Pedro Pascal Ethnicity, Nationality, Family, Career, Net Worth

Although his stardom was anything but an overnight phenomenon, Pedro Pascal is now one of the biggest names in Hollywood and is currently appearing in two of the most talked about television shows of the last few years, The Mandalorian and The Last of Us.

His family history is as interesting as any of his film and TV roles and he has lived in many places around the world. He spent much of his formative years on the West Coast and although he missed out on the chance to check out the new sports betting sites in California, he still returns from his home of New York to Los Angeles regularly for work.

Pedro Pascal has certainly put in the hard work to reach the point he is at today and his talent has now been recognized. Let’s take a look at how he has become one of the biggest names in film and TV, his personal life, as well as his estimated net worth.

Pedro Pascal Ethnicity, Nationality, and Family

You will have seen Pedro Pascal take on a number of different roles on both the big and small screen and he is able to seamlessly move from place to place for his characters. Although he is certainly an accomplished actor, some of that talent may have come from his own background of traveling the world.

Pascal was born in Santiago, Chile on April 2, 1975. His mother was a child psychologist and his father was a doctor. He has one brother and two sisters, one of whom is Lux Pascal, an actress and transgender activist. Pascal’s mother had family ties to Salvatore Allende, the socialist former president of Chile who was killed during a coup. Soon after, Pedro Pascal’s birth the family fled the country, moving first to Denmark and then to the US.

Raised in San Antonio, Texas, Pascal’s family moved again to California when he was just 11. He spent his formative years in Orange County before swapping coasts to study at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, Pascal started his career, hoping to become an actor.

Pedro Pascal Career

Pascal was able to win a number of small roles in TV shows at the end of the 1990s and the early 2000s. Some of the landmark shows he appeared in include Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Good Wife, and Homeland. He also performed on the stage across the country.

Pascal continued to make a name for himself in television circles but really came to the public’s attention with his recurring appearances in Game of Thrones. That really opened the door to more long-running roles and bigger productions. If you missed Game of Thrones, you may have first become aware of his talent as a DEA agent in Narcos. After appearing in the story of the rise of Pablo Escobar in the first few seasons, he continued as narrator for the spin-off Narcos: Mexico series.

Other TV and stage roles came Pascal’s way but in 2019 he entered the Star Wars universe, starring as the titular character in The Mandalorian. This has been one of the biggest shows for Disney in recent years and helped Pascal become even more of a household name, even though he spends much of the program behind a mask. He then went on to take the main role in The Last of Us, a hugely successful drama based on the blockbuster video game. He helped the show become one of the productions of 2023.

His continued small-screen success has been replicated in the movies, starring alongside Nicolas Cage in The Unbelievable Weight of Massive Talent – and has been announced to be appearing in Ridley Scott’s upcoming Gladiator sequel.

Pedro Pascal Net Worth

As you can see, Pedro Pascal has worked hard to gain the reputation he enjoys today as a hugely talented actor. But he can command a healthy fee for his work these days. It is estimated that Pedro Pascal currently has a net worth of around $10 million. That number is sure to rise in the next few years, as his star shines even brighter and he continues to appear in top shows such as The Mandalorian and The Last of Us, among others.

Pedro Pascal Personal Life

Pedro Pascal is very private about his personal life and surprisingly little is known about his relationships. He is a resident of New York City, after studying in the city but his love life is not on public record.

He is a committed advocate of LGBTQ+ rights and has publicly supported Lux as she announced herself as transgender. Politically, Pascal has not made any statements about US politics but has endorsed candidates on the left in his home country of Chile.