# Luke Pasqualino

Luke Pasqualino, born Luca Giuseppe Pasqualino, 19 February 1990, is a British actor. He is best known for portraying Freddie McClair in the television series Skins (2009–2010), d'Artagnan in the television series The Musketeers (2014–2016) and Elvis Harte in Our Girl (2016–2020).

## Early life

Pasqualino was born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, to Italian parents from Sicily and Naples. His father is the owner of a chain of salons. He attended Walton Community School, in Walton, Peterborough. There he joined the drama club, attended weekly workshops in the area, and performed in local productions.

## Career

In 2008, Pasqualino was cast in his first role at 18 when he became one of the new series regulars in the third season of the E4 teenage drama television series Skins. He portrayed Freddie McClair, a laid-back weed-smoking college pupil. The following year, Pasqualino made his film debut as the protagonist in the low-budget film Stingers Rule! about a local football team going against property developers who plan to destroy their beloved football ground. Pasqualino also guest starred on Casualty and Miranda.
In February 2010, Pasqualino was cast in the Warner Bros. Pictures supernatural horror film The Apparition; the film was released in August 2012. In 2011, Pasqualino appeared in a recurring role as Paolo, a young servant, on the historical drama television series The Borgias.
In October 2011, Pasqualino won the starring role in the Syfy television pilot Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome as the younger self of William "Husker" Adama; the show was first distributed as a ten-episode online series on Machinima.com starting in November 2012, and then aired in early 2013 as a televised film on Syfy. In July 2012, Pasqualino starred in the romantic comedy film Love Bite.
In 2013, he appeared in the Bong Joon-ho's ensemble thriller Snowpiercer, which takes place aboard a train as it travels around the globe, carrying the last members of humanity after a failed attempt at climate engineering to stop global warming. The same year, Pasqualino appeared in a French television series, Jo.
In 2014, Pasqualino was set to lead Nick Corporon's indie LGBTQ+ film Retake as a young male prostitute. The film received funding on Kickstarter before being greenlit. The film was set to begin shooting in 2015, however Pasqualino dropped out due to unknown reasons, being replaced by Devon Graye.
From 2014 to 2016, he starred as d'Artagnan in the BBC production of The Musketeers, based on the Alexandre Dumas novel. Following the ending of that, Pasqualino began his run in the BBC1 army drama series Our Girl as Elvis Harte. He joined the main cast for the second series, however only appeared for four episodes in the third series due to filming conflicts with Snatch. Pasqualino returned as a guest for the fourth and final season in 2020.
From 2017 to 2018, Pasqualino starred in Crackle's television adaption of Guy Ritichie's 2000 film Snatch. He led the show as Albert Hill, alongside Rupert Grint, Lucien Laviscount, and Phoebe Dynevor. He also made an appearance in Jordan Stephens' 2017 music video for "Wildhood."
Pasqualino made his professional stage debut in 2019 with Berberbian Sound Studio, Joel Horwood's stage adaption of the 2012 horror film by Peter Strickland. He portrayed Director Santini, an abusive director using film to display his sadistic tendencies towards women. The show received generally positive reviews and ran from February to March that year.
In 2021, he played David Kostyk in the Netflix series Shadow and Bone. He also had a guest role in the tenth series of Death in Paradise, as Ed Lancer. The following year, he starred in the murder-mystery film Medusa Deluxe, alongside Clare Perkins, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Kae Alexander, Harriet Webb, Darrell D'Silva, and Heider Ali.
In 2024, Pasqualino had a recurring role in the Disney+ / Hulu adaption of Jilly Cooper's Rivals. He portrayed Basil 'Bas' Baddingham, the younger and promiscuous half-brother of Tony (David Tennant) who owns the local bar in 1980s England. The show received widespread critical acclaim and was picked up for a second season in December. He also appears in a voice role for the animated film The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim as Wulf, "a clever and ruthless Dunlending lord seeking vengeance for the death of his father." The film was released by Warner Bros. in December.
That November, Pasqualino was cast in Stelana Kliris' thriller drama Apart from Her. He will star alongside Leem Lubany and Girley Jazama.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Stingers Rule! | Anthony | |
| 2012 | Love Bite | Kev | |
| 2012 | The Apparition | Greg | |
| 2013 | Snowpiercer | Grey | |
| 2017 | Smartass | Donny | |
| 2019 | The Gandhi Murder | DCP Jimmy | |
| 2022 | Medusa Deluxe | Angel | |
| 2024 | The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim | Wulf | Voice role |
| TBA | Apart from Her | | In pre-production |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Casualty | Dans | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2010 | Skins | Freddie McClair | 17 episodes |
| 2009, 2013 | Miranda | Jason | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | The Borgias | Paolo | 7 episodes |
| 2012 | Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome | William "Husker" Adama | Television film |
| 2013 | Jo | Lieutenant Zavaglia | Episode: "Invalides" |
| 2014 | Inside No. 9 | Lee | Episode: "Sardines" |
| 2014–2016 | The Musketeers | d'Artagnan | 30 episodes |
| 2015 | Drunk History | Dick Turpin | Episode: "Tutankhamen / Dick Turpin / Byron's Pet Bear" |
| 2016–2020 | Our Girl | Elvis Harte | 13 episodes |
| 2017–2018 | Snatch | Albert Hill | 20 episodes |
| 2021 | Death in Paradise | Ed Lancer | Episode: "Steamy Confessions" |
| 2021–2023 | Shadow and Bone | David Kostyk | 8 episodes |
| 2022 | Shantaram | Maurizio | 12 episodes |
| 2024 | Rematch | Xavier Valens | |
| 2024 | Rivals | Basil 'Bas' Baddingham | Recurring character |

### Music videos

| Year | Song | Artist | Notes |
| 2017 | Wildhood | Jordan Stephens | |

## Stage

| Year | Play | Role | Director | Venue | Ref. |
| 2019 | Berberian Sound Studio | The Director | Tom Scutt | Donmar Warehouse, London | |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| 2010 | Monte-Carlo Television Festival | Outstanding Actor - Drama Series | Skins | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Sky Arts Awards | Times Breakthrough | — | Won | |