José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal is an American and Chilean actor who has starred in several movies and television series. He began his career as a guest star on several television shows before rising to prominence in recent years as Oberyn Martell in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones and as Javier Pea in the Netflix biographic crime series Narcos.
José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal
Chilean and American José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal is a talented actor who made his name on television. He first got his big break as a guest star on several shows and eventually gained more notoriety as Oberyn Martell in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones. He later went on to play the role of Javier Pea in the Netflix biographical crime series Narcos.
Pascal is of Chilean and American descent and has worked on a number of films. His first television role was in a minor role on Buffy the Vampire Slayer in 1999, a role that lasted only a single episode. He then became more famous by playing Oberyn Martell in the HBO show Game of Thrones, and in Narcos, a Netflix crime series. He has also appeared in numerous films, including Hermanas(2005) and I Am That Girl (2008). In recent years, Pascal has appeared in films and television shows including The Adjustment Bureau and Sweet Little Lies. He also acted in The Great Wall (2016) and Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017).
In his early years, Pascal was interested in swimming and even competed at the state championships in Texas when he was eleven years old. However, he soon stopped competing and focused on acting. Pascal is the son of José Jose Balmaceda Riera and Veronica Pascal. He has three siblings: Javiera Pascal, Nicolas Balmaceda, and Lucas Balmaceda.
Political refugee from Chile
Pedro Pascal was born in Santiago, Chile. His parents fled the country after the military dictator Augusto Pinochet came to power. His parents were granted political asylum in Denmark, and the family moved to the US after his birth. Pascal studied acting in the US at the Orange County School of the Arts and the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. While there, he met actress Sarah Paulson. Pascal has worked in many films and television shows.
Pascal began his acting career in the late ’90s, appearing in TV shows such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Homeland, and The Mentalist. He has also appeared in Off-Broadway plays such as “Some Me” and “Old Comedy.” He is a member of the LAByrinth Theater Company, which has been based in New York City since 1993.
After a successful audition, Pascal was offered the role of Oberyn Martell in HBO’s hit show “Game of Thrones.” The creators of the show had requested him to fly to Northern Ireland to complete the audition process. Pascal was nervous about the audition process, but was congratulated after winning the role.
Actor
Pedro Pascal is a Chilean-born actor. He is the son of a fertility doctor and a child psychologist. His father was involved in a scandal involving a fertility clinic in Orange County, California. After the scandal, the family moved to the US, where they lived in San Antonio, Texas, and Orange Country. When he was young, Pascal was a competitive swimmer. Afterward, he became interested in acting, and joined a drama class. He later went on to study acting at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
As an actor, Pascal’s career has been quite varied. He’s starred in many films and has co-starred with celebrities such as Heidi Klum. In addition to being the star of “The Last of Us,” he’s also been in The Adjustment Bureau, Bloodsucking Bastards, and The Great Wall. He also acted opposite Nicolas Cage in the upcoming Wonder Woman 1984.
Although he’s a native Spanish speaker, Pascal is also fluent in English. Since moving to the US, Pascal has appeared in television shows, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Mentalist, and Homeland. He also appeared in the movie Graceland, and as a kidnapper in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode “Weeping Willow.” In addition to movies and television shows, Pascal appeared in a pilot for Wonder Woman that didn’t get picked up. Most recently, he was cast in the hit HBO television series “Game of Thrones.”
Bilingual
Pedro Pascal is bilingual, and he has a strong Spanish accent. Born in Chile, he spent the early years of his life in the United States. His parents fought the military dictator Augusto Pinochet’s regime, and fled with Pascal and his sister. The family eventually settled in San Antonio, Texas, and continued to visit Chile on a regular basis. While growing up, Pascal spoke both Spanish and English, and he was able to converse freely in both languages. At the age of nine, he and his sister moved to the United States and started school. Pascal suffered from bullying, and he was unable to speak English as a native language.
Pedro Pascal was born in Santiago, Chile. His family later moved to the United States and he was raised in Orange County, California and San Antonio, Texas. As a child, he visited Chile on a regular basis, and at age eight, he spent several months there. Even as a child, he spoke Spanish in an interview with GQ.