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Seriously...does everyone just forget about how awesome he was?

I think half of this stuff is written by AI.

If we ever get a reboot of Tremors I know why I want to play Earl

No one ever seems to mention Narcos, but it was huge when it first came out and that was really his first leading role in TV.

Game of Thrones, The Mentalist, Narcos, Mandalorian...

I didn't know much about him until I saw him hosting SNL. He just came across as not only a good actor and funny, but a genuinely decent person.

Nah. He'd make a better Burt.

I could see him as Burt lol...Oh god they need to pick a Country Start to be his wife too, we need to keep the joke up.

Maybe Michael Gross could play his Grandpa in a cameo

"Breakout"? He's been beloved by geek culture ever since playing Oberyn Martell

Pedro was already an A list actor prior to the last of us

I was just watching a bunch of 70s movies and realized hes like the new Burt Reynolds.

akshooally it was narcos

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Breakout star that had major roles in Game of Thrones, The Mandalorian and Narcos?

This is like when articles were calling Tatiana Maslany a breakout star because of She Hulk, despite her huge popularity from Orphan Black.

What a load of shite. He's been a star for years. Absolutely killed it on Narcos

And it's not like he hasn't been the lead actor in one of the biggest shows out there since 2019.

Yeah "breakout" wasn't the best choice of word for the title (especially since most folks on this subreddit are just going to read the headline), but the article does talk about the other major roles he has been in, how successful those shows/his roles were, how it increased his fame, presently culminating with The Last Of Us and The Mandalorian.

I think what the author is trying to say by "breakout" is twofold. First, that Pedro Pascal is the first standout actor so far of this year, 2023. One could say Adam Scott was a "breakout star" of 2022 because of his incredible starring role in Severance (although that wasn't as widely watched). Or Jennifer Coolidge, bc of her role in The White Lotus and personality.

Second, Pascal is very much an actor/celebrity "of the pop cultural moment," not only with starring roles in two major tv series connected to major franchises but also a huge, dedicated fan following that goes beyond his acting performances to his personality, a fanbase that only intensified with his role in The Mandalorian and now The Last Of Us. This certainly isn't the first time he has had a media/cultural moment - I know he did a lot of major interviews and such during Narcos and The Mandalorian. But Pascal is once again having a moment, and it feels especially zeitgeist-y and meme-y, as reflected and reinforced by his hosting SNL. And being a guest on Graham Norton.

Finally, as I said, the release of The Last Of Us and the third season of The Mandalorian at the same time feels like a culmination of success from an actor who has progressively acted in bigger and bigger roles since Game of Thrones. I mean, how many actors are starring in not one but TWO of the biggest, most popular series connected to two unrelated major franchises - Star Wars and The Last Of Us video game - which are being released at the same time.

Anyway, I thought the article was a surprisingly well-researched - yet brief - biographical profile of an actor...and without a mention of "internet daddy" lol

a lot more people might actually know his name now but that headline doesn't seem right

Orphan black wasn't a popular show though

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And he had a big part in the Kingsman sequel. Not on the same scale as the others, but it was the 2nd thing I saw him in and loved it

He's been beloved by smaller circles for a long time but he's turned into a huge star now. My mom knows who Pedro Pascal is now.

One of these things is not like the others...

It's not The Mandalorian or Game of Thrones but it was big enough to win her an Emmy AND get a spinoff.

All these talk of his other big roles and everyone forgets to mention Wonder Woman '84 , can't imagine why.

It’s because The Last of Us is in full circlejerk right now. It’s a fine show, but the internet is blowing it up acting like it’s some groundbreaking masterpiece with revolutionary performances, which it is not in my opinion.

He was just on the Graham Norton Show last week & appeared to be fairly drunk, it was pretty cringey to watch unfortunately. Had been looking forward to seeing him on Graham, so it was kind of a let down. Maybe he was nervous to be on the show & needed liquid courage or something.

Really? The few clips I saw on YouTube looked good, but it wasn't the whole show. The whole kiss "swerve" bit was a bit dicey when he and Helen Mirren actually tried it. idk how they felt about it, but I always feel weird when talk show guest get involved in any sort of touchy-feely or sexual shenanigans (bc it's hard to consent on live talk show), unless they are actually v close and touchy-feel-y irl. Other than that it looked good to me, maybe buzzed but he just struck me as his usual goofy, gregarious self. But sometimes I don't notice until it's pointed out to me.

Idk, there were some ok moments, but overall it was just awkward. Thankfully it didn't get too off the rails, but it was teetering on the edge. To be fair, I haven't watched a ton of his interviews, so maybe this is how he always acts, it just stood out to me as a regular Graham Norton viewer. I agree, I get really uncomfortable when the guests get too touchy feely with people they've just met. Funnily enough, Evangeline Lilly recently did just that to Danny Dyer in a chat show, touching his ear. It's so not cool.

Haha well I'm still holding judgement until I watch the show (if I ever get the chance). I would watch other interviews and the SNL sketches - he comes off as very gregarious, happy, goofy/cheeky (not in a problematic way), open and charming in a way that I could imagine coming off as tipsy if you only watched his shows, in which he plays more serious/intense/stoic roles.

I love the interview he did with longtime friend and fellow actor Oscar Isaac 3 years ago for a Wired Autocomplete Interview (which is not live). Actually they seem kind of wired in that interview, if you know what i mean lol. They are very touchy-feely but they are good friends. Oscar gives Pedro a wet willy, which to me would be a line too far but I guess they're cool lol. I mean the touchy stuff is also a power dynamic/age/gender thing.