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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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About Pedro Pascal

Full name: José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal

Updated Oct 3, 2026
Born2 April 1975Santiago, Chile
Life statusLiving profileNo death date applies
Age—Calculated from birth date
FromSantiagoChile
Known forAvengers: Doomsday, Behemoth!, The Mandalorian and Grogu, The Fantastic Four: First Steps

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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What is Pedro Pascal best known for?

He is best known as Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones, Javier Peña in Narcos, Din Djarin in The Mandalorian and Joel Miller in The Last of Us.

Sources: Vanity Fair

Where was Pedro Pascal born?

He was born in Santiago, Chile, on April 2, 1975, and grew up primarily in the United States after his family fled the Pinochet dictatorship.

Sources: Vanity Fair

Who does Pedro Pascal play in Fantastic Four?

He plays Reed Richards, also known as Mister Fantastic, in The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

Sources: Marvel

Did Pedro Pascal return for The Mandalorian and Grogu?

Yes. He returned as Din Djarin in the 2026 Lucasfilm theatrical release.

Sources: StarWars.com

Has Pedro Pascal won a SAG Award?

Yes. He won for male actor in a drama series for The Last of Us at the 2024 SAG Awards.

Sources: SAG Awards

What book has Pedro Pascal recommended?

He selected Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain among the ten things he could not live without in a 2018 GQ interview.

Sources: GQ

What training did Pedro Pascal do for The Last of Us?

His trainer described mobility, calisthenics and bodyweight work tailored to the production.

Sources: British GQ

Is Pedro Pascal in a confirmed relationship?

No current romantic partner had been publicly confirmed in the reliable sources reviewed through September 26, 2026.

Sources: Vanity Fair · Vanity Fair

Who does Pedro Pascal play in Behemoth!?

He plays Alex, a cellist rebuilding his life, in Tony Gilroy's drama; it was selected as the 2026 New York Film Festival centerpiece.

Sources: Film at Lincoln Center

Did Pedro Pascal have a rescue dog?

Yes. He told Vanity Fair that his pit-bull-mix rescue Gretta was his companion through his struggling New York years; she later died of old age.

Sources: Vanity Fair