Pedro Pascal is a Chilean and American actor who has appeared on stage and screen. Beginning his career with theatre and small television roles, Pascal rose to prominence for portraying Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2014) and Javier Peña in the Netflix crime series Narcos (2015–2017). [1] He appeared in the 2017 film Kingsman: The Golden Circle and starred as Dave York in the action-thriller film The Equalizer 2 (2018) and as Francisco "Catfish" Morales in the action-adventure film Triple Frontier (2019).
Pascal achieved worldwide fame with his leading roles as Din Djarin in the Disney+ Star Wars series The Mandalorian (2019–present) and Joel Miller in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us (2023–present), after which he became recognized for his portrayals of adoptive father figures to gifted children. [2] He received several accolades for the latter performance, including winning a Screen Actors Guild Award and a People's Choice Award, and receiving nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. [3]
Pascal has also appeared in the superhero films Wonder Woman 1984 and We Can Be Heroes (both 2020), the action-comedy film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022), the television series The Mentalist (2014) and Animal (2021), and made a guest appearance on the Fox animated sitcom HouseBroken in 2023. He co-starred with Temuera Morrison in the miniseries The Book of Boba Fett (2022), reprising his role from The Mandalorian. [4] In theatre, Pascal has had roles in several Shakespearean plays. He wrote one original play and has directed four performances in his career. He made his Broadway debut as Edmund in a 2019 adaptation of King Lear . [5]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1996 | Burning Bridges | Alex | Short film; credited as Pedro Balmaceda | [6] |
1997 | Window Shopping | David | [7] | |
2005 | Sisters | Steve | [8] [9] | |
2008 | I Am That Girl | Noah | [10] | |
2009 | Iris | Billy | Short film | [7] |
2011 | The Adjustment Bureau | Maitre D' Paul De Santo | [9] | |
Sweet Little Lies | Paulino | [10] | ||
2015 | Bloodsucking Bastards | Max | [11] | |
Sweets | Twin Peter | [12] | ||
2016 | The Great Wall | Pero Tovar | [13] | |
2017 | Kingsman: The Golden Circle | Jack Daniels / Agent Whiskey | [14] | |
2018 | Prospect | Ezra | [15] | |
The Equalizer 2 | Dave York | [16] | ||
If Beale Street Could Talk | Pietro Alvarez | Cameo appearance | [17] | |
2019 | Triple Frontier | Francisco "Catfish" Morales | [18] | |
2020 | Wonder Woman 1984 | Maxwell Lord | [19] [20] | |
We Can Be Heroes | Marcus Moreno | [21] | ||
2022 | The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent | Javi Gutierrez | [22] | |
The Bubble | Dieter Bravo | [23] | ||
House Comes with a Bird | Nico | Short film | [24] | |
2023 | Strange Way of Life | Silva | [25] [26] | |
2024 | Freaky Tales | Clint | [27] | |
Drive-Away Dolls | Santos | Cameo appearance | [28] | |
The Uninvited | Lucien Flores | [29] | ||
The Wild Robot | Fink | Voice role | [30] | |
Gladiator II | General Marcus Acacius | [31] | ||
2025 | Eddington | Mayor Ted Garcia | Post-production | [32] [33] |
The Fantastic Four: First Steps | Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic | [34] | ||
Materialists | TBA | [35] [36] [37] | ||
2026 | The Mandalorian & Grogu | The Mandalorian / Din Djarin | [38] | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1999 | Good vs Evil | Gregor New | Episode: "Gee Your Hair Smells Evil" | [39] |
Downtown | Voice | Episode: "Hot Spot" | [7] | |
Undressed | Greg | Recurring role; 3 episodes (season one) | [7] | |
Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Eddie | Episode: "The Freshman" | [40] [41] | |
2000 | Touched by an Angel | Ricky | Episode: "Stealing Hope" | [7] |
2001 | NYPD Blue | Shane "Dio" Morrissey | Episode: "Oh Golly Goth" | [41] [42] |
Earth vs. the Spider | Goth Guy | Television film | [7] | |
2006, 2009 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Reggie Luckman / Kevin "Kip" Green | Episodes: "Candy" and "The Glory That Was…" | [43] [44] [44] |
2006 | Without a Trace | Kyle Wilson | Episode: "Tango" | [45] |
2008 | Law & Order | Tito Cabassa | Episode: "Tango" | [43] [44] |
2009–2011 | The Good Wife | Nathan Landry | Recurring role; 6 episodes (seasons 1–2) | [46] [41] |
2010 | Nurse Jackie | Steve | Episode: "Twitter" | [41] |
2011 | Lights Out | Omar Assarian | Recurring role; 4 episodes | [47] |
Brothers & Sisters | Zach Wellison | Episodes: "Brody" and "Home is Where the Fort Is" | [47] | |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Special Agent Greer | Episode: "Smoked" | [43] [44] | |
Charlie's Angels | Fredrick Mercer | Episode: "Angels in Paradise" | [7] | |
Wonder Woman | Ed Indelicato | Unsold television pilot | [48] [49] | |
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe | Comandante Veracruz | Television film | [9] | |
2012 | Body of Proof | Zack Groffman | Episode: "Falling for You" | [7] |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Kyle Hartley | Episode: "Malice in Wonderland" | [7] | |
2013 | Nikita | Liam | Episode: "Aftermath" | [41] |
Red Widow | Jay Castillo | Recurring role; 4 episodes | [47] | |
Homeland | David Portillo | Episode: "Tin Man is Down" | [41] | |
The Sixth Gun | Special Agent Ortega | Unsold television pilot | [50] | |
2013–2014 | Graceland | Juan Badillo | Recurring role; 11 episodes (seasons 1–2) | [46] [47] |
2014 | The Mentalist | Marcus Pike | Recurring role (season 6), Guest star (season 7); 7 episodes | [46] |
Game of Thrones | Oberyn Martell | Recurring role; 7 episodes (season 4) | [51] | |
2015 | Exposed | Oscar Castro Vargas | Unsold television pilot | [52] |
2015–2017 | Narcos | Javier Peña | Main role; 30 episodes | [53] [54] |
2019–2023 | The Mandalorian | The Mandalorian / Din Djarin | Lead role; 24 episodes | [55] [56] |
2020 | Home Movie: The Princess Bride | Inigo Montoya | Episode: "Chapter Two: The Shrieking Eels" | [57] |
2021 | Calls | Pedro | Voice role; Episode: "Pedro Across the Street" | [58] |
Amend: The Fight for America | Himself | Episodes: "Citizen" and "Resistance" | [59] | |
Animal | Narrator | Episode: "Octopus" | [60] | |
2022 | The Book of Boba Fett | The Mandalorian / Din Djarin | Main role; 3 episodes | [61] |
Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World | Narrator | Documentary miniseries | [62] | |
2023–present | The Last of Us | Joel Miller | Lead role; 9 episodes | [63] |
2023 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Pedro Pascal / Coldplay" | [64] |
HouseBroken | Claude | Voice role; Episode: "Who’s a Homeowner?" | [65] | |
2025 | Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special | Renaldo | Skit: Domingo: Vow Renewal | |
Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes | Ref. |
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1999 | Orphans | Phillip | International City Theatre | [66] | |
2002 | Fallen | Pascal | Liberty Hall Lowell | [67] | |
2003 | Lobby Hero | Jeff | WHAT Harbor Stage | [68] | |
Ghosts | Oswald Alving | Shakespeare Theater | [69] | ||
2004 | Gizmo Love | Ralph | WHAT Harbor Stage | [70] | |
Anna in the Tropics | Juan Julian | Portland Center Stage | [71] | ||
2005 | Lorenzaccio | Piero Strozzi | The Lansburgh Theatre | [72] | |
Troilus and Cressida | Thersites | Tectonic Theater Project | [73] | ||
Hamlet | Horatio | Boston Common Parade Ground | [74] | ||
2006 | Beauty of the Father | Karim | Manhattan Theatre Club | [75] | |
Based on a Totally True Story | Michael Sullivan | Manhattan Theatre Club | [76] | ||
Macbeth | Ensemble / Bloody Sergeant / Murderer 2 | Delacorte Theater | [77] | ||
The Cartells | Emanuel | Comix NY | [78] | ||
2007 | Some Men | Fritz / Mendy / David Goldman / RandyHunk / Zach / Lewis / Mel / Nurse Jack | Second Stage Theater | [79] | |
Hamlet | Horatio | The Lansburgh Theatre | [80] | ||
2008 | Sand | Performer | Women’s Project Theater | [81] | |
Old Comedy After Aristophane's Frogs | Dionysus | Classic Stage Company | [82] | ||
2009 | The Miracle at Naples | Tristano | The Virginia Wimberly Theatre | [83] | |
2010 | Killing Play | — | Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre | Director | [84] |
Flaca Loves Bone | — | Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre | Writer | [85] | |
Yosemite | — | Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre | Director | [86] | |
underneathmybed | — | Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre | Director | [87] | |
2011 | Dark Matters | Enamorado | The Blank's 2nd Stage Theatre | [88] | |
Maple and Vine | Roger | Playwrights Horizons | [89] | ||
2012 | Black Lace | — | New Ohio Theatre | Director | [90] |
2014 | Much Ado About Nothing | Don John | Public Theater | [91] | |
2019 | King Lear | Edmund | James Earl Jones Theatre | Broadway debut | [5] [92] |
Year | Artist | Song | Ref. |
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2015 | Sia | "Fire Meet Gasoline" | [93] |
2020 | Gal Gadot | "Imagine" | [94] |
Year | Title | Voice role | Ref. |
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2016 | Dishonored 2 | Paolo | [95] |