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Pedro Pascal

Actor

Born 1975

Pedro Pascal is a Chilean-American actor whose long apprenticeship in theatre and television led to defining roles as Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones, Javier Peña in Narcos, Din Djarin in The Mandalorian and Joel Miller in The Last of Us. Born in Santiago after Chile's 1973 coup, he moved with his family first to Denmark and then the United States, trained at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and worked for years in New York theatre and episodic television. His later film work spans Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Triple Frontier, Wonder Woman 1984, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, Gladiator II, Materialists, Eddington and Reed Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. A Screen Actors Guild Award winner and multiple Emmy nominee, Pascal returned as Din Djarin for the 2026 theatrical film The Mandalorian and Grogu; his announced projects include Tony Gilroy's Behemoth! and Avengers: Doomsday.

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Connected people

ConnectionBella RamseyCo-star opposite Pascal's Joel in The Last of Us.

ConnectionOscar IsaacLongtime friend and Triple Frontier co-star.

ConnectionSarah PaulsonFriend from Pascal's early New York years and fellow actor.

Official records · wins and honours

Awards & Honours

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2025
Primetime Emmy AwardsIndustry honor
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — The Last of Us
Pedro Pascal
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2024
Screen Actors Guild AwardsCompetitive win
Male Actor in a Drama Series — The Last of Us
Pedro Pascal
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2024
Golden Globe AwardsIndustry honor
Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama — The Last of Us
Pedro Pascal
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2024
People's Choice AwardsCompetitive win
Male TV Star of the Year — The Last of Us
Pedro Pascal
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2023
Primetime Emmy AwardsIndustry honor
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — The Last of Us
Pedro Pascal
Official record
2023
Primetime Emmy AwardsIndustry honor
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series — Saturday Night Live
Pedro Pascal
Official record
2023
Primetime Emmy AwardsIndustry honor
Outstanding Narrator — Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World
Pedro Pascal
Official record

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — The Last of Us

Male Actor in a Drama Series — The Last of Us

Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama — The Last of Us

Male TV Star of the Year — The Last of Us

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — The Last of Us

Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series — Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Narrator — Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World