Pedro Pascal

Pedro Pascal Quick Details:

  • Full Name: José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal
  • Date of Birth: April 2, 1975
  • Place of Birth: Santiago, Chile
  • Profession: Actor
  • Parents: José Balmaceda Riera (father), Verónica Pascal Ureta (mother)
  • Notable Roles:
    • Joel Miller in The Last of Us 
    • Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones
    • Javier Peña in Narcos
  • Awards:
    • 2024: Won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series for The Last of Us
    • 2024: Won Male TV Star of The Year at The People’s Choice Awards
  • Trivia:
    • Related to the late Chilean President Salvador Allende on his mother’s side, his family sought and received political asylum in Denmark 
    • His father is a member of Chile’s Castilian-Basque aristocracy
    • He is the star of several popular memes including: “Pedro Pascal Eating a Sandwich,” “Make Your Own Kind of Music,” and “Pedro Pascal Leaning Forward.” 

Pedro Pascal's Early Life and Background:

  • Born on April 2, 1975, in Santiago, Chile, to child psychologist Verónica Pascal Ureta and fertility doctor José Balmaceda Riera, he has three siblings: an older sister named Javiera, a younger brother named Nicolás, and a younger sister named Lux, who is an actress and transgender activist. 
  • Graduated from Orange County School of the Arts in 1993 and New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in 1997

Pedro Pascal's Entry into the Acting World:

  • Professional acting debut on television in 1999’s Good vs Evil as Gregor New
  • 2014 breakthrough role in HBO’s Game of Thrones as Oberyn Martell 

Pedro Pascal’s career highlights, including what new movies Pedro Pascal is working on and what upcoming roles Pedro Pascal will be playing:

  • Marcus Acacius, Gladiator II
  • Unnamed role in Materialists
  • Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic, The Fantastic Four: First Steps
  • The title role in the first live-action Star Wars television series, The Mandalorian
  • Javi Gutiérrez, in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, co-starred with Nicolas Cage
  • Pietro Alvarez in Barry Jenkins's film If Beale Street Could Talk

Beyond Acting: Other Professional Endeavors of Pascal's

  • Contributes a monologue to musician Omar Apollo’s song “Pedro” on Apollo’s album “God Said No.”
  • Advocate for LGBTQ+ rights

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