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Pedro Pascal

José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. After nearly two decades of taking small roles on stage and television, Pascal had his breakout role as Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'' (2014). He gained further prominence with his portrayal of Javier Peña in the Netflix crime series ''Narcos'' (2015–2017). He went on to appear in the films ''The Great Wall'' (2016), ''Kingsman: The Golden Circle'' (2017), ''The Equalizer 2'' (2018), and ''Triple Frontier'' (2019).

Pascal's leading roles as Din Djarin in the Disney+ science fiction series ''The Mandalorian'' (2019–2023) and Joel Miller in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series ''The Last of Us'' (2023–present) propelled him to international stardom, earning him a reputation for portraying adoptive father figures. For the latter role, he received numerous accolades, including a Screen Actors Guild Award and a nomination for a Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award. He also portrayed parental characters in ''We Can Be Heroes'' (2020), ''Strange Way of Life'' (2023), and ''The Wild Robot'' (2024). Pascal has also starred in the big-budget films ''Wonder Woman 1984'' (2020) and ''Gladiator II'' (2024).

Active in theatre since 1999, he made his Broadway debut as Edmund in a 2019 adaptation of ''King Lear''. ''Time'' magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2023, and in 2024, he was polled as Grindr's hottest man of the year. Provided by Wikipedia