10 Must-See Pedro Pascal Performances to Watch After ‘The Last of Us’ Episode 6

Having kicked his career off with minor roles in both cinema and theatre, Pedro Pascal rose to stardom just 10 years ago thanks to the role of Prince Oberyn Martell in HBO’s hit medieval saga Game of Thrones.

Despite not lasting much longer there, the actor has had a bunch of other worthy roles in between Game of Thrones and HBO’s new darling The Last of Us — here are some that you should add to your watchlist after the show’s latest episode full of heartbreaking flashbacks with Joel.

‘The Wild Robot’ (2024)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Wild Robot holds scores of 96% and 98% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 8.2/10

The Oscars’ frontrunner in the Best Animated Picture category this year, The Wild Robot has Pascal on board as the voice of Fink, a sly but well-intended fox that becomes the first animal Roz encounters, eventually helping the robot to raise an orphaned goose.

‘Freaky Tales’ (2024)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Freaky Tales keeps scores of 74% and 89% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie rates 6.3/10

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck’s action comedy sees several different stories intertwining in 1987 Oakland, with Pascal taking on the role of Clint, a criminal who decides to start his life afresh when someone from his past accidentally kills his pregnant wife, prompting Clint to seek revenge.

‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ (2022)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent has a score of 87% from both critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 7/10

The movie follows Nicolas Cage’s fictionalised version of himself who, being on the verge of failing as a successful actor, gets a special invitation to a birthday party of Pascal’s billionaire Javi Gutiérrez, not knowing yet what the latter is up to.

‘Gladiator II’ (2024)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Gladiator II holds scores of 70% and 82% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie rates 6.5/10

In a sequel to Ridley Scott’s 2000 hit historical drama, Pascal stars opposite Paul Mescal as General Acacius, a general of the Roman army who trained under Maximus and, additionally, Lucilla's husband.

‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ (2018)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, If Beale Street Could Talk keeps scores of 95% and 68% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the movie is rated 7.1/10

In Barry Jenkins’ Oscar-nominated romantic drama, Pascal stars in a supporting role as Pietro Alvarez, a man who sets up the meeting between Emily Rios’ Victoria and Regina King’s Sharon.

‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ (2017)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Kingsman: The Golden Circle has scores of 51% and 64% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the movie’s rating is 6.7/10

A sequel to a 2014 British spy movie Kingsman: The Secret Service, the film sees Pascal portraying Jack Daniels aka Agent Whiskey, a high-ranking operative in the American spy organization Statesman whose charisma covers his double intentions and personal vendetta against drug users.

‘Narcos’ (2015 — )

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Narcos keeps scores of 89% and 95% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the show is rated 8.7/10

In the hit crime drama series, Pascal stars in a leading role opposite Wagner Moura and Boyd Holbrook as Javier Peña, a DEA agent tasked to bring down Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar and, in season 3, the Cali Cartel.

‘Calls’ (2021)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Calls keeps scores of 95% and 87% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the show is rated 7.7/10

Apple TV+’s animated miniseries stars Pascal as Pedro, documenting a chain of calls between the character and a married couple who lives across the street and suspects Pedro of having robbed a local bank.

‘Game of Thrones’ (2011 — 2019)

• On Rotten Tomatoes, Game of Thrones has scores of 89% and 85% from critics and viewers
• On IMDb, the show’s rating is 9.2/10

In HBO’s hit epic series that brought Pascal his breakthrough role, the actor stars as Oberyn Martell, a member of House Martell and is the younger brother of Doran Martell, Prince of Dorne.

Oberyn has become one of the show’s most discussed characters due to the infamous scene of his encounter with The Mountain.

‘The Mandalorian’ (2019 — )

• On Rotten Tomatoes, The Mandalorian keeps scores of 90% and 78% from critics and audiences
• On IMDb, the show’s rating is 8.6/10

In Disney+’s hit series, Pascal portrays The Mandalorian aka Din Djarin, a lone Mandalorian bounty hunter operating in the outer reaches of the galaxy during the era of the New Republic when he becomes the guardian of a Force-sensitive child named Grogu.