Terry Gross

Pedro Pascal is up for an Emmy for his role in HBO's post-apocalyptic thriller The Last of Us. In the past decade, Pascal has become one of Hollywood's most magnetic leading men. This summer, he stars in Eddington, Materialists and The Fantastic Four: First Steps. He also recently appeared in the Disney series The Mandalorian.

Crockett grew up poor and got his start busking for tips. He's since played the Hollywood Bowl and been nominated for a Grammy. He talks music and plays songs from his new album, Dollar A Day.

For much of his career, actor Jeff Hiller felt stuck. He had a string of small parts, often playing rude people in customer service, but he longed for something more substantive. Then he landed the role of Joel, a sympathetic and supportive friend with a great sense of humor, on the HBO series Somebody Somewhere.