Pedro Pascal’s Career: From The Mandalorian to The Last of Us
Pedro Pascal has become a household name in recent years, thanks to his captivating performances on popular TV shows such as 'The Mandalorian,' 'Game of Thrones,' and 'Narcos.' He has also made a name for himself in the gaming world as the voice of Joel Miller in 'The Last of Us.' In this article, we'll take a closer look at the career journey of this talented actor, exploring his most notable roles and the impact he's had on the entertainment industry!
Pedro Pascal, born April 2, 1975, is a Chilean American actor.
His full name is José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal. His family fled a military dictatorship in Chile in the 1970s and moved first to Denmark and then to the United States. Although he took on several roles early in his career, he did not immediately achieve success.
It is known that he has quite close relationships with his three siblings.
His older sister, Javiera, is a senior executive at the Amazon company.
Nicolas is his younger brother. Nicolas, who is known to work in the field of neurology, shared the same house at some point when Pedro was just getting famous.
His younger sister is Lux, born in 1992.
Although he was interested in swimming, he also insisted on becoming an actor.
He was very by his father often taking him to the cinema, and even broke his arm twice while pretending to be Indiana Jones. Due to his interest in acting, he studied at the Tisch School of The Arts at New York University and graduated in 1997.
It was through this school that he met his close friend Sarah Paulson.
Pedro also changed his name when he lost his mother.
After the suicide of his mother Verónica Pascal, a child psychologist, in 1999, he continues to work under the name Pedro Pascal in memory of his mother instead of Pedro Balmaceda.
His father, José Balmaceda, is an obstetrician.
Although he was sent back to his country in 1995 after he was found to be at fault as a result of a medical intervention, he continues his life as a specialist doctor in his field.
He started his career with "Good vs. Evil".
After that, he played the character of Eddie in Buffy The Vampire Slayer in 1999 and Ricky in Touched by an Angel.
In 2006, he played the character of Kyle Wilson in "Without a Trace".
He has appeared in many different episodes of "Law & Order".
He played the characters of Reggie Luckman and Kevin 'Kip' Green in Law & Order: Criminal Intent in 2006 and 2009, Tito Cabassa in Law & Order in 2008, Special Agent Greer in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2011.
He has appeared in many films and series like "Game of Thrones":
The Good Wife, Nurse Jackie, lights out, Brothers & Sisters, Charlie's Angels, Wonder Woman, Body of Proof, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Nikita, Red Widow, Graceland, Homeland, the sixth Day, The Mentalist are among the productions he has been in.
The actor has shown his real success with "Game of Thrones".
Pedro Pascal, who gave life to the character of Oberyn Martell for 7 episodes in 2014, managed to make his name with his short but effective performance in this production.
Oberyn, nicknamed the Red Viper, is the younger brother of Doran Martell, Prince of Dorne.
Oberyn is a bloodthirsty man who has been trying for years to avenge his sister Elia, whom he was an integral part of as a child. That's why he's a notorious character who copes with violence.
With his high libido, his hot scenes with his lover Ellaria had left their mark on the series.
His death was caused by fighting with Gregor Clegane.
Clegane gouges out Oberyn's eyeballs with his thumbs while Oberyn screams in agony, Clegane confesses to raping Elia, killing her children, and then killing Elia himself.
In 2015, he played the character of Javier Peña in "Narcos".
The real-life Javier Peña is an American retired DEA agent who, with his colleague Stephen Murphy, investigated Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel.
His involvement in the investigation in the third season of the series is a fictional event.
During his secret partnership with the Cali Cartel to kill Pablo Escobar's Sicarios, Javier warns Steve to protect himself first when he is asked about his involvement in the murders.
In 2017, he starred in the movie "The Great Wall".
He gave life to the character of Pero Tovar in the action film directed by Zhang Yimou.
He has acted in many movies like "The Mandolorian".
Among these films are the 2017 film Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the 2018 film The Equalizer 2, Prospect and If Beale Street Could Talk.
Pedro Pascal took the lead role with "The Mandolorian" in 2019.
The space Western-style series, which has started to be published on Disney+, is set in the Star Wars universe.
He starred with his close friend in the Triple Frontier movie released in 2019.
In the film, in which he starred with his close friend Oscar Isaac, five former soldiers come together to plan a robbery in the border region of South America.
The second season of the series was broadcast in 2020 and it is known that the approval for the third season has been received.
The series tells the story of a lonely bounty hunter's travels to the far corners of the galaxy, away from the authority of the New Republic.
He played the character of businessman Maxwell Lord in the 2020 film "Wonder Woman 1984".
Diana Prince, nicknamed Wonder Woman, is confronted by wealthy businessman Max Lord and Cheetah, who has become a villain after a tragedy.
He plays the superhero Marcus Moreno in Netflix's 2020 film "We Can Be Heroes".
On Earth, which has been captured by aliens, Missy Moreno tries to get rid of the babysitter along with special children like herself in order to save her father Marcus Moreno, who is a superhero. Forming a team to save their parents, the children embark on a challenging adventure using all their powers.
He appears as the character Dieter Bravo in "The Bubble", which was released on Netflix in March 2022.
It is the story of a team that was stranded at the filming location when an epidemic broke out during the filming.
In April 2022, he appeared on the big screen with the character Javi Gutierrez in the movie "The Unbeatable Weight of Massive Talent".
In this action-packed comedy, Nicolas Cage tries to channel his iconic characters between a superfan, and a CIA agent played by Pedro Pascal.
Pedro Pascal is also quite successful in theater.
The actor, who has extensive theater experience, received the LA Drama Critics Circle Award and the Garland Award for his role as Phillip in Orphans, an International City Theater production. He is also a member of the LAByrinth Theater Company.
Theater plays featuring Pedro Pascal:
2006 Beauty of the Father
2006 Based on a Totally True 2006 Macbeth 2007 Some Men
2008 Sand
2008 Old Comedy After Aristophane's Frogs
2011 Maple and Vine
2014 Much Ado About Nothing
2019 King Lear
In addition to theater, movies and TV series, he also does voice acting.
He has been featured as a narrator in the Netflix documentary Secrets of Animals.
The actor's latest project is "Last Of Us", released in 2023.
Ellie, at the age of 14, is the only cure for the epidemic that is destroying all humanity, and the character Joel, played by Pascal, has to hand Ellie over to scientists. The series has achieved high success and is one of the most popular series of 2023.
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