Pedro Pascal

Pedro Pascal

Born José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal
(1975-04-02) April 2, 1975
Santiago, Chile
Residence New York City, New York, United States
Alma mater Orange County School of the Arts
Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation Actor
Years active 1996–present

José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (born April 2, 1975), known professionally as Pedro Pascal, is a Chilean-born American actor. He is known for portraying roles such as Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones[1] and Javier Peña in the Netflix series Narcos.

Early life

Pascal was born in Santiago, Chile.[2] Pascal's parents were Allende supporters, and they were involved in the opposition movement against the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet in Chile around the time of his birth.[3] Because of this, soon after his birth, his family was granted political asylum.[4] He was raised in Orange County, California, and San Antonio, Texas.[5] Pascal was involved in competitive swimming during these early years, taking part in the state championships in Texas at the age of 11, but immediately stopped competitive swimming after getting into drama class.[6] He studied acting at the Orange County School of the Arts and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and has been living in New York City for over 20 years.[4]

Career

Pascal has appeared in several television series, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Good Wife, Homeland, The Mentalist and Graceland.[7] 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,[8] but the show was never picked up. In June 2013, he was cast as Prince Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.[9] Pascal stated that his first day on set of Game of Thrones he was nervous because he was filming one of his biggest scenes with co-star Peter Dinklage, but wasn't that difficult with Dinklage working with him, giving the first of the many amazing performances he portrayed as Oberyn Martell.[10] Pascal also stated that he was a huge fan of Game of Thrones before being cast as Oberyn, and was ecstatic to join.[11] In 2015, Pascal was cast the role of U.S. DEA agent Javier Peña in the Netflix Original show, Narcos. Pascal was also in the movie Blood Sucking Bastards in 2015, playing the role of the Vampire Max, and also played the role of Twin Peter in the 2015 film Sweets.

Pascal has extensive stage experience as both an actor and director, receiving 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.[12] He is a member of New York City's LAByrinth Theater Company.[13]

In April 2015, Pascal co-starred with Heidi Klum in the music video for Sia's "Fire Meet Gasoline".[14]

Personal life

Pascal has lived in New York City since 1993. He maintains a close friendship with Game of Thrones co-star Lena Headey.[15]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Earth vs. the Spider Goth Guy Television film
2005 Hermanas Steve
2011 The Adjustment Bureau Paul De Santo
2011 Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe Comandante Veracruz Television film
2014 Bloodsucking Bastards Max
2015 Sweets Twin Peter
2016 The Great Wall Post-production
2017 Kingsman: The Golden Circle Jack Daniels Pre-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Good vs. Evil Gregor New Episode: "Gee Your Hair Smells Evil"
1999 Downtown Voice
Episode: "Hot Spot"
1999 Undressed Greg 3 episodes
1999 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"
2006 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Kevin "Kip" Green Episode: "Weeping Willow"
2006 Without a Trace Kyle Wilson Episode: "Candy"
2008 Law & Order Tito Cabassa Episode: "Tango"
2009 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Reggie Luckman Episode: "The Glory That Was..."
2009–11 The Good Wife Nathan Landry 6 episodes
2010 Nurse Jackie Steve Episode: "Twitter"
2011 Lights Out Omar Assarian 4 episodes
2011 Brothers & Sisters Zach Wellison 2 episodes
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Special Agent Greer Episode: "Smoked"
2011 Charlie's Angels Frederick Mercer Episode: "Angels in Paradise"
2011 Wonder Woman Ed Indelicato Pilot
2012 Body of Proof Zack Goffman Episode: "Falling for You"
2012 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Kyle Hartley Episode: "Malice in Wonderland"
2013 Nikita Liam Episode: "Aftermath"
2013 Red Widow Jay Castillo 4 episodes
2013 Graceland Juan Badillo 9 episodes
2013 Homeland David Portillo Episode: "Tin Man Is Down"
2013 The Sixth Gun Special Agent Ortega Pilot
2014 The Mentalist Marcus Pike 7 episodes
2014 Exposed Oscar Castro Vargas Pilot
2014 Game of Thrones Oberyn Martell 7 episodes
Nominated–Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series (2015)
2015–present Narcos Javier Peña 10 episodes

References

  1. Martin, Rebecca (29 June 2013). "Who Is Pedro Pascal? 5 Things to Know About Oberyn Martell Actor". Wetpaint. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  2. Ito, Robert (March 28, 2014). "A Lethal Prince, Even if a Bit Clumsy: Pedro Pascal Becomes Red Viper on 'Game of Thrones'". The New York Times. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  3. Pascal, Pedro. (2014, May 25). Reddit.https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/26gtvt/i_am_actor_pedro_pascal_i_play_oberyn_in_game_of
  4. 1 2 Broeske, Pat H. (April 28, 2014). "The Viper Prince". Orange Coast. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  5. McIntyre, Gina (May 12, 2014). "'Game of Thrones': Red Viper actor Pedro Pascal hates spoilers too". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  6. Pedro, Pascal. (2014, May 25). I am actor Pedro Pascal. I play Oberyn in Game of Thrones. Ask me anything.https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/26gtvt/i_am_actor_pedro_pascal_i_play_oberyn_in_game_of
  7. Ng, Philiana (November 5, 2012). "'The Good Wife' Actor Checks Into USA's 'Graceland' in Major Arc". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  8. "Pedro Pascal Joins NBC's Wonder Woman". The Hollywood Reporter.
  9. Hibberd, James (June 28, 2013). "'Game of Thrones' casts major season 4 role: Oberyn the Red Viper EXCLUSIVE". EW.com. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  10. Clench, Sam. (2014, May 26). news.com.au.http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/things-we-have-learned-about-pedro-pascal-the-actor-who-plays-oberyn-martell-in-game-of-thrones/story-e6frfmyi-1226931718731
  11. Pascal, Pedro. (2014, May 25) reditt.https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/26gtvt/i_am_actor_pedro_pascal_i_play_oberyn_in_game_of
  12. Karam, Edward. "Pedro Pascal Takes A Direct Approach". Theater Mania. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  13. "Company Members". LAByrinth Theater Company. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  14. Gordon, Jeremy (23 April 2015). "Sia's "Fire Meet Gasoline" Used in Video Starring Heidi Klum, "Game of Thrones" Actor Pedro Pascal". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  15. "‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 4: 5 Striking Similarities Between Chilean Actor Pedro Pascal And His ‘Red Viper’ Character!". Latin Times. April 9, 2014.

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