History Creator / PedroPascal

* TheComicallySerious: Perhaps his greatest strength as an actor is his ability to deliver utterly ridiculous dialogue with dark intensity.

* PapaWolf: Every science fiction drama he's headlined since ''Prospect'' (note]]the first movie to give him top billing on the poster) has him take life-risking, occasionally unscrupulous measures to protect an orphan. Spoofed in [[https://youtu.be/UiIRlg4Xr5w this]] ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch, in which Pascal lands the title role of an HBO ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' drama, and must anti-heroically protect a dethroned Princess Peach on a perilous trek to Rainbow Road.

* {{Typecasting}}: Every action movie he co-starred in from ''The Equalizer 2'' to ''We Can Be Heroes'' cast him as a patriarch with a disagreeable agenda, and every science fiction drama he's headlined since ''Prospect''[[note]]the first movie to give Pascal top billing on the poster[[/note]] has him take life-risking, occasionally unscrupulous measures to protect an orphan. Spoofed in [[https://youtu.be/UiIRlg4Xr5w this]] ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch, in which Pascal lands the title role of an HBO ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' drama, and must anti-heroically protect a dethroned Princess Peach on a perilous trek to Rainbow Road.

* ManOfAThousandVoices: Sometimes he acts with a fake accent, such as when he played DashingHispanic-[[FantasyCounterpartCulture like]] Oberyn Martell[[note]]a facsimile of Pascal's father's accent[[/note]] or when he adopted a SouthernGentleman persona for Agent Whiskey[[note]]an exaggeration of the effects that growing up in San Antonio had on Pascal's voice[[/note]]. For ''The Mandalorian'' and the ''Community'' table read, he proved that he could also put on a {{guttural growl|er}}[[note]]sometimes enhanced by screaming into a pillow before speaking[[/note]].

Pascal's movie and TV roles after ''Narcos'' consist mostly of morally-gray father figures, especially after he co-starred in the SpaceWestern ''Film/{{Prospect}}''. As it garnered acclaim in the indie movie circuit, he claimed a role in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise, as paternal refugee-turned-Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin. Consequently, the first live-action ''Star Wars'' TV show, eventual Emmy winner ''Series/TheMandalorian'', would also become the first program to give long-time ''Star Wars'' fan Pascal top billing from the start. A few months after Season 2 finished airing, his renown for sympathetically portraying various flawed fathers led to HBO casting him as Joel Miller in [[Series/TheLastOfUs2023 the TV series adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''.

** ''The Last of Us'' episodes 7-9 and ''The Mandalorian'' Chapters 17-19, installments of science-fiction shows both described as "[[https://chaser.com.au/other/scientists-predict-that-by-2050-every-popular-show-may-involve-pedro-pascal-escorting-magic-child-to-safety/ Pedro Pascal escorting magic child to safety]]," all aired during a three-week span from February 26, 2023 to March 15, 2023.

** ''The Last of Us'' episodes 7-9 and ''The Mandalorian'' Chapters 17-19, installments of science-fiction shows both described as "[[https://chaser.com.au/other/scientists-predict-that-by-2050-every-popular-show-may-involve-pedro-pascal-escorting-magic-child-to-safety/ Pedro Pascal escorting magic child to safety]]," all aired during a three-week span from February 26, 2023 to March 8, 2023.

* {{Typecasting}}: Every action movie he co-starred in from ''The Equalizer 2'' to ''We Can Be Heroes'' cast him as a patriarch with a disagreeable agenda, and every science fiction drama he's headlined since ''Prospect''[[note]]the first movie to give Pascal top billing on the poster[[/note]] has him take life-risking, occasionally unscrupulous measures to protect an orphan.
** While Pascal already played some parental characters before ''Prospect'', [[https://twitter.com/paulverhoeven/status/1338982529919946752?s=21 this interview]] promoting ''Wonder Woman 1984'' -- which premiered one week after ''The Mandalorian'' [[Recap/TheMandalorianS2E8Chapter16TheRescue Season 2 finale]] dropped -- chalks up these specific trends as side effects of hitting middle age.
--->I've totally moved into "daddy", haven't I?... I'll take it. It's time.
** Spoofed in [[https://youtu.be/UiIRlg4Xr5w this]] ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch, in which Pascal lands the title role of an HBO ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' drama, and must anti-heroically protect a dethroned Princess Peach on a perilous trek to Rainbow Road.

* FakeNationality: His resume includes characters from Lithuania, Morocco, Mexico, or Caucasian lineage, among other non-Chilean backgrounds.

* HiddenDepths: Even though his best-known performances come from TV prestige dramas, ''The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'' and his ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' Season 48 hosting gig earned him praise as a comedic performer as well. He claimed in a ''Digital Spy'' [[https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a39723936/pedro-pascal-interview-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent/ interview]] that he has more in common with EndearinglyDorky Javi Gutierrez than with the likes of Javier Peña.

* HiddenDepths: Even though his best-known performances come from TV prestige dramas, ''The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'' and his ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' Season 48 hosting gig earned him praise as a comedic performer as well.

** Spoofed in [[https://youtu.be/UiIRlg4Xr5w this]] ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' sketch, in which HBO gives Pascal the title role of a ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' drama, in which an anti-heroic Mario protects a dethroned Princess Peach on a perilous trek to Rainbow Road.

* {{Typecasting}}: Every action movie he co-starred in from ''The Equalizer 2'' to ''We Can Be Heroes'' cast him as a patriarch with a disagreeable agenda, and every science fiction drama he's headlined since ''Prospect''[[note]]the first movie to give Pascal top billing on the poster[[/note]] has him take life-risking, occasionally unscrupulous measures to protect an orphan. While Pascal already played some parental characters before ''Prospect'', [[https://twitter.com/paulverhoeven/status/1338982529919946752?s=21 this interview]] promoting ''Wonder Woman 1984'' -- which premiered one week after ''The Mandalorian'' [[Recap/TheMandalorianS2E8Chapter16TheRescue Season 2 finale]] dropped -- chalks up these specific trends as side effects of hitting middle age.
-->I've totally moved into "daddy", haven't I?... I'll take it. It's time.

* ''Series/{{The Last of Us|2023}}'' (2023) as Joel Miller

* ''Series/{{The Last of Us|2023}}'' (2023) as [[Characters/TheLastOfUsJoelAndEllie Joel Miller]]

* TheCharmer: He and several of his roles earn others' trust, respect, and/or love with charismatic ease.

* EndearinglyDorky: Pascal skillfully injects allure and pathos into such characters as movie-obsessed [[EccentricMillionaire Eccentric Billionaire]] Javi Gutierrez, telekinetic BumblingDad Marcus Moreno, and SociallyAwkwardHero Din Djarin.

* BeYourself: Gave [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6LfXird0dU&t=111 a speech]] teaching this for Hispanic Heritage Month.
-->Do not compromise anything that is true to yourself to meet some exterior standard. That doesn't work. The thing that works is that you be you -- and that's the thing that people end up recognizing, and falling in love with, and wanting to experience: your truest self.

* {{Determinator}}: As discussed in an ''Series/EntertainmentTonight'' [[https://youtu.be/zJlOrpQ7lo8?t=89 interview]] from the ''Wonder Woman 1984'' press tour, Pascal's relentlessness towards success in the competitive field of acting passes on to several of his characters, who'll take any means necessary to achieve their goals.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Straight male ''[=GoT=]'' fans formed a subreddit to declare their love for Oberyn, leaving Pascal "[[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-sunday-conversation-pedro-pascal-20170922-htmlstory.html super-flattered]]."
-->It's so wonderful. I think it's all a spectrum, right? Straight men can have — do have — crushes on other men. It doesn't make them gay, it doesn't make them bi.

* FriendToAllChildren: A doting uncle and godfather, Pascal [[https://youngentertainmentmag.com/lucian-perez-travels-to-the-80s-in-wonder-woman-1984/ wins over child actors]] and his friends' kids with his good humor and kindness. He demonstrates his love of children more seriously when supporting multiple causes to help marginalized youth.

* IconicOutfit: He often dons [[https://thesweetestdecline.tumblr.com/post/675455936090046464 this]] souvenir T-Shirt from the Music/FleetwoodMac ''Music/{{Tusk}}'' tour for events without a strict dress code.

* UnkemptBeauty: He often sports MessyHair and patchy stubble, to the point that one [=YouTube=] commenter said he constantly looks like he fell asleep on someone's couch, yet he won so many hearts that ''People'' magazine declared him one of the sexiest men alive in 2020.

* TheCharmer: He and several of his roles earn others' trust or respect with charismatic ease. ''The Mandalorian'' creator Creator/JonFavreau described Pascal to ''[[https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/pedro-pascal-the-mandalorian-star-wars-wonder-woman-1984-1234803468/ Variety]]'' as, "very much like a classic movie star in his charm and his delivery".

* TheCharmer: He and several of his roles earn others' trust or respect with charismatic ease.

* TheCharmer: His courtesy and charisma give the likes of Marcus Pike, Oberyn Martell, and Javier Peña a romantic flair, and delight people who work with or meet him in real life.

Pascal's movie and TV roles after ''Narcos'' consist mostly of morally-gray father figures, especially after he co-starred in the SpaceWestern ''Film/{{Prospect}}''. As it garnered acclaim in the indie movie circuit, he claimed a role in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise, as paternal refugee-turned-Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin. Consequently, the first live-action ''Star Wars'' TV show, eventual Emmy winner ''Series/TheMandalorian'', would also become the first program to give long-time ''Star Wars'' fan Pascal top billing from the start. A few months after Season 2 finished airing, his renown for sympathetically portraying various flawed fathers led to HBO casting him as Joel Miller in the TV series adaptation of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''.

* ''The Last of Us'' (2023) as [[Characters/TheLastOfUsJoelAndEllie Joel Miller]]

* ''The Last of Us'' (TBA) as [[Characters/TheLastOfUsJoelAndEllie Joel Miller]]

* MethodActing: While unwilling to become a full-time method actor, he engages in this during ADR sessions, recreating his character's motions in the recording booth. For ''Narcos'', his co-star Creator/BoydHolbrook also arranged for the real Steve Murphy and Javier Peña to give them a week of DEA training. Pascal performed EnforcedMethodActing in ''The Mandalorian'' [[Recap/TheMandalorianS1E8Chapter8Redemption Season 1 finale]], when he filmed the scene of Din Djarin suffering from head trauma after accidentally colliding with a piece of plywood.

* SinisterSchnoz: He's [[https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-sunday-conversation-pedro-pascal-20170922-htmlstory.html attributed]] his tendency to land parts with immoral qualities to casting people who think his aquiline nose would help provide a "dangerous" appearance.