11 Roles You'd Forgotten Pedro Pascal Played Before The Mandalorian And Grogu

Long before Game Of Thrones, Star Wars and The Last Of Us, Pedro Pascal played a vampire, an FBI agent and a quarantining diva.

Pedro Pascal, the man of the moment, returns to our screens this week in The Mandalorian and Grogu.

To many, it might seem like Pedro’s recent wave of success came somewhat out of nowhere – but it actually took years of bit parts and supporting roles before the star started booking huge, game-changing projects like Game Of Thrones, The Last Of Us and last year’s Marvel offering The Fantastic Four: First Steps.

In fact, the Chilean-American star began his career way back in 1996 and spent more than a decade in minor film and TV roles until his big breakthrough.

Here are just some of the lesser-known roles he played early on in his career, before he cemented his status as the internet’s favourite father figure…

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1999)

@softnostalgias 24 year old Pedro Pascal in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1999) 🩸 Pedro Pascal says a residual check for ‘BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER’ saved him from going homeless when he only had $7 in his bank account. “It literally is the reason I was able to stay in acting and not give up.” . . . #pedropascal #buffythevampireslayer #buffysummers #1990s #90s #90sfashion #90stv #retro #vintage #popculture #fyp #fypシ ♬ original sound - softnostalgias

24 year old Pedro Pascal in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1999) 🩸 Pedro Pascal says a residual check for ‘BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER’ saved him from going homeless when he only had $7 in his bank account. “It literally is the reason I was able to stay in acting and not give up.” . . . #pedropascal #buffythevampireslayer #buffysummers #1990s #90s #90sfashion #90stv #retro #vintage #popculture #fyp #fypシ

One of Pedro’s earliest television roles came at the end of the 1990s, when he landed a small part in Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

He appeared briefly as a UC Sunnydale student in the season four episode The Freshman, colliding with Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Buffy on campus before being caught by vampires and, sadly, slayed.

Pedro revealed back in 2024 that this small role helped him out massively when he was still a young, struggling actor.

“My entry-level lasted about 15 years,” he shared after his win at the SAG Awards. “And we’re talking about not being able to see a doctor, getting sick, getting surgery, being able to pay my rent,”.

He continued: “I had less than $7 in my account and a residual from Buffy The Vampire Slayer showed up and saved the day, and literally is the reason I was able to stay in it and not........

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