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Pedro Pascal, Hollywood’s current darling, has worked in seemingly everything from HBO’s Game of Thrones and The Last of Us to the DCEU’s Wonder Woman 1984, and Star Wars’ The Mandalorian. Now, he is ready to don the blue in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s superhero flick The Fantastic Four: First Steps. However, Pascal’s path to success wasn’t always this smooth, and his career began with its fair share of struggles.
At one point, he even had to rely on his childhood friend and fellow actor Sarah Paulson, who generously helped him financially and even offered him a place to stay when he couldn’t afford rent. But Pascal’s struggle wasn’t just financial — it was also about building credibility in an industry where he had yet to make a significant impact. And a surprising revelation unveiled that The Dark Knight himself, Christian Bale, unknowingly played a part in boosting the career of the Narcos star.
The 49-year-old admits to fibbing about securing roles in big projects, using lies as a means of appearing more successful than he was at the time. He recently opened up about telling outrageous lies that came handy in landing him roles when it used to be an uphill battle. One of these fabrications included pretending to be Bale, unbeknownst to the latter, or the producers. According to Pascal, he had long admired Bale’s work and used the actor as a point of reference to fuel his own ambition.
