“He’d never seen the show – I was a huge fan”: Pedro Pascal Played Real-Life Game of Thrones to Secure His Oberyn Martell Role
In recent years, Pedro Pascal has been nothing short of a trailblazer in the Hollywood entertainment industry. With hit after hit, he has become the internet’s favorite actor which is quite a feat considering well, the internet is seldom a ‘loving place.’ That being said, Pascal has been absolutely unstoppable for the past couple of years, thanks to his amazing acting skills.
At the same time, any person cannot reach such great heights solely on the basis of their talents. Luck and smart movies also play a great role in one’s success. Not so long ago, Pedro Pascal made some revelations that prove this theory.
Pedro Pascal Did Not Shy Away from Playing Game of Thrones in Real Life for His Oberyn Martell Role
After almost two decades of just doing small roles, he finally got the recognition that he deserved. It came in the form of the Red Viper of Dorne aka Oberyn Martell in the fourth season of the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones.
George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones is one of the beloved fantasy book series that has been adapted into a TV series. Being a fan of the show, Pedro Pascal secured his role in the show in true Game of Thrones style and it is quite an amusing story.
In an interview on Late Night with Seth Meyers, Pascal revealed how he found out about the audition for the role through a student who had come to him for help to make the audition tape. The Mandalorian star said:
“I was a mentor to a graduate of USC. An actor… His first audition on tape, he wants my help with, and it’s like seventeen pages of a new role for Game of Thrones. He’s like a twenty-five-year-old kid, really, really talented, good-looking… He’d never seen the show – I was a huge fan.”
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So, what did this ‘huge fan’ do? Oberyn’s description in the script made Pascal believe he was fit for the role. So the next thing he knew, he had called his agent and made his own audition tape.
Pedro Pascal Did All He Could Do to Get the Oberyn Martell Role
Pedro Pascal began his career as a professional actor in 1979 and worked in several popular TV shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. So, when he had the chance to prove that he had it in him, he did everything in his power.
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Pascal realised that sending in his audition tape might not get him the role considering the huge number of auditions that must have been received. This is where his friendship with Sarah Paulson came in handy. Paulson was friends with Game of Thrones showrunner David Benioff’s wife.
As soon as The Last of Star told his friend about his audition tape, she asked him to send it to him, and the rest, as they say, is history. Pascal played the role of Oberyn Martell, and fans would not have it any other way.
