Hollywood heartthrob, 49, looks totally unrecognizable in resurfaced 2005 pic taken before late rise to fame- who is he?
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A HOLLYWOOD heartthrob looks totally unrecognizable in a resurfaced snap from the noughties - but can you guess who it is?. Born in Santiago, Chile in 1975, this actor spent the first two decades of his career taking on small roles. The minor roles that this hunky Hollywood star started taking in her on stage and on the television.
![[Who is this hunky man standing with Sarah Paulson?]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/amy-polson-actor-pedro-pascal-958573921.jpg?strip=all&w=638)
He then had his breakout role in the fourth season of HBO series Game of Thrones as Oberyn Martell. He is 49 years of age, and his full name is José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal. You've got it, it's Pedro Pascal - and doesn't he just look so different in these photos from almost two decades ago?.
![[Can you guess?]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/party-st-raphael-croatian-catholic-958577599.jpg?strip=all&w=614)
The resurfaced snaps were taken in 2005 when Pedro posed alongside Sarah Paulson at the opening of Absurd Person Singular. The snaps of a baby-faced Pedro have now made their way onto Reddit, with fans of the actor quick to react. In the photos, Pedro looks wildly different from how he does today, with a different hairstyle, no facial hair, and a baby-faced complexion.
![[Yep! It was Pedro Pascal]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/pedro-pascal-attends-freaky-tales-958577017.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"I don't think I ever pictured what this man looked like younger wow," said one person underneath the slew of snaps. "This man has transitioned many looks in his lifetime," added a second. A third person then wrote: "Okay wow I did NOT recognize Pedro Pascal!!.
![[The actor looks very different these days compared to the snaps almost 20 years ago]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/pedro-pascal-attends-gladiator-ii-958577015.jpg?strip=all&w=704)
"But it’s so wholesome to see pictures of them when they were younger, I love seeing long-lasting celebrity friendships!". A fourth added: "Omg he looks so different and yet the same? And I’m still very attracted.". "Am I the only one who didn’t realize he’s been in the industry for a while??" asked a fifth, adding: "I thought he kinda just popped up out of nowhere from Narcos.".
![[Sarah and Pedro are still the best of friends]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/12/actors-sarah-paulson-pedro-pascal-794247889.jpg?strip=all&w=635)
