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** Prior to ''The Last of Us'' and ''Game of Thrones'', Pascal tried to get his foot in HBO's door by auditioning for ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' ([[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp%3Fid%3D533744&prev=search&pto=aue according]] to Javiera Balmaceda) and ''Series/{{Looking}}'' ([[https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/pedro-pascal-almost-cast-looking-1234948703/ according]] to Carmen Cuba, casting director on both ''Looking'' and ''Narcos'').

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** Prior to ''The Last of Us'' and ''Game of Thrones'', Pascal tried to get his foot in HBO's door by auditioning for ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' ([[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp%3Fid%3D533744&prev=search&pto=aue according]] to Javiera Balmaceda) his older sister) and ''Series/{{Looking}}'' ([[https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/pedro-pascal-almost-cast-looking-1234948703/ according]] to Carmen Cuba, casting director on both ''Looking'' and ''Narcos'').
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He emigrated to America as a baby, when his parents' acts of opposition against UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet forced the family to flee Chile. He [[NomDeMom took on his mother's surname]] as his professional last name, to honor her after her death, and also because "Pedro Balmaceda" proved too difficult for non-Latinos to pronounce. 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 the Screen Actors Guild and Creator/ActorsEquity.

For years, Pascal specialized in one-off roles and secondary characters. With help from his friend Creator/SarahPaulson, he eventually joined the cast of ''Series/GameOfThrones'', portraying passionate and vengeful prince Oberyn Martell in the show's fourth season. He earned international fame for his performance, enabling him to finally land higher-profile gigs. Before Creator/{{HBO}} aired Oberyn's final appearance, he agreed to co-star on ''Series/{{Narcos}}'' as DEA Agent Javier Peña. While most of the stars didn't stay beyond the first StoryArc, he stayed through the third season, elevating from third to top billing in the process.

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He emigrated to America as a baby, when his parents' acts of opposition against UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet forced the family to flee Chile. He [[NomDeMom took on his mother's surname]] as his professional last name, to honor her after her death, and also because "Pedro Balmaceda" proved too difficult for non-Latinos to pronounce. 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 the Screen Actors Guild and Creator/ActorsEquity.

For years, Pascal specialized in one-off roles and secondary characters. Early performances credited him as "Pedro Balmaceda," but after his mother died, he [[NomDeMom took on her last name in her memory]] (and also because too many non-Latinos mispronounced "Balmaceda"). With help from his friend Creator/SarahPaulson, he eventually joined the cast of ''Series/GameOfThrones'', portraying passionate and vengeful prince Oberyn Martell in the show's fourth season. He earned international fame for his performance, enabling him to finally land higher-profile gigs. Before Creator/{{HBO}} aired Oberyn's final appearance, he agreed to co-star on ''Series/{{Narcos}}'' as DEA Agent Javier Peña. While most of the stars didn't stay beyond the first StoryArc, he stayed through the third season, elevating from third to top billing in the process.

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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 the Screen Actors Guild and Creator/ActorsEquity.

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He emigrated to America as a baby, when his parents' acts of opposition against UsefulNotes/AugustoPinochet forced the family to flee Chile. He [[NomDeMom took on his mother's surname]] as his professional last name, to honor her after her death, and also because "Pedro Balmaceda" proved too difficult for non-Latinos to pronounce. 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 the Screen Actors Guild and Creator/ActorsEquity.



* FriendshipOnTheSet: He manages to form positive relationships with other cast and crew members of his projects, including the aforementioned Oscar Isaac (who met Pascal when both performed in the 2006 Off-Broadway show, ''Beauty of the Father'').
* HiddenDepths: Even though his best-known performances come from TV prestige dramas, ''The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'' and ''Saturday Night Live'' 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 cinephile Javi Gutierrez than with the likes of Javier Peña.
* IHaveManyNames: Has professional acting credits under the names "Pedro Balmaceda", "Alexander Pascal", and finally "Pedro Pascal". Before he became a professional actor, he used an anglicized EmbarrassingNickname in high school: "[[https://bring-me-in-warm.tumblr.com/post/190683259733/a-baby Peter Balmaceda]]".
* ItRunsInTheFamily: Pascal and his siblings inherited a love of movies from their cinephile father, resulting in three of them entering show business. Pascal's older sister, Javiera Balmaceda, became director of programming for HBO Latin America shortly before ''Game of Thrones'' Season 4 premiered, and has since moved on to Creator/AmazonStudios' director of local originals for Latin America, Canada, and Australia. Their younger sister, Lux Pascal, has also taken up acting; she appeared in ''Narcos'' Season 3 as Elias.

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* FriendshipOnTheSet: He manages to form regularly forms positive relationships with other cast and crew members of his projects, including the aforementioned Oscar Isaac (who met Pascal when both performed in the 2006 Off-Broadway show, ''Beauty of the Father'').
* HiddenDepths: HeAlsoDid: Even though his best-known performances come from TV prestige dramas, ''The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent'' and ''Saturday Night Live'' 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 cinephile Javi Gutierrez than with the likes of Javier Peña.
* IHaveManyNames: Has professional acting credits under the names "Pedro Balmaceda", "Alexander Pascal", and finally "Pedro Pascal". Before he became a professional actor, he used an anglicized EmbarrassingNickname in high school: "[[https://bring-me-in-warm.tumblr.com/post/190683259733/a-baby Peter Balmaceda]]".
* ItRunsInTheFamily: Pascal and his siblings inherited a love of movies from their cinephile father, resulting in three of them entering show business. Pascal's older sister, Javiera Balmaceda, became director of programming for HBO Latin America shortly before ''Game of Thrones'' Season 4 premiered, and has since moved on to Creator/AmazonStudios' director of local originals for Latin America, Canada, and Australia. Their younger sister, Lux Pascal, has also taken up acting; she appeared in ''Narcos'' Season 3 as Elias.
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* NomDeMom: He took on his mother's surname as his professional last name, to honor her after her death, and also because "Pedro Balmaceda" proved too difficult for non-Latinos to pronounce.
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* PapaWolf: Every science fiction drama he's headlined since ''Prospect'' (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]] ''SNL'' 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.

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* PapaWolf: Every science fiction drama he's headlined since ''Prospect'' (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]] ''SNL'' sketch, in which Pascal lands the title role of an HBO ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' [[InTheStyleOf "HBO"]] ''[[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] [[VideoGame/MarioKart Kart]]'' [[WeirdCrossover meets]] ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' drama, and must anti-heroically protect a dethroned Princess Peach on a perilous trek to Rainbow Road.Road with dangerous Goomba fungus on the way.
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** Prior to ''The Last of Us'' and ''Game of Thrones'', Pascal tried to get his foot in HBO's door by auditioning for ''Series/SexAndTheCity'', [[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp%3Fid%3D533744&prev=search&pto=aue according]] to Javiera Balmaceda.

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** Prior to ''The Last of Us'' and ''Game of Thrones'', Pascal tried to get his foot in HBO's door by auditioning for ''Series/SexAndTheCity'', [[https://translate.''Series/SexAndTheCity'' ([[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp%3Fid%3D533744&prev=search&pto=aue according]] to Javiera Balmaceda.Balmaceda) and ''Series/{{Looking}}'' ([[https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/pedro-pascal-almost-cast-looking-1234948703/ according]] to Carmen Cuba, casting director on both ''Looking'' and ''Narcos'').
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** 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://web.archive.org/web/20231210071138/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.

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** 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 by ''Creator/TheChaser'' as "[[https://web.archive.org/web/20231210071138/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.

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