Pablo Tell Schreiber (born April 26, 1978 in Ymir, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor.
He's perhaps best known for playing Pornstache on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, a role he held for three seasons from 2013 to 2015. He was part of the main cast of American Gods (2017), Starz' adaptation of the Neil Gaiman novel of the same name. He plays Mad Sweeney, a so-called "leprechaun" incarnated in the New World, and associate of protagonists Shadow and Mr. Wednesday. He also currently stars as main protagonist Master Chief in Halo (2022).
He's also appeared in NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Showtime's Weeds, and HBO's The Brink, as well as the Michael Bay film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi opposite John Krasinski.
He's the younger half-brother of actor Liev Schreiber.
Selected filmography:
- The Wire (2003, 2008) as Nickolas "Nick" Sobotka
- The Manchurian Candidate (2004) as Eddie Ingram
- Lords of Dogtown (2005) as Stecyk
- Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) as Ben
- NUMB3RS (2009) as Tal Feigenbaum
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2009) as Ricky Falone
- Three Rivers (2009) as Nick
- Medium (2010) as Jeremy Kiernan
- Happythankyoumoreplease (2010) as Charlie
- Weeds (2011 — 2012) as Demetri Ravitch
- A Gifted Man (2011 — 2012) as Anton Little Creek
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2013 — 2014) as William Lewis
- Orange Is the New Black (2013 — 2015) as George "Pornstache" Mendez
- Preservation (2014) as Sean Neary
- The Brink (2015) as Lt. Cmdr. Zeke "Z-Pak" Tilson
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) as Kris "Tanto" Paronto
- American Gods (2017-present) as Mad Sweeney
- Skyscraper (2018) as Ben
- Candy (2022) as Allan Gore
- Halo (2022) as Master Chief.
He provides examples of the following tropes:
- The Big Guy: He's 6'5 and towers over most of his castmates.
- Meaningful Name: He's named for the writer Pablo Neruda, whom his father was a fan of.
- Mr. Fanservice: Many of his roles are quick to draw attention to his good looks and muscular physique.
- Non-Indicative Name: His name is Spanish for "small" and he stands at a very imposing 6'5.
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome: He's 6'5, dark-haired and good-looking.
