

If it comes to inspiring somebody else… maybe that’s the component I’m unwilling to recognize. It’s not necessarily about getting an ‘A’ but understanding someone’s vision and being a scene partner for somebody. “I want to be able to fulfill the assignment and continue to fulfill the assignment,” Pascal said. Prior to the nominations, and before the SAG-AFTRA strike commenced, Variety’s Clayton Davis spoke with Pascal about “The Last of Us,” “The Mandalorian,” his career at this moment and what it feels like to be a role model to young Latinos, LGBTQ and Hollywood dreamers everywhere who yearn to sit in the same position he finds himself in. Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions in all categories.

He is now Emmy nominated this year for lead actor in a drama (“The Last of Us”), guest actor in a comedy (“Saturday Night Live”) and narrator (“Patagonia: Life on the Edge of the World”). Based on the popular 2013 game for the Sony Playstation 3, the show tracks the story of Joel (Pascal), a self-serving smuggler, and Ellie (Ramsey), a headstrong teenager, as they navigate the zombie-infested american wilderness together.
