Pedro Pascal Biography

Pedro Pascal is a Chilean and American actor who had his breakout role as Oberyn Martell in Season 4 of HBO’s Game of Thrones in 2014 and as Javier Peña in Narcos. He gained international stardom for starring as Din Djarin in The Mandalorian from 2019 to 2023 and as Joel Miller in HBO’s The Last of Us, earning him a reputation for playing the role of adoptive father figures. Further, he has been active in theatre since 1999 and debuted on Broadway in 2019 as Edmund in the adaptation of King Lear.

Pedro Pascal Age

Pascal was born José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal on April 2, 1975, in Santiago, Chile. He is 50 years old as of 2025. Pascal celebrates his birthday on April 2nd.

Pedro Pascal Height

Pascal stands at an approximate height of 5 feet and 10½ inches.

Pedro Pascal Family

Pascal was born to Verónica Pascal Ureta and José Balmaceda Riera. His mother worked as a child psychologist while his father worked as a fertility doctor and a member of the Castilian-Basque aristocracy. He has an older sister named Javiera, a younger brother named Nicolás, and a transgender sister named Lux. Lux also works as an actress and a transgender activist.

Pascal’s paternal grandmother was born in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. His mother was the cousin of Andrés Pascal Allende, who is the nephew of socialist Chilean President Salvador Allende through his sister Laura. Pascal Allende served as an early leader of the Movement of the Revolutionary Left, a militant far-left organization.

Two years before Pascal’s birth, Salvador’s democratically elected socialist government was overthrown by General Augusto Pinochet, making the country a military dictatorship. The Pinochet regime listed Pascal’s parents as enemies of the state when Pascal was only 9 months old, making them flee to Chile after seeking refuge in the Venezuelan embassy in Santiago for 6 months. They later gained political asylum in Denmark before moving to the United States. His parents raised him in San Antonio, Texas, until they moved to Orange County, California, when he was 11 years old.

Pascal’s family often visited Chile to see his 34 cousins by the time he was 8 years old. Ultimately, his parents returned to Chile in 1995 to raise his two younger siblings. After his mother passed away, he started using her surname professionally as a tribute to her. Additionally, he used her surname since he felt that Americans had a hard time pronouncing his paternal surname, Balmaceda. Pascal is fluent in both English and Spanish

Pedro Pascal Wife

Pascal is very private about his personal life, therefore, it is not known if he is in any relationship. He identifies as an agnostic and a progressive liberal. He is an advocate of LGBTQ+ rights and supported his sister, Lux Pascal, when she came out as transgender.

In April 2025, Pascal rebuked author JK Rowling, calling her a “heinous loser” in an Instagram comment, after she celebrated the For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers ruling. The ruling stated that the term “sex” should legally mean biological sex.

Pascal promoted leftist Gabriel Boric during the Chilean presidential election in 2021. He called for peace in the Gaza war on Christmas Eve 2023, urging donations to Doctors Without Borders. He showed his support for Ukraine through an Instagram post on March 1, 2025, after U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance publicly criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Pedro Pascal Gay

Pascal is very private about his personal life, therefore, it is not known if he is in any relationship. Therefore, information regarding whether or not he is gay is unavailable to the public. He is an advocate of LGBTQ+ rights and supported his sister, Lux Pascal, when she came out as transgender.

Pedro Pascal Net Worth

Pascal has an estimated net worth ranging between $25 million, which he has earned through being an actor.

Pedro Pascal Game of Thrones

Pascal starred as Oberyn Martell/the Red Viper of Dorne in Season 4 of Game of Thrones for 7 episodes. Oberyn is a prince and the younger brother of Doran Martell, from the desert kingdom of Dorne. He seeks vengeance for the rape and murder of his sister, Elia Martell and her children. He believes that Ser Gregor Clegane committed these crimes at the behest of House Lannister. Pascal won a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the ensemble for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Pedro Pascal Narcos

Pascal starred as Javier Peña in Netflix’s Narcos from 2015 to 2017 for 30 episodes. He also narrates the events in the series. Javier, a former DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) agent, played a vital role in the manhunt for Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and the Medellín Cartel.

Pedro Pascal Wonder Woman 1984

Pascal starred as Maxwell Lord in Wonder Woman 1984. Maxwell is a 1980s businessman and TV personality who runs an oil company called Black Gold International. Obsessed with gaining wealth and power, he uses the mystical Dream Stone to manipulate others and amass influence.

Pedro Pascal The Mandalorian

Pascal starred as The Mandalorian/Din Djarin in The Mandalorian from 2019 to 2023 and The Book of Boba Fett in 2022. He will reprise that role in The Mandalorian and Grogu in 2026. The Mandalorian/Din Djarin is a lone bounty hunter who defends Grogu(often known as “Baby Yoda”), a Force-sensitive child, from remnant Imperial forces. His performance won him nominations at the 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best Duo and Best Hero.

Pedro Pascal The Last of Us

Pascal starred as a hardened survivor, Joel Miller, in HBO’s The Last of Us opposite Bella Ramsey. He reportedly earned $600,000 per episode. Joel is a survivor living in a post-apocalyptic America devastated by the Cordyceps brain infection.

After the outbreak, he works as a black market smuggler in the Boston quarantine zone. He is tasked with smuggling and protecting Ellie Williams, a 14-year-old girl is immune to the Cordyceps brain infection. His portrayal in the film gained him international status for playing adoptive father figures, leading him to be dubbed “daddy” in internet culture.

His performance won him the MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best Duo (shared with Bella Ramsey) and Best Hero in 2023. Further, he won a 2023 Imagen Foundation Best Actor—Drama Award and a 2023 Astra TV Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series—Drama Award.

Pascal also won a 2024 People’s Choice Male TV Star of the Year Award and a nomination for a People’s Choice Drama TV Star of the Year Award. Moreover, he won a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Award in 2023.

In 2024, Pascal won a nomination for the Critics’ Choice Best Actor in a Drama Series Award. Additionally, he won a Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Award as well as a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series Award with his fellow cast members.

Pedro Pascal Gladiator

Pascal starred in Gladiator II as General Marcus Acacius. Marcus is the Roman general who leads the Roman army to overthrow the province of Numidia in North Africa. After his plot to overthrow the twin emperors, Geta and Caracalla, he is reduced to a gladiator in the Colosseum.

Pedro Pascal Education

Pascal studied acting at the Orange County School of the Arts, graduating in 1993. Next, he joined New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he graduated in 1997.

Pedro Pascal Career

During his early career, Pascal appeared in multiple TV series like NYPD Blue, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Good Wife, Nurse Jackie, and Homeland. Besides minor roles on TV and theatre, he took waiting jobs at restaurants.  Sarah Paulson, his close friend, would give him her per diem money so that he could eat. His role in Buffy helped restabilize his finances and allowed him to pursue acting.

Pascal serves as a member of New York City’s LAByrinth Theater Company. He won the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award and the Garland Award for his performance in Orphans. Further, he has participated in classical and contemporary works. In 2010, he wrote a play about four siblings who meet in a snowy wood to expose a family secret named Flaca Loves Bone. That same year, he had his directorial debut with Killing Play at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. Further, he directed Yosemite and underneathmybed.

Pascal joined the cast in the pilot for the 2011 Wonder Woman television adaptation as Ed Indelicato. In 2014, he starred as  Oberyn Martell in season 4 of  HBO’s Game of Thrones. His performance in the series won him significant praise from critics and audiences, with numerous publications, including The Mary Sue, Time, Collider, CNET, and Esquire.

Pascal starred as the vampire Max in Bloodsucking Bastards in 2015. In April of that same year, he, alongside Heidi Klum, appeared in the music video for Sia’s Fire Meet Gasoline. In August, he gained further success for portraying Javier Peña in Netflix’s Narcos. The following year, he starred as Pero Tovar in The Great Wall opposite Matt Damon. In 2017, he starred as Jack Daniels, also known as Agent Whiskey, in Kingsman: The Golden Circle.

2018 to 2023

Pascal played the role of Dave York in Denzel Washington’s The Equalizer 2. Moreover, he starred as Ezra in Prospect. In 2018, he made a cameo appearance as Pietro Alvarez in If Beale Street Could Talk. He debuted on Broadway in February 2019 opposite Glenda Jackson and Ruth Wilson, starring as Edmund in an adaptation of King Lear.

Since 2019, Pascal has starred as a lone bounty hunter in The Mandalorian. The role brought him much wider recognition and helped him establish himself for his portrayals of father figures. That same year, he portrayed Francisco “Catfish” Morales in Netflix’s Triple Frontier. He appeared in the DC Extended Universe film, Wonder Woman 1984, as Maxwell Lord. He played the role of Marcus Moreno in We Can Be Heroes.

In 2022, Pascal appeared in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent with Nicolas Cage. He also starred as Dieter Bravo in Judd Apatow’s The Bubble and House Comes With a Bird. In November 2022, he signed with Creative Artists Agency. The following year, he starred as hardened survivor Joel Miller in HBO’s The Last of Us opposite Bella Ramsey. He reportedly earned $600,000 per episode. Around this time, he became an influential figure in meme culture, with multiple memes of him gaining viral status. Most of his popular memes were from The Last of Us episode “Kin.” A clip of him eating a sandwich during a guest episode of LADbible’s “Snack Wars” YouTube series, in which he appeared with Jon Favreau, also became a meme.

2023 to present;

Pascal hosted a Saturday Night Live episode in February 2023. In April of that year, he joined the cast of  Ethan Coen’s Drive-Away Dolls. Further, Time magazine mentioned him amongst the 100 most influential people in the world. He portrayed Silva in Strange Way of Life with Ethan Hawke.

Carnegie Corporation of New York named him as an honoree of the Great Immigrants Award in June. The following month, he made history as the first Latino to secure three nominations in the same year for the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series, Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Narrator.

Pascal starred as Clint in Freaky Tales in January 2024. In June of that year, he is featured in Omar Apollo’s second studio album, God Said No, on the penultimate track, “Pedro.” He provided the voice-over for Fink in The Wild Robot opposite Lupita Nyong’o. Next, he starred in Gladiator II as General Marcus Acacius. At the end of that year, he was voted Grindr’s hottest man of the year

Pascal is scheduled to star in Celine Song’s Materialist and portray Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025). He will reprise that role in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.

Pedro Pascal Movies and TV Shows

Pascal has starred in several movies and TV shows during his career such as

• Window Shopping
• I Am That Girl
• The Adjustment Bureau
• The Good Wife
• Bloodsucking Bastards
• Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
• Kingsman: The Golden Circle
• Graceland
• If Beale Street Could Talk
• Wonder Woman 1984
• Narcos
• The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
• House Comes with a Bird
• The Book of Boba Fett
• Freaky Tales
• The Wild Robot
• Gladiator II
• Materialists
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps