= April 15, 2022 |website=Variety |archive-date= August 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818232156/https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/tv-salaries-2021-kate-winslet-jason-sudeikis-succession-1235043291/ |url-status=live }} Empire{{'}}s John Nugent and /Film{{'}}s Valerie Ettenhofer praised Pascal's performance as the best of his career, citing his ability to portray nuance and rare vulnerability.{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=The Last Of Us |url=https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/the-last-of-us/ |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=Empire |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110165149/https://www.empireonline.com/tv/reviews/the-last-of-us/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2023 |title=The Last Of Us Review: A Thrilling, Character-Driven Achievement For Game Fans And Newcomers Alike |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1160701/the-last-of-us-review-a-thrilling-character-driven-achievement-for-game-fans-and-newcomers-alike/ |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=/Film |archive-date=January 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110164510/https://www.slashfilm.com/1160701/the-last-of-us-review-a-thrilling-character-driven-achievement-for-game-fans-and-newcomers-alike/ |url-status=live }} The characterization of the paternal dynamic in the role and the similarity of his character in The Mandalorian earned Pascal international recognition for portraying adoptive father figures.
- {{Cite web |last=Freitag |first=Lee |url=https://www.cbr.com/pedro-pascal-fans-compare-the-last-of-us-the-mandalorian/ |title=Pedro Pascal Fans Can't Stop Comparing The Last of Us and The Mandalorian |date=January 16, 2023 |website=CBR |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=July 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721222528/https://www.cbr.com/pedro-pascal-fans-compare-the-last-of-us-the-mandalorian/ |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite magazine |last=Ross |first=Dalton |url=https://ew.com/tv/pedro-pascal-grogu-ellie-last-of-us-mandalorian/ |title=Pedro Pascal says Grogu and Ellie from The Last of Us would be 'best friends' |date=March 8, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240517204655/https://ew.com/tv/pedro-pascal-grogu-ellie-last-of-us-mandalorian/ |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite web |last=Coley |first=Samantha |url=https://collider.com/the-last-of-us-mandalorian-differences-pedro-pascal-comments/ |title='The Last of Us': Pedro Pascal on the Differences Between Joel and 'The Mandalorian's Din Djarin |date=January 7, 2023 |website=Collider |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=March 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320064952/https://collider.com/the-last-of-us-mandalorian-differences-pedro-pascal-comments/ |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Jordan |url=https://movieweb.com/ways-the-last-of-us-is-like-the-mandalorian/ |title=10 Ways The Last of Us is like The Mandalorian |date=January 26, 2023 |website=MovieWeb |access-date=May 17, 2024 |archive-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230324201440/https://movieweb.com/ways-the-last-of-us-is-like-the-mandalorian/ |url-status=live }} This massive surge in popularity led him to become dubbed "daddy" in internet culture.
- {{Cite web |last=Vivinetto |first=Gina |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/news/pedro-pascal-addresses-internet-daddy-status-rcna86312 |title=How Pedro Pascal feels about being the internet's 'daddy' |date=May 25, 2023 |publisher=USA Today |access-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603191315/https://www.today.com/popculture/news/pedro-pascal-addresses-internet-daddy-status-rcna86312 |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite web |last=Abad-Santos |first=Alex |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/23594371/last-of-us-pedro-pascal-daddy |title=Pedro Pascal and the unbearable horniness of "daddy" |date=February 10, 2023 |website=Vox |access-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-date=February 15, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240215220530/https://www.vox.com/culture/23594371/last-of-us-pedro-pascal-daddy |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite web |last=Ng |first=Kate |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/pedro-pascal-daddy-the-last-of-us-cast-b2290151.html |title=Pedro Pascal officially acknowledges he is the 'internet daddy': 'I'll take it all' |date=February 27, 2023 |website=The Independent |access-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-date=June 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603191310/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/pedro-pascal-daddy-the-last-of-us-cast-b2290151.html |url-status=live }}
- {{Cite web |last=Noboru Lima |first=Leo |url=https://www.looper.com/1444344/pedro-pascal-untold-truth-weird-facts/ |title=The Untold Truth Of Pedro Pascal |date=November 12, 2023 |website=Looper |access-date=June 16, 2024 |archive-date=June 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240619214019/https://www.looper.com/1444344/pedro-pascal-untold-truth-weird-facts/ |url-status=live }} Around this time, Pascal became a prominent figure in meme culture, with several memes of him achieving viral status, including a meme from a clip of Pascal eating a sandwich during a guest episode of LADbible's "Snack Wars" YouTube series in which he appeared with The Mandalorian creator Jon Favreau.{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Randi |url=https://www.today.com/food/snacks/pedro-pascal-eating-sandwich-meme-rcna76534 |title=Why Pedro Pascal eating a sandwich is the Internet's favorite new reaction |date=March 24, 2023 |website=Today.com |access-date=June 23, 2024 }} Several popular memes of Pascal were derived from The Last of Us episode "Kin", such as one from a scene where Joel is portrayed as having a panic attack,{{Cite web |last=Baio |first=Ariana |url=https://www.indy100.com/viral/last-of-us-scene-meme |title=A scene from The Last of Us is the internet's new favourite meme |date=February 24, 2023 |website=Indy100 |access-date=June 23, 2024 }}{{Cite web |last=Outlaw |first=Kofi |url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/the-last-of-us-joel-memes-panic-attacks-fan-reactions/ |title=The Last of Us Fans Made Joel's Scary Moment Into Hilarious Memes |date=February 23, 2023 |website=ComicBook.com |access-date=June 23, 2024 }} and others relating to his character's tendency to lean on furniture throughout the episode due to being in a constant state of fear.{{Cite web |last=Geddo |first=Benedetta |url=https://www.themarysue.com/best-the-last-of-us-memes/ |title='The Last of Us' Has Given Us a Lot—But These Memes Are Its Best Product |date=March 9, 2023 |website=The Mary Sue |access-date=June 23, 2024 }}
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In February 2023, he hosted a Saturday Night Live episode, with Coldplay as the musical guest.{{Cite news |last=Vasquez |first=Zach |date=February 5, 2023 |title=Saturday Night Live: Pedro Pascal makes a promising debut as host |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/feb/05/saturday-night-live-pedro-pascal-host |access-date=July 13, 2023 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713204031/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/feb/05/saturday-night-live-pedro-pascal-host |url-status=live }} In April, he was added to the cast of Ethan Coen's Drive-Away Dolls,{{cite web |last1=D'Alessandro |first1=Anthony |title=Ethan Coen's Margaret Qualley & Geraldine Viswanathan Drive-Away Dolls To Park At Cinemas This Fall |url=https://deadline.com/2023/04/margaret-qualley-ethan-coen-drive-away-dolls-theatrical-release-date-1235328531/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date= April 17, 2023 |date= April 17, 2023 |archive-date= April 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417184232/https://deadline.com/2023/04/margaret-qualley-ethan-coen-drive-away-dolls-theatrical-release-date-1235328531/ |url-status=live }} and Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world.{{cite news |url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/ |title=Time 100 |magazine=Time |date=April 13, 2023 |access-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-date=April 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230413151502/https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/ |url-status=live }} In May, he co-starred in the short film Strange Way of Life alongside Ethan Hawke, directed by Pedro Almodóvar. He plays Silva, who reunites with Hawke's Jake in the two's older age.{{Cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |url=https://ew.com/movies/pedro-pascal-strange-way-of-life-scene-sexiness-pedro-almodovar/ |title=Pedro Almodóvar explains the true sexiness of Pedro Pascal's revealing Strange Way of Life scene |date=October 6, 2023 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=June 22, 2024 }} Pascal previously expressed his admiration for and desire to work with Almodóvar.{{Cite web |last=Hopewell |first=John |date=June 28, 2022 |title=Ethan Hawke, Pedro Pascal to Star in Pedro Almodovar's Western 'Strange Way of Life' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/ethan-hawke-pedro-almodovar-pedro-pascal-1235304937/ |access-date=July 13, 2023 |website=Variety |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422011008/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/ethan-hawke-pedro-almodovar-pedro-pascal-1235304937/ |url-status=live }}{{Citation |title=Pedro Pascal from Narcos wants to work with Pedro Almodóvar. | date=February 12, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWqfamcNl-E |access-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713204031/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWqfamcNl-E |url-status=live }} Screen Rant noted it as another example of Pascal taking a role with the "dad" archetype. In June, Pascal was named by Carnegie Corporation of New York as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Award.{{Cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/pedro-pascal-ajay-banga-carnegie-great-immigrants-f28abf588332dd3bf2fe089100efb279|title=Pedro Pascal and World Bank's Ajay Banga among those named to Carnegie's 2023 Great Immigrants list|last=Gamboa|first=Glenn|date=June 28, 2023|work=Associated Press News|access-date=February 16, 2024|archive-date=February 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216153731/https://apnews.com/article/pedro-pascal-ajay-banga-carnegie-great-immigrants-f28abf588332dd3bf2fe089100efb279|url-status=live}} In July, Pascal made history as the first Latino to receive three nominations in the same year for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards.{{Cite web |last=Davis |first=Clayton |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Emmys Diversity Report: Pedro Pascal Makes Latino History, Black Women Set Acting Record |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/awards/2023-emmys-diversity-pedro-pascal-jenna-ortega-quinta-brunson-1235667840/ |access-date=July 12, 2023 |website=Variety |archive-date=July 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713012630/https://variety.com/2023/tv/awards/2023-emmys-diversity-pedro-pascal-jenna-ortega-quinta-brunson-1235667840/ |url-status=live }} The nominations included Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal in The Last of Us, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his guest-hosting role in an episode of Saturday Night Live, and Outstanding Narrator for his narration in Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World.{{Cite news |last=Sherman |first=Rachel |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Emmy Nominees 2023: The Complete List |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/arts/television/emmy-nominees-list-2023.html |access-date=July 12, 2023 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=September 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908030753/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/12/arts/television/emmy-nominees-list-2023.html |url-status=live }}
In January 2024, he starred in Freaky Tales, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck.{{cite web |last1=Kroll |first1=Justin |title=Pedro Pascal, Ben Mendelsohn, Jay Ellis And Jack Champion Among Those Joining Ensemble Of eOne And Macro's Freaky Tales From Ryan Fleck And Anna Boden |url=https://deadline.com/2022/11/pedro-pascal-ben-mendelsoh-jay-ellis-jack-champion-eone-macros-freaky-tales-ryan-fleck-anna-boden-1235174116/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date= November 16, 2022 |date= November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116203809/https://deadline.com/2022/11/pedro-pascal-ben-mendelsoh-jay-ellis-jack-champion-eone-macros-freaky-tales-ryan-fleck-anna-boden-1235174116/ |archive-date= November 16, 2022 |url-status=live}} In June, musician Omar Apollo released his second studio album, God Said No, where Pascal features on the penultimate track, "Pedro", where he contributes a monologue about his heart being "shattered by something".{{Cite web |last=Molloy |first=Laura |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/omar-apollo-god-said-no-album-review-3769036 |title=Omar Apollo – 'God Said No' review: finding peace in fate, family and friendship |date=June 27, 2024 |website=NME |access-date=July 1, 2024 }} In the animated feature The Wild Robot, he portrayed Fink, a fox who plays a parental role to a goose named Brightbill alongside Lupita Nyong'o's robot Roz.{{Cite web |last=Utley |first=Riley |date=October 3, 2024 |title=I'm Obsessed With The Wild Robot After Seeing It On The Big Screen, But I Had No Idea Pedro Pascal's Character Would Steal My Heart |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/obsessed-with-the-wild-robot-no-idea-pedro-pascals-character-steal-my-heart |website=CinemaBlend |access-date=October 6, 2024 }} He next starred in Gladiator II, the sequel to Ridley Scott's Gladiator (2000).{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=May 1, 2023 |title=Pedro Pascal Joins Ridley Scott's 'Gladiator' Sequel At Paramount |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/pedro-pascal-ridley-scotts-gladiator-paramount-1235352214/ |access-date=May 28, 2023 |website=Deadline |archive-date=June 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230621075529/https://deadline.com/2023/05/pedro-pascal-ridley-scotts-gladiator-paramount-1235352214/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=May 26, 2023 |title="Esto se va a descontrolar": Almodóvar adelantó que Pedro Pascal "está con dieta rigurosa y ejercicios brutales para conseguir cuerpo del gladiador" |url=https://www.publimetro.cl/entretenimiento/2023/05/26/esto-se-va-a-descontrolar-almodovar-adelanto-que-pedro-pascal-esta-con-dieta-rigurosa-y-ejercicios-brutales-para-conseguir-cuerpo-del-gladiador/ |access-date=May 28, 2023 |website=Publimetro Chile |language=es |archive-date=May 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528141117/https://www.publimetro.cl/entretenimiento/2023/05/26/esto-se-va-a-descontrolar-almodovar-adelanto-que-pedro-pascal-esta-con-dieta-rigurosa-y-ejercicios-brutales-para-conseguir-cuerpo-del-gladiador/ |url-status=live }} At the end of 2024, he was polled as Grindr's hottest man of the year.{{Cite web |last=Duncan |first=Charlie |date=December 5, 2024 |title=Pedro Pascal tops Jonathan Bailey in Grindr's Hottest Man of the Year poll |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/12/05/grindr-unwrapped-2024-pedro-pascal-jonathan-bailey/ |access-date=December 6, 2024 |website=PinkNews }}
Pascal will next star in Celine Song's Materialists,{{Cite web |last=Ritman |first=Alex |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/dakota-johnson-pedro-pascal-chris-evans-celine-song-materalists-a24-past-lives-1235900703/ |title='Past Lives' Director Celine Song's Rom-Com 'Materialists' Set at A24 With Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal and Chris Evans in Talks to Star |date= February 7, 2024 |website=Variety |access-date=February 8, 2024}} and portray Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025), a role he will reprise in Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027).{{Cite web |last1=Grobar |first1=Matt |last2=D'Alessandro |first2=Anthony |date=July 28, 2024 |title='The Fantastic Four: First Steps' Unveiled As Official Title Of Marvel Pic; Core Four Will Appear In Next Two 'Avengers' Movies – Comic-Con |url=https://deadline.com/2024/07/the-fantastic-four-first-steps-marvel-comic-con-1236021939/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728023326/https://deadline.com/2024/07/the-fantastic-four-first-steps-marvel-comic-con-1236021939/ |archive-date=July 28, 2024 |access-date=July 28, 2024 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}
Personal life
Pascal is fluent in both English and Spanish. He developed a close friendship with actress Sarah Paulson soon after moving to New York City in 1993.{{cite web |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/pedro-pascal |title=Pedro Pascal |author=Sarah Paulson |author-link=Sarah Paulson |date= September 18, 2014 |access-date= February 11, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116150127/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/pedro-pascal |archive-date= January 16, 2021}} Pascal is also close friends with Oscar Isaac, as the two actors met while appearing in a 2005 Off-Broadway production of Beauty of the Father.{{cite web |url=https://playbill.com/article/mtcs-beauty-and-the-father-snags-isaac-and-pascal-for-late-2005-nyc-premiere-com-127710 |title=MTC's Beauty and the Father Snags Isaac and Pascal for Late 2005 NYC Premiere|author=Kenneth Jones |date= August 26, 2005|access-date= May 4, 2025 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.wired.com/story/pedro-pascal-interview-last-of-us-mandalorian/ |title=Unmasking Pedro Pascal, the Complicated New Face of Sci-Fi|author=Hemal Jhaveri |date= January 9, 2023|access-date= May 4, 2025 |website=WIREDl}} Isaac and Pascal would later appear together in the 2019 film Triple Frontier.{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/oscar-isaac-wants-pedro-pascal-join-spider-verse-1235506824/ |title=Oscar Isaac Would Love Pedro Pascal to Join 'Spider-Verse' as a "Cranky, Old Spider-Person"|author=Carly Thomas |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date= June 3, 2023|access-date= May 4, 2025 }}
Pascal identifies as an agnostic and a progressive liberal.{{Cite journal |date=February 23, 2017 |title=Bad Hombre Pedro Pascal |journal=Solar Magazine}} He is an advocate of LGBTQ+ rights and was supportive of his sister Lux Pascal when she came out as transgender. Lux said, "He has been an important part of this. He is also an artist and has been a guide. He was one of the first to give me the things that formed my identity."{{Cite web |last=Ennis |first=Dawn |title=This Is The Way 'The Mandalorian' Cast Gets Personal On Social Media |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2020/10/30/this-is-the-way-the-mandalorian-cast-gets-personal-on-social-media/ |access-date= April 10, 2022 |website=Forbes |archive-date= April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411001948/https://www.forbes.com/sites/dawnstaceyennis/2020/10/30/this-is-the-way-the-mandalorian-cast-gets-personal-on-social-media/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date= February 10, 2021 |title=Pedro Pascal Sends Love To Sister Coming Out As Transgender |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pedro-pascal-sister-coming-out-as-transgender_n_6023eac3c5b6d78d444b623e |access-date= April 11, 2022 |website=HuffPost |archive-date= April 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411002729/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pedro-pascal-sister-coming-out-as-transgender_n_6023eac3c5b6d78d444b623e |url-status=live }} In April 2025, Pascal condemned author JK Rowling, calling her a "heinous loser" in an Instagram comment, after she celebrated the For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers ruling, which stated that the term "sex" should legally mean biological sex.{{Cite web |last=Hibberd |first=James |date=2025-04-24 |title=Pedro Pascal Calls J.K. Rowling a "Heinous Loser" for Latest Trans Comments |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/pedro-pascal-jk-rowling-hbo-harry-potter-boycott-1236199897/ |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
On Christmas Eve 2023, Pascal called for a ceasefire in the Gaza war and urged donations to Doctors Without Borders.{{cite news |last1=Sloss |first1=Morgan |title="Silence Is Not An Option For Me": 29 Celebrities Who Have Called For A Ceasefire In Gaza |url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/morgansloss1/celebrities-speak-out-palestine |work=BuzzFeed |date=March 20, 2024}}{{cite news |title=11 Celebrities Who Have Publicly Supported Palestine |url=https://www.ceotodaymagazine.com/2025/03/11-celebrities-who-have-publicly-supported-palestine/ |work=CEO Today |date=March 20, 2025}} On March 1, 2025, Pascal posted in support of Ukraine on Instagram, writing, "Stay on the right side of history. Glory to Ukraine", after U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance's public criticisms of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.{{Cite web |title=Pedro Pascal shows support for Ukraine amid Zelenskyy-Trump dispute |url=https://english.nv.ua/life/pedro-pascal-shows-support-for-ukraine-and-zelenskyy-on-instagram-story-50494211.html |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=New Voice |language=en}} In May 2025, Pascal signed an open letter criticizing the film industry's "passivity" during the ongoing Gaza genocide.{{cite web |last1=Ritman |first1=Alex |title=Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Juliette Binoche, Riz Ahmed and Guillermo del Toro Among Additional Names to Sign Open Letter Condemning Industry Silence Over Gaza (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/joaquin-phoenix-juliette-binoche-riz-ahmed-sign-gaza-leter-1236399215/ |publisher=Variety |access-date=16 May 2025 |date=15 May 2025}}
Acting credits and accolades
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Beginning his career in 1996, Pascal's highest rated film and television projects, according to the review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes, include: The Uninvited (2024), The Last of Us (2023–present), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Calls (2021), The Good Wife (2009–2011), The Mandalorian (2019–2023), Prospect (2018), Narcos (2015–2017), Game of Thrones (2014), and Graceland (2013–2014).{{Cite web |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/pedro_pascal |title=Pedro Pascal – Rotten Tomatoes |date=May 20, 2024 |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=May 20, 2024 |archive-date=April 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402214627/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/pedro_pascal |url-status=live }}
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