Pedro Pascal got his start in the acting world with short films in the 1990s after attending New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and while it might have taken him nearly 20 years to get his breakout role, he has proven his talent with his bet movies and TV shows of recent years. Pascal made a living appearing in one-off television show roles in the 1990s, including an episode of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, but he has successfully transitioned into much more substantial roles.
Following his 2014 break with a supporting role in Game of Thrones, Pedro Pascal has become a household name. He has become part of some of the biggest franchises, including being cast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Fantastic Four. Pascal is set to have a huge year in 2025 with some of his biggest projects yet coming out, but these movies and TV shows are Pascal’s best right now.
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Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
As Maxwell Lord
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Wonder Woman 1984
PG-13
ActionAdventureFantasySuperhero
In 1984, Wonder Woman’s second big-screen solo adventure finds her working in the Smithsonian while secretly living a double life as the iconic superhero. When she comes across a mysterious artifact at the museum, Wonder Woman soon finds herself facing two all-new foes: Max Lord and Cheetah. Wonder Woman 1984 was one of the first theatrical films to be simultaneously released on HBO Max in 2020.
Release Date
December 25, 2020
Runtime
115 Minutes
Franchise(s)
DC Extended Universe
, Wonder Woman
Cast
Gal Gadot
, Chris Pine
, Pedro Pascal
, Kristoffer Polaha
, Connie Nielsen
, Gabriella Wilde
, Kristen Wiig
, Robin Wright
, Manoj Anand
Director
Patty Jenkins
Writers
Geoff Johns
, Patty Jenkins
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He has some intense scenery chewing that will make everyone watching glad he has the chance to be in a different superhero project.
While superhero fans will readily agree that Wonder Woman 1984 did not exactly live up to the first movie, they will also likely agree that Pedro Pascal’s work in the movie is still fantastic. He has some intense scenery chewing that will make everyone watching glad he has the chance to be in a different superhero project.
Wonder Woman 1984 explores what Diana (Gal Gadot) is up to in the titular year, set during her past in the DC Extended Universe. Pascal is one of the villains in the movie. He plays Maxwell Lord as a desperate man just trying to save his company at first. The power of the movie’s artifact, however, only makes him desire more and more, his desperation becoming a thirst for power and success.
Pascal plays the role to perfection despite the script being muddled and the movie being ill-regarded by about half of the audience.
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
As Whiskey
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle
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ActionThriller
Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the second film in the Kingman franchise, is based on the comic book series of the same name by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. Kingsman: The Golden Circle continues the story of Eggsy (Taron Egerton), now codenamed Galahad. When a mysterious cartel known as the Golden Circle threatens international security, Eggsy must travel to America to request the help of the Statesman agency. The Golden Circle sees Egerton, Mark Strong, and Colin Firth reprise their roles from the previous film, and also introduces Julianne Moore, Channing Tatum, Pedro Pascal, Halle Berry, and Jeff Bridges to the franchise in supporting roles.
Release Date
September 22, 2017
Runtime
2h 21m
Franchise(s)
Kingsman
Cast
Jeff Bridges
, Colin Firth
, Channing Tatum
, Halle Berry
, Pedro Pascal
, Mark Strong
, Julianne Moore
, Taron Egerton
Director
Matthew Vaughn
Writers
Matthew Vaughn
, Jane Goldman
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Kingsman: The Golden Circle is a divisive chapter in the franchise. Fans believe the Kingsman movie made a few mistakes, but one of those mistakes did not include the casting of Pedro Pascal. Pascal clearly has a lot of fun getting to play in the franchise.
While the first movie in the franchise focuses on developing Eggsy (Taron Edgerton) as a character and seeing him learn how to be both a gentleman and a spy, the second movie takes Eggsy on a mission involving meeting the American version of his own organization. Pascal is a member of the American team whose codename is Whiskey. At first, he seems like the typical caricature of a modern American cowboy, but he also becomes much more layered – and much more angry – than that.
Pascal gets to make a surprising heel turn in the movie that fans loved to watch unfold. He gets to be reckless and somehow calculating at the same time. Pascal helps to make the movie incredibly fun.
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If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
As Pietro Alvarez
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If Beale Street Could Talk
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RomanceDramaCrime
Based on the novel by James Baldwin, If Beale Street Could Talk stars KiKi Layne as Tish Rivers, a young woman living in New York City with her boyfriend Fonny in the 1970s. When Fonny is accused of a crime he did not commit, Tish sets out to prove his innocence and get his exonerated before the birth of their first child. Stephan James, Regina King, Brian Tyree Henry, and Ed Skrein also star.
Release Date
December 14, 2018
Runtime
119 Minutes
Cast
Pedro Pascal
, Stephan James
, Emily Rios
, Michael Beach
, Teyonah Parris
, Colman Domingo
, Finn Wittrock
, Kiki Layne
, Ed Skrein
, Dave Franco
, Diego Luna
, Regina King
Director
Barry Jenkins
Writers
Barry Jenkins
If Beale Street Could Talk is a fantastically done drama, and the only reason it does not rank higher among Pedro Pascal’s best movies and TV shows is because Pascal is not actually in the movie much. The role he plays is a small one, but it does show he has no problem being a smaller part of a large ensemble in a great project.
The movie follows a young black woman and her boyfriend when he is accused of sexual assault. While he has an alibi for the time of the assault, he is picked out of the lineup by the survivor. The young woman has to deal with her pregnancy and her boyfriend’s incarceration as the movie demonstrates the difficulty of dealing with systemic racism (and some that is not so systemic) when it comes to legal matters.
Pascal plays a person who gets the man’s family in contact with the survivor so they can hear her side of the story. His role is not one of the most dramatic in the movie, but it plays an important part in moving the story forward.
If Beale Street Could Talk was nominated for three Golden Globes, winning one, and three Academy Awards, winning one.
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The Wild Robot (2024)
As Fink
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The Wild Robot
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AnimationDrama Sci-Fi
The Wild Robot is an animated drama film based on a series of books by Peter Brown. The adaptation is written and directed by Chris Sanders and stars Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, and Catherine O’Hara. The Wild Robot centers on a robot named Rozzum 7134, who becomes stranded on a deserted island and the guardian of a young orphan.
Release Date
September 27, 2024
Runtime
101 Minutes
Cast
Lupita Nyong’o
, Pedro Pascal
, Catherine O’Hara
, Bill Nighy
, Kit Connor
, Stephanie Hsu
, Mark Hamill
, Matt Berry
, Ving Rhames
Director
Chris Sanders
Writers
Chris Sanders
, Peter Brown
The Wild Robot is one of the few animated movies to hit theaters in 2024 and one of Pedro Pascal’s most recent movies. It continues his trend in recent years of playing father figures on the screen, though this time around, that father figure happens to be a fox.
The movie involves a robot ending up stranded on an island following a storm wrecking the cargo ship she was on. While on the island, she bonds with some of the animals and struggles to make her way, ending up raising a goose whose nest she accidentally destroyed.
Pascal voices Fink, the first animal that the robot befriends when she actually protects the young goose from him. The robot, Fink, and the goose end up as a kind of found family, living together and helping one another. It’s a great showcase of Pascal’s voice work as he gets to be charming and cunning without actually appearing on screen.
While the movie received several nominations from various critical circles, ScreenRant also named it the best animated movie of 2024.
The Wild Robot was nominated for four Golden Globes and 10 Annie Awards.
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The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent (2022)
As Javi Gutierrez
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent tells the story of a fictionalized version of actor Nicolas Cage when he unwittingly becomes entangled with a criminal cartel. On the brink of bankruptcy, Cage (played by himself) is made an offer he can’t refuse: $1 million to appear at the birthday party of a wealthy fan named Javi (Pedro Pascal). However, Cage’s trip puts him in the middle of a CIA investigation into Javi, and he finds himself caught between his new friend and a whole host of very dangerous people.
Release Date
April 22, 2022
Runtime
107 minutes
Cast
Jacob Scipio
, Pedro Pascal
, with Neil Patrick Harris
, Ike Barinholtz
, Tiffany Haddish
, Lily Sheen
, Nicolas Cage
, Alessandra Mastronardi
, Neil Patrick Harris
, Sharon Horgan
Director
Tom Gormican
Writers
Kevin Etten
, Tom Gormican
…Cage and Pascal at the top of their respective games.
The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent quickly became known as one of Nicolas Cage’s best movies following its release. Thanks to Cage playing a heightened version of himself in the action-drama, the movie manages to hit the sweet spot for Cage fans. Pascal, however, keeps up perfectly with the veteran actor and even steals plenty of scenes from him.
The movie sees Cage experiencing a slump in his career and a strained relationship with his family Pascal’s Javi is a Cage superfan who offers to pay him a huge sum of money to attend his birthday celebration. When Cage goes to meet him, Javi also pitches making a movie with him. Cage is approached by the CIA, who believe that Javi is not just a wealthy eccentric, but an arms dealer and kidnapper.
The movie is off the wall with fantastic action sequences and the perfect balance of comedy and drama. It makes for a pretty perfect movie with Cage and Pascal at the top of their respective games.
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Game Of Thrones (2014)
As Oberyn Martell
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Game Of Thrones
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DramaActionAdventureFantasy
Based on George R.R. Martin’s novels, this fantasy series follows the power struggles among noble families as they vie for control of the Iron Throne in the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. The series is known for its complex characters, political intrigue, and unexpected plot twists.
Release Date
April 17, 2011
Franchise(s)
Game of Thrones
Cast
Kit Harington
, Isaac Hempstead Wright
, Iain Glen
, Peter Dinklage
, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
, Emilia Clarke
, Maisie Williams
, Sophie Turner
, John Bradley
, Lena Headey
, Liam Cunningham
, Aidan Gillen
, Alfie Allen
, Conleth Hill
, Rory McCann
, Jerome Flynn
, Jacob Anderson
, Kristofer Hivju
, Gwendoline Christie
, Nathalie Emmanuel
, Carice Van Houten
, Natalie Dormer
, Stephen Dillane
, Charles Dance
, Charlotte Hope
, Michelle Fairley
, Jack Gleeson
, Richard Madden
, Hannah Murray
, Sibel Kekilli
, Julian Glover
, Brenock O’Connor
, Rose Leslie
, Michael McElhatton
Creator(s)
David Benioff
, D.B. Weiss
Seasons
8
Showrunner
David Benioff
, D.B. Weiss
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For the better part of a decade, Oberyn Martell has been Pedro Pascal’s most recognizable role. Though he has had other roles before the fantasy series, Game of Thrones certainly opened a lot of doors for him, just as it did for most of the cast who had not yet had any leading roles in Hollywood projects.
Pascal recurs in the series as a member of the Martell family who has it out for the Lannisters. The fantasy series mostly followed the Stark and Lannister family members on their respective adventures while trying to claim the Iron Throne. Other characters came and went in the series, getting between the two families, and Oberyn Martell is one of them.
Pascal’s Oberyn quickly became a fan favorite thanks to his charm and charisma. His character is a very physical character, believing in following passion and not judging others for whom they love. The character, also, however, is bent on vengeance, which leads to an incredibly tragic fight scene that is one of the dramatic highlights of Game of Thrones.
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Gladiator II (2024)
As General Acacius
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Gladiator II
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ActionDramaEpicHistoryAdventure
Gladiator 2 is the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s award-winning film Gladiator from 2000. Scott returns to direct the sequel, with Paul Mescal staring as Lucius, alongside Denzel Washington and Joseph Quinn as the villain Emperor Geta. Gladiator 2 had been stuck in development hell for years before a script written by David Scarpa finally moved forward.
Release Date
November 22, 2024
Runtime
148 minutes
Cast
Paul Mescal
, Pedro Pascal
, Denzel Washington
, Connie Nielsen
, Joseph Quinn
, Fred Hechinger
, Derek Jacobi
, Lior Raz
, Peter Mensah
, Matt Lucas
, Alexander Karim
, Tim McInnerny
, Lee Charles
, Chidi Ajufo
, Alfie Tempest
, Riana Duce
, Chi Lewis Parry
Director
Ridley Scott
Writers
David Scarpa
, Peter Craig
, David Franzoni
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Audiences probably did not expect Gladiator to get a sequel 24 years after it originally premiered in theaters. The sequel was in development off and on during that time before it finally was made under the direction of Ridley Scott and with a cast that included Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal, and Joseph Quinn.
The movie sees the exiled prince of Rome end up as one of the gladiators in the arena. He fights on behalf of a slave who intends to overthrow those in power, but he is not the only interesting fighter who ends up in the arena.
Pascal plays the General Acacius. Acacius is one of the most lauded generals of the empire. He has grown tired of all of the military campaigns, but he is not granted any reprieve. As he and his wife plot to overthrow the current emperors, he ends up in the arena due to his treason. Pascal paints a picture of a layered man who has his own code of ethics. His glory does not have to be found in violence, unlike many of the other characters in the movie.
Gladiator II was nominated for two Golden Globe awards.
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The Mandalorian (2019-2023)
As The Mandalorian
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The Mandalorian
Fantasy Sci-Fi
The Mandalorian is set after the Empire’s fall and before the First Order’s emergence in the ever-growing Star Wars universe. The series follows the travails of a lone gunfighter named Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) in the outer reaches of the galaxy, far from the authority of the New Republic. Acting as the first live-action Star Wars series, The Mandalorian has become incredibly popular on Disney+, partly due to Mando’s relationship with Grogu, which the internet dubbed “Baby Yoda” upon his introduction in season 1.
Release Date
November 12, 2019
Franchise(s)
Star Wars
Cast
Werner Herzog
, Emily Swallow
, Pedro Pascal
, Katee Sackhoff
, Giancarlo Esposito
, Omid Abtahi
, Carl Weathers
, Gina Carano
, Nick Nolte
Seasons
3
Showrunner
Jon Favreau
The Mandalorian is the first live-action Star Wars series made. It made its premiere when the Disney+ streaming platform went live in 2019 with Pedro Pascal in the title role.
The series is set five years after the Star Wars movie Return of the Jedi and centers on Din Djarin, a bounty hunter who operates in the far reaches of the empire. When he is hired to pick up a child, he ends up going on the run to protect the force-sensitive youngster, becoming a father figure for Grogu.
For the first season of the series, Pascal did most of the physical work on set while providing the voice for the character, which was often recorded after the fact. He established the mannerisms of the character and helped to really humanize the bounty hunter. Since then, the physical performance has also been played more often by stunt performers Brendan Wayne and Lateef Crowder, who should also be credited for helping Pascal craft the reluctant father figure.
While a fourth season of the series has been in development, with a movie (The Mandalorian And Grogu) on the way, it is unclear if another season of the series will be made.
Pascal appears as the same character in The Book of Boba Fett miniseries and could appear in the wider Star Wars universe as well.
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Narcos (2015-2017)
As Javier Peña
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Narcos
BiographyDramaCrime
Narcos is a crime-drama series created for Netflix based on the true story of Pablo Escobar, one of the wealthiest and most powerful drug cartel leaders to have ever lived. The show explores Escobar’s origins, rise, and subsequent fall in Colombia and beyond through the creation of a potent new drug known as cocaine and his other ruthless illegal business practices.
Release Date
August 28, 2015
Cast
Boyd Holbrook
, Damian Alcazar
, Wagner Moura
, Juan Sebastián Calero
, Jorge Monterrosa
, Alberto Ammann
, Raúl Méndez
, Juan Murcia
, Pedro Pascal
, Francisco Denis
, Paulina Gaitan
, Paulina Garcia
Seasons
3
Showrunner
Chris Brancato
The Netflix series Narcos is inspired by real events. It takes the real life story of Pablo Escobar and tracks it across two seasons while also featuring the Drug Enforcement Agents who work against Escobar and take on a new cartel in the third season.
Pascal stars as Javier Peña, one of the DEA agents trying to bring Pablo Escobar down. In the first two seasons, he is more of a supporting player, but the third season gives Pascal the chance to lead the series. Critical outlets, including ScreenRant, praised that decision because of Pascal’s charisma and the audience’s desire to see more of him.
After his turn in Game of Thrones, Narcos is really the series that helped to put Pascal on the map. The series was nominated for two Golden Globes and three Emmys, though Pascal’s work was not recognized for either organization. Instead, most of the accolades regarding the show went into the behind-the-scenes work of those like editors, digital designers, and writers.
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The Last Of Us (2023-)
As Joel
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The Last Of Us
DramaHorrorAdventure Sci-FiThrillerAction
The Last Of Us is a television adaptation of the acclaimed video game, set in a post-apocalyptic world where a smuggler named Joel (Pedro Pascal) is tasked with escorting a teenage girl, Ellie (Bella Ramsey), across the ravaged United States. Along their journey, they must confront various threats from both infected creatures and hostile human factions. The show is produced by HBO and created by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.
Release Date
January 15, 2023
Franchise(s)
The Last of Us
Cast
Pedro Pascal
, Bella Ramsey
, Anna Torv
, lamar johnson
, Jeffrey Pierce
, Keivonn Woodard
, John Getz
, Olivier Ross-Parent
, Samuel Hoeksema
, Gabriel Luna
, Merle Dandridge
, Nico Parker
, Melanie Lynskey
, John Hannah
, Josh Brener
, Christopher Heyerdahl
, Brad Leland
, Marcia Bennett
, Brendan Fletcher
, Jerry Wasserman
, Wendy Gorling
, Jessica Belbin
, Haysam Kadri
, Sarah Himadeh
, Caitlin Howden
, Max Montesi
, Natasha Mumba
, Gina Louise Phillips
, Taylor St. Pierre
, Ryan D. Clarke
, Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah
, Logan Pierce
Story By
Neil Druckmann, Bruce Straley
Showrunner
Craig Mazin
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If any of Pedro Pascal’s movies and TV shows have cemented the actor as a star, it is The Last Of Us. The HBO series has proven that video game adaptations can work, especially since it emphasizes the humanity of its characters instead of focusing on the zombie virus itself.
The story of the series follows Pascal’s Joel in a world that has become infected by a mysterious virus. Joel lost his daughter early in the changing world, but he has become tasked with escorting a young woman who might have the answer to humanity’s cure for the virus. Along the way, he becomes a reluctant father figure, just as Pascal does in most of his best projects to date.
Pascal demonstrates a great dramatic depth and empathy in the series. While many of his best projects have been able to allow him to be a chameleon, playing villains, heroes, and even those out for vengeance, Pascal appears to be at his best when playing father figures the audience gets to see slowly come into their emotions and evolve over a longer period of time.
While Pedro Pascal has been in plenty of movies that showcase his star quality, many of his best projects are certainly TV shows, with The Last of Us being the best so far.