Danny Pardo

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Danny Pardo
Danny Pardo at the Planes Fire and Rescue Premiere.jpg
Pardo at the premiere of Planes: Fire and Rescue (2014).
Born (1971-11-15) 15 November 1971 (age 53)
OccupationActor
Years activeSeptember 2003 - present
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)

Danny Pardo (born 15 November 1971) is an Argentinian-born movie, TV, and voiceover actor living in Los Angeles. He became an international star in 2015 with his role as Padre Martin in the Argentinian-produced telenovela Entre Canibales (Among Cannibals). [1]

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Pardo is perhaps best known in the US for his roles in Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014), [2] Prison Break (2007), [3] and The Shield (2002). [4]

Biography

Danny Pardo (age 36) with Michael Chiklis on the set of The Shield (2008). Danny Pardo with Michael Chiklis on the set of The Shield.jpg
Danny Pardo (age 36) with Michael Chiklis on the set of The Shield (2008).
Danny Pardo (age 44) with director Juan Jose Campanella (2016). Danny Pardo with director Juan Campanella on the set of Colony.jpg
Danny Pardo (age 44) with director Juan Jose Campanella (2016).

Pardo was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, South America, and he can trace his family roots back to Italy, Spain, and Yugoslavia. [5] He received degrees in marketing and business in Argentina before moving to Miami, Florida, United States, in January 2001 to run an import business. In September 2003, he switched to acting, and booked his first commercial, for the Florida lottery, one month later.[ citation needed ]

After building a strong base in Miami in commercials and as a host on E! Entertainment Latin America's Vidas Bonitas and a reporter for Univision, Pardo moved to Los Angeles in 2005, where his career took off. He landed recurring roles on the hit TV shows Prison Break , 24 , and The Shield , as well as the movies Pretty Obsession (2012) and Counterpunch (2014). He speaks Spanish, English, Portuguese, and Italian fluently, and has performed in all of these languages. [5]

Pardo's breakthrough role came in February 2015, when he was cast by Juan Jose Campanella, director of the Oscar winner The Secret in Their Eyes (2010), to play Padre Martin in the hit Argentinian telenovela Entre Canibales . The popularity of the series has made him a star in his native Argentina and throughout South America. [6] [7] [8]

Pardo and Campanella got the chance to work together again when Pardo guest-starred in an episode of the TV show Colony (2017). [9]

Pardo has also done voiceover work for movies, TV, and video games, including The Cleveland Show , [10] Call of Duty: Black Ops II , and Grand Theft Auto V . In 2014, he voiced the character Blackout in Disney's Planes: Fire & Rescue .[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007La Vida por un Rato de PlacerDirector Medico
2009La Vida Detras de la PuertaRichard
2011Double TapTito
2012Monte ReveEduardo Branco
2012Pretty ObsessionRebecca's Dad
2012Halloween PartyCole/Pirate
2013CrosshairsActuro
2013Dancing on a Dry Salt LakeGuido
2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue Blackout (voice)
2015ViolenceSean
2015 The Martial Arts Kid Officer Vega
2015The Grid: Zombie Outlet MaulMane, Utility Supervisor (voice)
2016SanctuarySam
2017Palm SwingsMichael Griffith
2017Ti Amo SpecialeGianni ConteShort film
2017 CounterPunch Benjamin Portillo
2019 7 Days to Vegas Sandor
Unreleased Nicole and O.J. Geraldo Rivera Principal photography is incomplete. [11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004PrisioneraRaul1 episode
2004-2005Anita, No Te Rajes!Aldo Mangiacavallo4 episodes
2005DecisionesAlfredo2 episodes
2007 24 CTU Officer2 episodes
2007 Prison Break Panamanian Commander2 episodes
2008 The Shield Cartel Driver2 episodes
2008Hacienda HeightsFather Pascal3 episodes
2007-2009SecretosEduardo/Bruno Roberti2 episodes
2009Oh La La, I Speak French!TV Miniseries
2010 All My Children Brazilian Businessman1 episode
2011IllegalDon Qseries regular
2011Misadventures of the UnemployedOfficer"Turf Wars"
2011No Me HalloRichardseries regular
2011MID: Murder Investigation UnitDet. Mario Trujioseries regular
2012Girls of Sunset PlaceRocco Verducci3 episodes
2012Actor's Day in LADetective"Elements of a TV Pilot Pitch"
2012Sos mi hombreModerator1 episode
2013Disque Santo AntonioAntonio Santos"Ele, o homem perfeito"
2012-2013 The Cleveland Show Announcer, Poet (voices)2 episodes
2013Madame Oola Mystery SeriesLt. KantanisTV movie
2013Murphy's LawRoberta"Natural Woman"
2014Oh La La, Hollywood Speaks French!Pablo de la Barcaseries regular
2014 My Crazy Ex Priest Antonio"Gone Viral"
2015 Deadly Sins Jose Barco"Miami Con & Swindle"
2015 Entre Canibales Padre Martinseries regular
2016Escape the NightDavid Santos"Did Someone Call for an Exorcist?"
2017 Colony Argentinian Delegate1 episode
2020 Fast & Furious Spy Racers Rocha (voice)5 episodes

Videogames

YearTitleRole
2012 Call of Duty: Black Ops II Additional Voices
2013 Grand Theft Auto V Transvestite
2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue Blackout
2019 Jumanji: The Video Game Smolder Bravestone (Spain)
2020 Cyberpunk 2077 Brazilian Thug

References

  1. Cannibals, 20 May 2015, retrieved 23 September 2016
  2. Gannaway, Roberts (18 July 2014), Planes: Fire & Rescue , retrieved 23 September 2016
  3. Prison Break, 29 August 2005, retrieved 23 September 2016
  4. The Shield, 12 March 2002, retrieved 23 September 2016
  5. 1 2 "home page". 28 July 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  6. "Conocé quien es Danny Pardo, el padre Martin de "Entre caníbales" | Diario Digital Sobre El Negocio Del Espectaculo". laubfal.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  7. "Danny Pardo, el ángel guardián de Natalia Oreiro" . Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  8. ""Oreiro hacía chistes sobre su romance con Vicuña"". Diarioshow. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  9. "Juan José Campanella y Danny Pardo, dos argentinos en el set de Colony" . Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  10. The Cleveland Show, 1 September 2009, retrieved 23 September 2016
  11. "The Legal Maze Behind a Charlotte Kirk Movie About O.J. Simpson". Hollywood Reporter.