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Pedro Pascal is known for playing the titular role in The Mandalorian, and for portraying Oberyn Martell on Game of Thrones. Here’s a look at Pascal’s career, net worth, and rise to fame. 

Pedro Pascal at 'The Mandalorian' premiere
Pedro Pascal at ‘The Mandalorian’ premiere | Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images

The actor was born in Chile

Pascal was born in Santiago, Chile. But he left the country at the age of 9 months when his parents were granted political asylum in Denmark. They eventually relocated to Texas, where Pascal’s passion for cinema began. 

“I saw First Blood when I was, like, six years old,” he told Elle in an interview. “There was an entire week one summer when my father was working and my mother was getting her PhD, so she’d tell the people working at the Cineplex, ‘I’m going to drop off my son and will pick him up around 6 p.m.’ She’d say, ‘He’s going to watch E.T.,’ but I’d watch Poltergeist instead. I’d already seen E.T.!”

At 11-years-old, Pascal and his family moved to California where he went on to attend the Orange County School of the Arts. Eventually, the actor moved to New York to study at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. After graduation, he began working as a young actor in New York City, taking on small roles in various film and television projects.

What has Pedro Pascal been in? 

Pascal started his TV and film career in 1999 with a small role on the USA comedy series, Good vs Evil. He went on to appear on episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Touched by Angel, and Without a Trace

He was also featured on episodes of Law & Order: SVU, Nurse Jackie, and Homeland. And he had recurring roles on shows like The Good Wife and Graceland

Pascal’s breakout role came in 2014 when he portrayed the Dornish prince, Oberyn Martell on the fourth season HBO’s hit fantasy series, Game of Thrones. Soon after, the actor landed the lead role of Javier Pena on Netflix’s crime drama, Narcos

Pascal has also been in a number of popular films. He starred in The Adjustment Bureau, The Great Wall, and The Equalizer 2. In the 2018 Academy Award-winning film, If Beale Street Could Talk, the 45-year-old actor played the go-between, Pietro Alvarez. 

Pascal currently has a leading role in the Disney+ Star Wars series, The Mandalorian. In his next project, the upcoming DCEU film, Wonder Woman: 1984. Pascal will play the shrewd DC supervillain Maxwell Lord opposite Gal Gadot. 

What is Pedro Pascal’s net worth? 

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At this stage in his career, Pascal has played iconic characters in three of the most popular series on TV. His net worth, according to Who Times, is $30 million. 

But other sources, like Celeb Worth, suggest his net worth is $2 million. The discrepancy could be because the actor’s salary for The Mandalorian and Wonder Woman; 1984 have yet to be configured in.