‘The Last of Us’ actor Pedro Pascal says he wouldn’t want to survive an apocalypse

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Pedro Pascal plays Joel, a man who’s daughter has died, in the HBO series The Last of Us. “The whole world of gaming really opened up to me when I took on this part,” he says. But success didn’t come quickly for Pascal; he spent much of his 20s and 30s struggling to make it in the New York theater scene. Pedro Pascal talks waiting tables and why his nephew wouldn’t watch him play The Last of Us This week, special guest Pedro Pascal joins panelists Brian Babylon, Negin Farsad, and Roy Blount Jr. and guest host Tom Papa! On his dance trainingThat was an interesting crossroads for me, because I felt so in love with that kind of expression.