Pedro Pascal
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José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal
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Pedro Pascal

Active - 2011 - 2020  |   Born - Apr 2, 1975 in Santiago, Chile  |  

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If Beale Street Could Talk
The Equalizer 2
The Adjustment Bureau
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  • Born in Chile, Pascal and his family fled the country in the 1970s as political refugees during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
  • Spent time in Denmark, Texas and Southern California, before moving to New York City at age 18 to pursue theater.
  • Was a competitive swimmer as a child, qualifying for the state championships in Texas at age 11.
  • The stage veteran received the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award and Garland Award for his role in the International City Theater production of Orphans.
  • Directed original productions for the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and as a member of Off-Broadway's renowned LAByrinth Theater Company.
  • Before filming Season 1 of Narcos, he and his costar Boyd Holbrook spent a week in Virginia, during which they were able to train at Quantico and met the real-life undercover DEA agents they portray on the Netflix series.
  • Appeared with Heidi Klum in a video set to Sia's "Fire Meet Gasoline" filmed for the model's Intimates Lingerie collection.