History Creator / PedroPascal

** HBO's ''The Last of Us'' episodes #7-9 and Creator/DisneyPlus's ''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.

* MemeAcknowledgment: In addition to the countless instances of him discussing memes in interviews or social media, he recreated the "[[LaughCrying Pedro Pascal Laughing Then Crying]]" [[https://www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/pedro-pascal-laughing-then-crying memes]] during the 2023 Golden Globe Awards, in [[https://mashable.com/article/pedro-pascal-kieran-culkin-golden-globes-speech response]] to Best Actor – Television Series Drama winner Creator/KieranCulkin playfully boasting, "Suck it, Pedro!"

* MemeAcknowledgment: In addition to the multiple instances of him discussing memes in interviews or social media, he recreated the "[[https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/pedro-pascal-laughing-then-crying Pedro Pascal Laughing Then Crying]]" memes during the 2023 Golden Globe Awards. After he lost Best Actor – Television Series Drama to Creator/KieranCulkin, the ''Series/{{Succession}}'' star boasted, "Suck it, Pedro!" The broadcast then cut to [[https://mashable.com/article/pedro-pascal-kieran-culkin-golden-globes-speech a half-faked look]] at Pascal CryLaughing in the audience.

* MemeAcknowledgment: In addition to the multiple instances of him discussing memes in interviews or social media, he recreated the "[[https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/pedro-pascal-laughing-then-crying Pedro Pascal Laughing Then Crying]]" memes during the 2023 Golden Globe Awards. After he lost Actor – Television Series Drama to Creator/KieranCulkin, the ''Series/{{Succession}}'' star boasted, "Suck it, Pedro!" The broadcast then cut to [[https://mashable.com/article/pedro-pascal-kieran-culkin-golden-globes-speech a half-faked look]] at Pascal CryLaughing in the audience.

* SweetAndSourGrapes:
** Discussed in interviews tracing his rise to fame; Pascal admitted that when he reached his 30s, he decided to accept that he would never land his big break, and should settle for [[MoneyDearBoy whatever gigs would help pay the rent]]... and then he landed his dream part for ''Game of Thrones''.
** Also discussed when he won his first SAG Award; he confessed in [[https://youtu.be/846koezDBLE?si=pD5OcXmV4j5SXTxL his acceptance speech]] that prior to the announcement, he spent the night drinking rather than preparing for victory.

** Before Pascal auditioned for ''Game of Thrones'', he played Agent Ortega in a LiveActionAdaptation of ''ComicBook/TheSixthGun'', which didn't make it past the pilot. He did share [[https://www.instagram.com/p/ZGeDQ3Hw5_/?igshid=7cnf4go1ol8h a picture]] of himself as Ortega, and later reunited with some of the other cast members on other projects.

Pascal's popularity continued to grow during his streak of playing morally gray father figures in TV shows and movies, including 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, ''Series/TheMandalorian'', would also become the first program to give Pascal, [[PromotedFanboy a long-time fan]] of ''Star Wars'', top billing from the start. His renown for sympathetically portraying various flawed fathers led to Creator/{{HBO}} casting him as Joel Miller in [[Series/TheLastOfUs2023 the TV series adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. This would earn him more major award recognition than any of his previous TV performances, including a Primetime MediaNotes/EmmyAward nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama series[[note]]In 2023, Pascal became the first Latino actor to earn [[RuleOfThree three]] Primetime Emmy nominations in the same year, with Outstanding Narration for ''Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World'' and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' [[Recap/SaturdayNightLiveS48E12 Season 48, episode 12]] comprising the other two.[[/note]] and a SAG Award for Male Actor in a Drama Series.

* SweetAndSourGrapes: Discussed in interviews tracing his rise to fame; Pascal admitted that when he reached his 30s, he decided to accept that he would never land his big break, and should settle for [[MoneyDearBoy whatever gigs would help pay the rent]]... and then he landed his dream part for ''Game of Thrones''.

Pascal's popularity continued to grow during his streak of playing morally gray father figures in TV shows and movies, including 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, ''Series/TheMandalorian'', would also become the first program to give Pascal, [[PromotedFanboy a long-time fan]] of ''Star Wars'', top billing from the start. His renown for sympathetically portraying various flawed fathers led to Creator/{{HBO}} casting him as Joel Miller in [[Series/TheLastOfUs2023 the TV series adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. This would earn him more major award recognition than any of his TV screen performances, including a Primetime MediaNotes/EmmyAward nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama series[[note]]In 2023, Pascal became the first Latino actor to earn [[RuleOfThree three]] Primetime Emmy nominations in the same year, with Outstanding Narration for ''Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World'' and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' [[Recap/SaturdayNightLiveS48E12 Season 48, episode 12]] comprising the other two.[[/note]] and a SAG Award for Male Actor in a Drama Series.

Pascal's popularity continued to grow during his streak of playing morally gray father figures in TV shows and movies, including 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, ''Series/TheMandalorian'', would also become the first program to give Pascal, [[PromotedFanboy a long-time fan]] of ''Star Wars'', top billing from the start. His renown for sympathetically portraying various flawed fathers led to Creator/{{HBO}} casting him as Joel Miller in [[Series/TheLastOfUs2023 the TV series adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''. This would earn him more major award recognition than any of his TV screen performances, including a Primetime MediaNote/EmmyAward nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama series[[note]]In 2023, Pascal became the first Latino actor to earn [[RuleOfThree three]] Primetime Emmy nominations in the same year, with Outstanding Narration for ''Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World'' and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' [[Recap/SaturdayNightLiveS48E12 Season 48, episode 12]] comprising the other two.[[/note]] and a SAG Award for Male Actor in a Drama Series.

Pascal's popularity continued to grow during his streak of playing morally gray father figures in TV shows and movies, including 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, ''Series/TheMandalorian'', would also become the first program to give Pascal, [[PromotedFanboy a long-time fan]] of ''Star Wars'', top billing from the start. His renown for sympathetically portraying various flawed fathers led to Creator/{{HBO}} casting him as Joel Miller in [[Series/TheLastOfUs2023 the TV series adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'', which would earn him a SAG Award for Male Actor in a Drama Series.

In 2023, Pascal became the first Latino actor to earn [[RuleOfThree three]] Primetime MediaNotes/EmmyAward nominations in the same year: Outstanding Narration for ''Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World'', Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for ''The Last of Us'', and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' [[Recap/SaturdayNightLiveS48E12 Season 48, episode 12]].

He emigrated to America as a baby, when his parents' acts of opposition against UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet forced the family to flee Chile. Pascal studied acting at the Orange County School of the Arts, and the Tisch School of the Arts in New York. He joined the Screen Actors' Guild during his final year at Tisch, then enrolled at Creator/ActorsEquity a few years after graduation.

Pascal's popularity continued to grow during his streak of playing morally gray father figures in TV shows and movies, including 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, ''Series/TheMandalorian'', would also become the first program to give Pascal, [[PromotedFanboy a long-time fan]] of ''Star Wars'', top billing from the start. A few months after Season Two finished airing, his renown for sympathetically portraying various flawed fathers led to Creator/{{HBO}} casting him as Joel Miller in [[Series/TheLastOfUs2023 the TV series adaptation]] of ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs''.

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* The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as [[Characters/FantasticFourTheFantasticFour Mr. Fantastic / Reed Richards]]

** ''Fantastic Four'' (2025)

* The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as [[Characters/FantasticFourTheFantasticFour Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic]]

%% * The Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as [[Characters/FantasticFourTheFantasticFour Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic]]
%% ** ''Fantastic Four'' (2025)

He emigrated to America as a baby, when his parents' acts of opposition against UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet forced the family to flee Chile. Pascal studied acting at the Orange County School of the Arts, and the Tisch School of the Arts in New York. He joined the Screen Actors' Guild during his final year at Tisch, then enrolled at Creators/ActorsEquity a few years after graduation.

He emigrated to America as a baby, when his parents' acts of opposition against UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet forced the family to flee Chile. Pascal studied acting at the Orange County School of the Arts, and the Tisch School of the Arts in New York. After he graduated, he joined Creator/ActorsEquity and SAG-AFTRA.

In 2023, Pascal became the first Latino actor to earn [[RuleOfThree three]] Primetime UsefulNotes/EmmyAward nominations in the same year: Outstanding Narration for ''Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World'', Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for ''The Last of Us'', and Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' [[Recap/SaturdayNightLiveS48E12 Season 48, episode 12]].

* ''Film/DriveAwayDolls'' (2023) as Santos

** Chilean winery Casillero del Diablo declared him their "ambassador" in 2021, casting him as an ambiguously-demonic GentlemanThief in [[https://thewinelegend.com/ some commercials]].

* 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]]. To quote a ''Flaunt'' [[https://flaunt.com/post/pedro-pascal-the-cocoon-issue interview]] with him:

** Chilean winery Casillero del Diablo declared him their "ambassador" in 2021, casting him as an ambiguously-demonic GentlemanThief in some [[https://youtu.be/MLxINmBW0BU?si=SS7J7I5L3j0HscI_ commercials]].

** Appeared in an [[https://youtu.be/_w1wvtJaQn4 advert]] for the ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' ExpansionPack ''Dragonflight''.