11 Pedro Pascal Facts (& The Poignant Reason He Changed His Name)

Fans love Pedro Pascal — he's played some of their favorite characters, he seems so down to earth, and he's very endearing in interviews. And on top of all that, his friendship with fellow actor Oscar Isaac is super cute, and the duo is consistently charming.

"I met him through a play we did together in 2005. An off-Broadway show where we were getting $500 a week." Pascal told Wired. "He played a ghost ... I had to do my scenes, and he would physically be there, but because my character couldn't see him, he could f*** with me, all in front of live audiences, as much as he wanted, trying to get me to crack up or forget my lines. The memory is simultaneously dark and wonderful." The two have been best pals ever since.

"He's obsessed with me," Isaac joked to Esquire. "I try to get away from him, he finds me. Even when I change my number... it's like a disease." But in all seriousness, these two share important bonds, from struggling together as young actors to having similar backgrounds. "We're both children of Latin immigrants, so there's sort of a cultural familiarity, then at the same time we're both actors. We have the same dreams," Pascal told Esquire. "It's something very special because it can be a lonely journey when you're out there going after." We love to see it.

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