Pedro Pascal

José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal Spanish xoˈseˈpeðɾo βalmaˈseða pasˈkal born April 2 1975 is a Chilean and American actor Known for his portrayals of parental figures he has starred in television series and blockbuster films His accolades include an Actor Award in addition to nominations for a Golden Globe Award and four Primetime Emmy Awards Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023 After nearly two decades of taking small roles on stage and television Pascals breakout roles came as Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones 2014 and as Javier Peña in the Netflix crime series Narcos 20152017 He achieved international stardom for his leading roles as Din Djarin in the Disney science fiction series The Mandalorian 20192023 and Joel Miller in the HBO postapocalyptic drama series The Last of Us 2023present earning him a reputation for portraying adoptive father figures His performance in The Last of Us earned him numerous accolades including a SAG Award for Outstanding Male Actor in a Drama Series In film Pascal gained further recognition for starring in Wonder Woman 1984 2020 Gladiator II 2024 Materialists and The Fantastic Four First Steps both 2025 His other films include The Great Wall 2016 Kingsman The Golden Circle 2017 The Equalizer 2 2018 and Triple Frontier 2019 He also provided voice work for the animated film The Wild Robot 2024 On stage Pascal has appeared in various theatre productions He made his Broadway debut as Edmund in a 2019 adaptation of King Lear Description above from the Wikipedia article Pedro Pascal licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia