Person
Pedro Pascal
Actor
3 titles
- Date of Birth: 1975-04-02 (age 51)
- Nationality:
Chile·
United States - Place of birth: Santiago, Chile
José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (Spanish: [xoˈseˈpeðɾo βalmaˈseða pasˈkal]; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. Known for his portrayals of parental figures, he has starred in television series and blockbuster films.
Mini Bio
José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (Spanish: [xoˈseˈpeðɾo βalmaˈseða pasˈkal]; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. Known for his portrayals of parental figures, he has starred in television series and blockbuster films. His accolades include an Actor Award, in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards. Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023.
After nearly two decades of taking small roles on stage and television, Pascal's breakout roles came as Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2014) and as Javier Peña in the Netflix crime series Narcos (2015–2017). He achieved international stardom for his 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), earning him a reputation for portraying adoptive father figures. His performance in The Last of Us earned him numerous accolades, including a SAG Award for Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series.
In film, Pascal gained further recognition for starring in Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), Gladiator II (2024), Materialists and The Fantastic Four: First Steps (both 2025). His other films include The Great Wall (2016), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), The Equalizer 2 (2018), and Triple Frontier (2019). He also provided voice work for the animated film The Wild Robot (2024).
On stage, Pascal has appeared in various theatre productions. He made his Broadway debut as Edmund in a 2019 adaptation of King Lear.
Backstage
- Born in Santiago, Chile, to Veronica Pascal and José Balmaceda , a medical professional. His family fled the brutal regime of dictator Augusto Pinochet, and thus moved to the U.S. during Pedro's early years. He was raised in Orange County, California and San Antonio, Texas.
- Before relocating to New York City, he also lived and worked in Madrid.
- Attended the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA).
- Graduated from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in 1997.
- Wonder Woman 84 wasn't Pascal's first Wonder Woman project. He starred in an unaired NBC pilot in 2011.
- Fled to Denmark from Chile with his parents when he was a baby. Later they moved to USA.
- Close friend of Sarah Paulson .
- Speaks fluent English and Spanish.
- Before becoming an actor, he was supplemented his income working as a male exotic dancer.
- Brother of Lux Pascal , Javiera Balmaceda and Nico Balmaceda.
Awards
His accolades include an Actor Award, in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards.His performance in The Last of Us earned him numerous accolades, including a SAG Award for Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series.
