Josรฉ Pedro Balmaceda Pascalย (Spanish:ย [xoหseหpeรฐษพoย ฮฒalmaหseรฐaย pasหkal]; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. After nearly two decades of taking small roles on stage and television, Pascal had hisย breakout roleย asย Oberyn Martellย in theย fourth seasonย of theย HBOย fantasy seriesย Game of Thronesย (2014). He gained further prominence with his portrayal ofย Javier Peรฑaย in theย Netflixย crime seriesย Narcosย (2015โ2017). He went on to appear in the filmsย The Great Wall(2016),ย Kingsman: The Golden Circleย (2017),ย The Equalizer 2ย (2018), andย Triple Frontierย (2019).
Pascal's leading roles asย Din Djarinย in theย Disney+ science fiction seriesย The Mandalorianย (2019โ2023) andย Joel Millerย in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama seriesย The Last of Usย (2023โpresent) propelled him to international stardom, earning him a reputation for portraying adoptiveย father figures. For the latter role, he received numerous accolades, including aย Screen Actors Guild Award and nominations for aย Golden Globe Awardย andย Primetime Emmy Award. He also portrayed parental characters inย We Can Be Heroesย (2020),ย Strange Way of Lifeย (2023), andย The Wild Robot (2024). Pascal has also starred in the big-budget filmsย Wonder Woman 1984ย (2020) andย Gladiator II (2024). He playsย Reed Richards / Mister Fantasticย in theย Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning withย The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).
Active in theatre since 1999, he made hisย Broadwayย debut asย Edmundย in a 2019 adaptation ofย King Lear.ย In 2023, Timeย Magazine named him one of theย 100 most influential people in the world.
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