Overview

• In a Vanity Fair cover interview published this week, Pascal said he nearly left acting in his 20s and 30s to become a nurse after facing years of rejection in New York.
• His older sister Javiera Balmaceda and friends including Sarah Paulson provided financial help and encouragement that dissuaded him from giving up his dream.
• Pascal opened up about being bullied for his sensitivity and love of theater during middle school after his family fled Chile’s Pinochet dictatorship.
• He revealed his mother’s suicide at age 24 deepened his sense of brokenness and forced him to work odd jobs while pursuing auditions.
• The actor adopted a rescue dog named Gretta that offered emotional support and says he feels more vulnerable at 50 even as he stars in The Last of Us and prepares to debut as Mister Fantastic.