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{{Cast Data | {{Cast Data | ||
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'''Luca Giuseppe Pasqualino''' (born 19 February 1990 in Peterborough, England, UK) is a British actor who portrays [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] in ''[[Blood and Chrome]]''. | '''Luca Giuseppe Pasqualino''' (born 19 February 1990 in Peterborough, England, UK) is a British actor who portrays [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] in ''[[Blood and Chrome]]''.<ref group="external" name="imdb_luke_pasqualino_biography">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3297698/|title=Luke Pasqualino|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> | ||
Pasqualino is the fourth actor to play William Adama, and the second actor to have played him during a story that depicts the [[First Cylon War]], his predecessor being [[Nico Cortez]]. Pasqualino's other notable role is as Freddie Mclair in the UK television series ''[[w:Skins (TV series)|Skins]]''.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_luke_pasqualino_skins">{{cite_web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Pasqualino#:~:text=Luke%20Pasqualino%20is%20a%20British%20actor%20known%20for%20his%20role%20as%20Freddie%20Mclair|title=Luke Pasqualino|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> | Pasqualino is the fourth actor to play William Adama, and the second actor to have played him during a story that depicts the [[First Cylon War]], his predecessor being [[Nico Cortez]]. Pasqualino's other notable role is as Freddie Mclair in the UK television series ''[[w:Skins (TV series)|Skins]]''.<ref group="external" name="wikipedia_luke_pasqualino_skins">{{cite_web|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Pasqualino#:~:text=Luke%20Pasqualino%20is%20a%20British%20actor%20known%20for%20his%20role%20as%20Freddie%20Mclair|title=Luke Pasqualino|publisher=Wikipedia|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> | ||
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=== Casting and Preparation for Blood & Chrome === | === Casting and Preparation for Blood & Chrome === | ||
Pasqualino was cast as [[William Adama]] in January 2011 after an extensive audition process.<ref group="production" name="ew_young_william_adama_cast_blood_chrome_january_2011">{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/#:~:text=Young%20William%20Adama%20Cast%20for%20Battlestar%20Galactica|title=Young William Adama Cast for Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=26 January 2011|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Unlike his co-star [[Ben Cotton]], Pasqualino came to the project without prior familiarity with the ''Battlestar Galactica'' franchise. He explained: "I sort of fell into it from the opposite way, I didn't audition from America, I was sent the script and I wasn't a fan of | Pasqualino was cast as [[William Adama]] in January 2011 after an extensive audition process.<ref group="production" name="ew_young_william_adama_cast_blood_chrome_january_2011">{{cite_web|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/26/battlestar-galactica-blood-chorme-cast/#:~:text=Young%20William%20Adama%20Cast%20for%20Battlestar%20Galactica|title=Young William Adama Cast for Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|date=26 January 2011|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Unlike his co-star [[Ben Cotton]], Pasqualino came to the project without prior familiarity with the ''Battlestar Galactica'' franchise. He explained: "I sort of fell into it from the opposite way, I didn't audition from America, I was sent the script and I wasn't a fan of Battlestar before. But I was familiar with the franchise and how big it was, I knew how well received it was though."<ref group="commentary" name="comicsonline_pasqualino_not_bsg_fan_script_sent_february_2013">{{cite_web|url=https://www.comicsonline.com/2013/02/tv-interview-blood-chrome-luke-pasqualino-and-ben-cotton/#:~:text=I%20sort%20of%20fell%20into%20it%20from%20the%20opposite%20way|title=TV Interview: Blood & Chrome- Luke Pasqualino and Ben Cotton|publisher=ComicsOnline|date=February 2013|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> | ||
The casting process culminated in a screen test in Los Angeles where Pasqualino met [[Ben Cotton]]. Cotton recalled their immediate chemistry: "We were actually cast together. When we did our screen tests, we did it together. We got to go in the room and read opposite each other."<ref group="production" name="movieweb_cotton_screen_test_chemistry_together_february_2013">{{cite_web|url=https://movieweb.com/exclusive-ben-cotton-talks-battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-blu-ray/#:~:text=We%20were%20actually%20cast%20together.%20When%20we%20did%20our%20screen%20tests%2C%20we%20did%20it%20together|title=Ben Cotton Talks Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Blu-ray [Exclusive]|author=Brian Gallagher|publisher=MovieWeb|date=February 18, 2013|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Cotton praised Pasqualino's performance, noting that "Adama needed to have two things to him, among others I guess, but he needed to have a certain cockiness to him, and a certain vulnerability to him. There's a depth to that character that a lot of 21-year-old's might not be able to pull off."<ref group="commentary" name="movieweb_cotton_praises_pasqualino_cockiness_vulnerability_february_2013">{{cite_web|url=https://movieweb.com/exclusive-ben-cotton-talks-battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-blu-ray/#:~:text=Adama%20needed%20to%20have%20two%20things%20to%20him|title=Ben Cotton Talks Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Blu-ray [Exclusive]|author=Brian Gallagher|publisher=MovieWeb|date=February 18, 2013|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> | The casting process culminated in a screen test in Los Angeles where Pasqualino met [[Ben Cotton]]. Cotton recalled their immediate chemistry: "We were actually cast together. When we did our screen tests, we did it together. We got to go in the room and read opposite each other."<ref group="production" name="movieweb_cotton_screen_test_chemistry_together_february_2013">{{cite_web|url=https://movieweb.com/exclusive-ben-cotton-talks-battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-blu-ray/#:~:text=We%20were%20actually%20cast%20together.%20When%20we%20did%20our%20screen%20tests%2C%20we%20did%20it%20together|title=Ben Cotton Talks Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Blu-ray [Exclusive]|author=Brian Gallagher|publisher=MovieWeb|date=February 18, 2013|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> Cotton praised Pasqualino's performance, noting that "Adama needed to have two things to him, among others I guess, but he needed to have a certain cockiness to him, and a certain vulnerability to him. There's a depth to that character that a lot of 21-year-old's might not be able to pull off."<ref group="commentary" name="movieweb_cotton_praises_pasqualino_cockiness_vulnerability_february_2013">{{cite_web|url=https://movieweb.com/exclusive-ben-cotton-talks-battlestar-galactica-blood-and-chrome-blu-ray/#:~:text=Adama%20needed%20to%20have%20two%20things%20to%20him|title=Ben Cotton Talks Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome Blu-ray [Exclusive]|author=Brian Gallagher|publisher=MovieWeb|date=February 18, 2013|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> | ||
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He elaborated on the specific acting challenges: "The hardest difficulties, acting-wise, is to judge those points where things are supposed to be. That's tough. I think the hardest part for me personally was where the stuff was supposed to be inside our spaceship. Or you know, when things are supposed to be flying over our heads and we don't have anything to place it but this ball on the end of a stick."<ref group="production" name="comicsonline_pasqualino_acting_challenges_spaceship_ball_stick_february_2013">{{cite_web|url=https://www.comicsonline.com/2013/02/tv-interview-blood-chrome-luke-pasqualino-and-ben-cotton/#:~:text=The%20hardest%20difficulties%2C%20acting%2Dwise%2C%20is%20to%20judge%20those%20points|title=TV Interview: Blood & Chrome- Luke Pasqualino and Ben Cotton|publisher=ComicsOnline|date=February 2013|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> | He elaborated on the specific acting challenges: "The hardest difficulties, acting-wise, is to judge those points where things are supposed to be. That's tough. I think the hardest part for me personally was where the stuff was supposed to be inside our spaceship. Or you know, when things are supposed to be flying over our heads and we don't have anything to place it but this ball on the end of a stick."<ref group="production" name="comicsonline_pasqualino_acting_challenges_spaceship_ball_stick_february_2013">{{cite_web|url=https://www.comicsonline.com/2013/02/tv-interview-blood-chrome-luke-pasqualino-and-ben-cotton/#:~:text=The%20hardest%20difficulties%2C%20acting%2Dwise%2C%20is%20to%20judge%20those%20points|title=TV Interview: Blood & Chrome- Luke Pasqualino and Ben Cotton|publisher=ComicsOnline|date=February 2013|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> | ||
Despite the challenges, Pasqualino appreciated the creative possibilities: "With a virtual environment like what | Despite the challenges, Pasqualino appreciated the creative possibilities: "With a virtual environment like what Gary Hudson and the rest of the special effects team created on BSG, you can take it anywhere. There's not such thing as a location anymore. Everyday of our shoot was in one studio, by doing that, that's how you achieve what you want."<ref group="production" name="comicsonline_pasqualino_virtual_environment_gary_hudson_february_2013">{{cite_web|url=https://www.comicsonline.com/2013/02/tv-interview-blood-chrome-luke-pasqualino-and-ben-cotton/#:~:text=With%20a%20virtual%20environment%20like%20what%20Gary%20Hudson|title=TV Interview: Blood & Chrome- Luke Pasqualino and Ben Cotton|publisher=ComicsOnline|date=February 2013|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> | ||
=== American Accent and Dialect Work === | === American Accent and Dialect Work === | ||
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=== Future Hopes === | === Future Hopes === | ||
When asked about the possibility of ''Blood & Chrome'' continuing as a series | When asked about the possibility of ''Blood & Chrome'' continuing as a series, Pasqualino remained optimistic: "I think hopeful is the best word to use. It's entirely out of our hands now, to see how well it's received when it airs. I mean we are very hopeful. I think we'd both love to continue working on the show. All we can do now is sit with our fingers crossed and hope for the best."<ref group="commentary" name="comicsonline_pasqualino_hopeful_fingers_crossed_continue_february_2013">{{cite_web|url=https://www.comicsonline.com/2013/02/tv-interview-blood-chrome-luke-pasqualino-and-ben-cotton/#:~:text=I%20think%20hopeful%20is%20the%20best%20word%20to%20use|title=TV Interview: Blood & Chrome- Luke Pasqualino and Ben Cotton|publisher=ComicsOnline|date=February 2013|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> | ||
== Personal Life == | == Personal Life == | ||
Pasqualino was born on 19 February 1990 in Peterborough, England.<ref group="external" name="imdb_luke_pasqualino_biography">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3297698/|title=Luke Pasqualino|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> He has expressed gratitude for his role in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' universe, stating: "To be part of the | Pasqualino was born on 19 February 1990 in Peterborough, England.<ref group="external" name="imdb_luke_pasqualino_biography">{{cite_web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3297698/|title=Luke Pasqualino|publisher=IMDb|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> He has expressed gratitude for his role in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' universe, stating: "To be part of the Battlestar franchise now, and to be welcomed on board as this young William Adama character, it's truly an honor, and I'm very grateful for the opportunity."<ref group="commentary" name="comicsonline_pasqualino_honor_grateful_opportunity_february_2013">{{cite_web|url=https://www.comicsonline.com/2013/02/tv-interview-blood-chrome-luke-pasqualino-and-ben-cotton/#:~:text=To%20be%20part%20of%20the%20Battlestar%20franchise%20now|title=TV Interview: Blood & Chrome- Luke Pasqualino and Ben Cotton|publisher=ComicsOnline|date=February 2013|accessdate=August 14, 2025}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||