Pedro Pascal

José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean-American actor.[1] Pascal portrayed Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones[2] and Javier Peña in the Netflix biographical crime series Narcos. He also starred as mercenary Pero Tovar in The Great Wall (2016); as Agent Whiskey in Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017); as Dave York in The Equalizer 2 (2018); and as Francisco "Catfish" Morales in the heist drama Triple Frontier (2019). He also plays the title character in the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, and will appear as Maxwell Lord in the upcoming Warner Bros./DC Comics film Wonder Woman 1984.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Balmaceda and the second or maternal family name is Pascal.
Pedro Pascal
Pascal at the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal

(1975-04-02) April 2, 1975
Santiago, Chile
Alma mater
OccupationActor
Years active1996–present
RelativesLucas Balmaceda (brother)
Signature

Early life and education

Pascal was born in Santiago, Chile. His mother, Verónica Pascal Ureta, was a child psychologist and his father, José Balmaceda, is a fertility doctor;[3][4] his younger brother Lucas Balmaceda is an actor in Chile.[5] Pascal has Spanish roots from a Basque grandfather and Majorcan grandmother.[6]

Pascal's parents were Allende supporters and were involved in the opposition movement against the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile around the time of Pascal's birth.[7] Because of this, soon after his birth, Pascal's family was granted political asylum in Denmark.[8] The family ultimately moved to the United States, and Pascal was raised in Orange County, California and San Antonio, Texas.[9] Pascal was involved in competitive swimming during his early years and took part in the state championships in Texas at the age of 11, but immediately stopped competitive swimming after getting into drama class.[7] He studied acting at the Orange County School of the Arts and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[8]

Career

Pascal has appeared in several television series, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Good Wife, Homeland, The Mentalist, and Graceland.[10] He appeared as kidnapper Reggie in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Weeping Willow". He was cast in the pilot for the 2011 Wonder Woman television adaptation,[11] but the show was never picked up. In June 2013, he was cast as Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.[12] Pascal stated that he was a huge fan of Game of Thrones before being cast as Oberyn and was ecstatic to join.[7] In 2015, Pascal was cast in the role of U.S. DEA agent Javier Peña in the Netflix original show, Narcos. In the movie Bloodsucking Bastards (2015), Pascal portrayed the vampire Max.[13]

Pascal has extensive stage experience as both an actor and director; he received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and Garland Award for his role in the International City Theater production of Orphans, and has performed in classical and contemporary works. He has appeared Off-Broadway in Maple and Vine by Jordan Harrison, Beauty of the Father by Nilo Cruz, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Based on a Totally True Story, Trista Baldwin's Sand, David Greenspan's Old Comedy, Terrence McNally's Some Men, and Shakespeare in the Park's 2006 production of Macbeth.[14] He is a member of New York City's LAByrinth Theater Company.[15]

In April 2015, Pascal co-starred with Heidi Klum in the music video for Sia's "Fire Meet Gasoline".[16] In 2017, he starred as Agent Whiskey in Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Golden Circle and as mercenary Pero Tovar in The Great Wall.[17] In 2018, Pascal co-starred as Dave York, the primary antagonist in the thriller sequel film The Equalizer 2; the film starred Denzel Washington.[18]

Pascal plays the title role in the first live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian, which debuted on Disney+ in November 2019.[19] He starred as Francisco "Catfish" Morales in the heist drama Triple Frontier (2019).[20] He was cast as Maxwell Lord alongside Gal Gadot and Chris Pine in the DC Extended Universe film Wonder Woman 1984, directed by Patty Jenkins; the film is scheduled to be released in 2020.[21][22]

Personal life

Pascal is a native speaker of Spanish and is fluent in English.[23] He has lived in New York City for over 20 years.[8]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2005 Hermanas Steve
2008 I Am That Girl Noah
2011 The Adjustment Bureau Paul De Santo
Sweet Little Lies Paulino
2015 Bloodsucking Bastards Max
Sweets Twin Peter
2016 The Great Wall Pero Tovar
2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Jack Daniels / Agent Whiskey
2018 Prospect Ezra
The Equalizer 2 Dave York
If Beale Street Could Talk Pietro Alvarez
2019 Triple Frontier Franscisco "Catfish" Morales
2020 Wonder Woman 1984 Maxwell Lord[24] Completed
2021 We Can Be Heroes Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Good vs. Evil Gregor New Episode: "Gee Your Hair Smells Evil"
Downtown Pedro Balmaceda Voice role; episode: "Hot Spot"
Undressed Greg 3 episodes
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Eddie Episode: "The Freshman"
2000 Touched by an Angel Ricky Episode: "Stealing Hope"
2001 NYPD Blue Shane "Dio" Morrissey Episode: "Oh Golly Goth"
Earth vs. the Spider Goth Guy Television film
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Reggie Luckman Episode: "Weeping Willow"
Without a Trace Kyle Wilson Episode: "Candy"
2008 Law & Order Tito Cabassa Episode: "Tango"
2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Kevin "Kip" Green Episode: "The Glory That Was..."
2009–2011 The Good Wife Nathan Landry 6 episodes
2010 Nurse Jackie Steve Episode: "Twitter"
2011 Lights Out Omar Assarian 4 episodes
Brothers & Sisters Zach Wellison 2 episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Special Agent Greer Episode: "Smoked"
Charlie's Angels Frederick Mercer Episode: "Angels in Paradise"
Wonder Woman Ed Indelicato Pilot
Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe Comandante Veracruz Television film
2012 Body of Proof Zack Goffman Episode: "Falling for You"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kyle Hartley Episode: "Malice in Wonderland"
2013 Nikita Liam Episode: "Aftermath"
Red Widow Jay Castillo 4 episodes
Graceland Juan Badillo 9 episodes
Homeland David Portillo Episode: "Tin Man Is Down"
The Sixth Gun Special Agent Ortega Pilot
2014 The Mentalist Marcus Pike 7 episodes
Exposed Oscar Castro Vargas Pilot
Game of Thrones Oberyn Martell 7 episodes
2015–2017 Narcos Javier Peña Main role (seasons 1-2)
Lead role (season 3)
2019–present The Mandalorian The Mandalorian / Mando / Din Djarin Lead role
2020 Home Movie: The Princess Bride[25] Inigo Montoya Miniseries
Pedro Pascal music video work
Year Artist(s) Title
2011 Beastie Boys "Make Some Noise"
2015 Sia "Fire Meet Gasoline"
2020 Artists for We Are One "Imagine (Quarantine Edition)"[26]
Pedro Pascal video game work
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Dishonored 2 Paolo Voice

References
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  12. Hibberd, James (June 28, 2013). "Game of Thrones casts major season 4 role: Oberyn the Red Viper". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  13. Miska, Brad (April 21, 2014). "INDIE'Bloodsucking Bastards' Turns Cast Into Vamps". bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
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  15. "Company Members". LAByrinth Theater Company. Archived from the original on October 19, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  16. Gordon, Jeremy (April 23, 2015). "Sia's "Fire Meet Gasoline" Used in Video Starring Heidi Klum, "Game of Thrones" Actor Pedro Pascal". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
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  25. Starner, Nina (June 26, 2020). "Quibi just announced a Princess Bride remake you never expected to see". Looper.com. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  26. Laura Smith-Spark (March 19, 2020). "Gal Gadot enlists celebrity help for coronavirus 'Imagine' video". CNN. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
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