Place Of Birth: Santiago, Chile
Birthday: 1975-04-02
Death: null
Gender: Male
JosĆ© Pedro Balmaceda PascalĀ (Spanish:Ā [xoĖseĖpeĆ°É¾oĀ Ī²almaĖseĆ°aĀ pasĖkal]; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. After nearly two decades of taking minor roles on stage and television, Pascal had hisĀ breakout roleĀ asĀ Oberyn MartellĀ in theĀ fourth seasonĀ of theĀ HBO fantasy seriesĀ Game of ThronesĀ (2014). He gained further prominence with his portrayal ofĀ Javier PeƱaĀ in theĀ NetflixĀ crime seriesĀ Narcos (2015ā2017). He went on to appear in the filmsĀ The Great WallĀ (2016),Ā Kingsman: The Golden CircleĀ (2017),Ā The Equalizer 2Ā (2018), andĀ Triple FrontierĀ (2019).
Pascal's leading roles asĀ Din DjarinĀ in theĀ Disney+Ā science fiction seriesĀ The Mandalorian (2019ā2023) andĀ Joel MillerĀ in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama seriesĀ The Last of UsĀ (2023āpresent) propelled him to international stardom, earning him a reputation for portraying adoptiveĀ father figures. For the latter role, he received numerous accolades, including aĀ Screen Actors Guild AwardĀ and a nomination for aĀ Golden Globe AwardĀ andĀ Primetime Emmy Award. He also portrayed parental characters inĀ We Can Be HeroesĀ (2020),Ā Strange Way of LifeĀ (2023), andĀ The Wild RobotĀ (2024). Pascal has starred in the big-budget filmsĀ Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) andĀ Gladiator IIĀ (2024).
Active in theatre since 1999, he made hisĀ BroadwayĀ debut asĀ EdmundĀ in a 2019 adaptation ofĀ King Lear.Ā In 2023, TimeĀ magazine named him one of theĀ 100 most influential people in the world.
