NYC Dad Wins Pedro Pascal Lookalike Contest — and He’s Got Hollywood Ties

“Daddy” energy was on full display this weekend in New York City, but one dad truly reigned supreme. He’s got the curls, the charm, and a lighting director credit on “The Daily Show“.

George Gountas, a Brooklyn father, walked away with the crown — and a year’s worth of free burritos — after winning a Pedro Pascal look-alike contest held on Father’s Day in the Lower East Side.

Hosted by Son Del North, a Mexican eatery, the contest drew over two dozen hopefuls and a crowd filled with Grogu plushies and handmade signs. But it was Gountas, encouraged by his wife and family to attend, who stole the show.

“It’s your Father’s Day treat.”

His wife, Jenny Gania, knew it was meant to be. “When we saw this [contest], I was like, ‘It’s Father’s Day. You have to go. It’s going to be your Father’s Day treat,” she told the New York Post.

The resemblance? Uncanny — and it’s been a running joke since Pascal’s days as Oberyn Martell on “Game of Thrones”. “Even kids started pointing it out,” Gania said.

Gountas, who doesn’t have social media, may be the last person to capitalize on a viral moment — but he just became NYC’s most loved Pedro doppelgänger overnight.

Dad Has A Hollywood Connection of His Own

It turns out that Gountas shares more than looks with the real Pascal. He’s also been behind the scenes of your favorite comedy specials.

According to Deadline, Gountas has worked as a lighting director for “The Daily Show”, having lit the stages for Trevor Noah, Ramy Youssef, Pete Davidson, and Chris Rock. His IMDb page speaks for itself.

Double Victory: Burritos and Bragging Rights

The contest was the brainchild of chef Annisha Garcia, co-owner of Son Del North, who organized the event after Pascal joked on Hot Ones last year that New York had no “good Mexican food.”

“I’m like, ‘So sorry, but there’s no good Mexican food in New York?’” Garcia told the Post. “And we were like, ‘There is, and we are here.’”

A Trend of Celebrity Look-Alike Contests

Gountas now joins an unofficial global club of celebrity look-alikes making headlines. It all started with the Timothée Chalamet doppelgänger showdown in Washington Square Park, which Chalamet himself crashed.

Glen Powell, Paul Mescal, and even Harry Styles have since inspired their own double-themed events.

Chalamet took his contest a step further, featuring his look-alikes in an SNL promo. Powell, not to be outdone, gave the winner of his contest a movie cameo.

And now? With Gountas’ win turning heads, maybe Pedro Pascal will follow suit.

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