Pedro Pascal
Known For
Acting
Born
1975-04-02 in Santiago, Chile
Biography
José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (Spanish: [xoˈseˈpeðɾo βalmaˈseða pasˈkal]; 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 nominations 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 plays 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. In 2023, Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Description above from the Wikipedia article Pedro Pascal, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Special Agent Greer
Law & Order
as Tito Cabassa
Game of Thrones
as Oberyn Martell
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
as Kyle Hartley
The Mentalist
as Marcus Pike
Homeland
as David Portillo
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
The Good Wife
as Nathan Landry
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
as Self / Renaldo
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
as Eddie
The Mandalorian
as Din Djarin / The Mandalorian
The Last of Us
as Joel Miller
The Last of Us
as Joel Miller (uncredited)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Kevin Green
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Reggie Luckman