This 49-year-old Hollywood actor is literally everywhere: ‘Star Wars’, Marvel, DC, ‘Game of Thrones’, Netflix and HBO Max
If there’s one actor you see almost everywhere right now it’s Pedro Pascal. He’s played in many major franchises and continues to play in major projects. He’ll be seen later this year in Gladiator II.
You’ve already seen Pascal in a DC movie and he’ll soon be appearing in the MCU as well. He’s also starred in series for HBO and Netflix and has also appeared in the Star Wars-world. Before landing all these major roles, he played small roles in several series. He was seen, among others Buffy the vampire slayer, NYPD Blue, The good wife, Nurse Jackie in Homeland.
Hard times
Pascal didn’t always have it easy and experienced difficult times in the early days of his career. In addition to working in small acting and theatre roles, he worked as a waiter in restaurants. Pascal admitted that “often, maybe almost 10 times” He was laid off. In times of dire need, Pascal’s good friend Sarah Paulson gave him his daily allowance so he would have money to feed himself.
At a time when he was struggling to pay for medical care and had less than seven dollars in his bank account, he received a royalty check for his role in Buffy the vampire slayerwhich helped him recover his finances and allowed him to continue acting.
Discovery
In 2014, Pascal finally got his big break as Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of game of ThronesPascal’s portrayal of the passionate and vengeful Prince of Dorne received high praise from critics and audiences alike. Numerous publications named Martell as one of the best characters in the series. The Los Angeles Times praised him as a sex symbol in this role and called him “The real turning point in his career.”
A year later, Pascal received further recognition for his portrayal of Javier Peña in the hit Netflix crime drama series. NarcosThe first two seasons of the series depict the rise and fall of infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar and the subsequent Medellin Cartel. When the focus of the series shifted to the Cali Cartel for the third and final season, Pascal took on the role of protagonist and narrator.
Known all over the world
From then on, Pascal’s acting career really took off. He landed one role after another. He starred in films such as The Great Wall (2016), Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017), The Equalizer 2 (2018), and Triple Frontier (2019).
Since 2019, Pascal has also been part of the Star Warsfranchise. This is how he plays the lead role. The Mandalorianthe first live-action Star WarsSeries, which follows the adventures of a lone bounty hunter in the outer reaches of the galaxy. This role gave Pascal much wider recognition and helped him later become known for his portrayals of father figures. He reprised his role from The Mandalorian in the Star Wars-series The Book of Boba Fett.
DC in meme
Nadat Pascal in The Mandalorian He also played a role in a superhero movie. For example, in 2020 he was seen in the DC movie Wonder Woman 1984 as the villain Maxwell Lord. This will be only for once, because in the new DC Universe franchise, this role will be played by Sean Gunn.
In 2022, Pascal starred alongside Nicolas Cage in the action comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Her performance was widely praised by critics. A scene in which Pascal’s character looks at a grumpy and irritated Cage with a smirk on his face while driving under the influence of LSD became an internet meme on TikTok.
The last of us
In 2023, Pascal played the lead role in the highly anticipated HBO series. The last of usbased on the video game of the same name and created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann. He took on the role of Joel Miller, a hardened survivor in a post-apocalyptic world, tasked with protecting a young girl named Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey.
Pascal was reportedly paid $600,000 per episode. His performance in the series was praised as the best of his career. The characterization of the paternal dynamic in the role and his character’s likeness in The Mandalorian gave Pascal international recognition for portraying adoptive father figures.
Future
Pascal has now become one of the most important and popular actors. And it doesn’t end there, as he has joined the MCU where he will play the role of Reed Richards aka Mister Fantastic in the new Fantastic four-film. Pascal thus becomes one of the few actors to play a role in both Marvel and DC.
Pascal will also appear later this year. Gladiator II and will star in Celine Song’s new film, MaterialistsOther films now in post-production in which Pascal will appear are Eddington in TropicPascal will also reprise his role as Joel in the second season of The last of us and will also reprise his role as The Mandalorian in the film. The Mandalorian and Grogu.
Look?
Would you like to see Pascal in the different films and series in which he acts? game of Thrones You can see it in HBO Max, Narcos It can be found at Netflix, The Mandalorian It can be found at Disney+, Wonder Woman 1984 It can be found at Pathé Thursday in The last of us You can see it in HBO Max.