Starting in 2012, Pardo landed the bigger roles you probably know him best for. He was cast as half-vampire Nahuel in Breaking Dawn: Part 2, the finale of the Twilight saga. Later that year, Pardo got his first series-regular role on NBC's postapocalyptic drama Revolution, on which he played Jason, the conflicted son of a militia ruler. The show lasted for two seasons before being canceled in May 2014.
Following Revolution's cancellation, Pardo took on another sci-fi role in The CW's The Messengers, but that too was canceled pretty quickly. That's when he nabbed a leading role as Jesus on Hulu's original series East Los High, which garnered a loyal fan base until its finale in 2017 and made Pardo a recognizable name.
The actor has played his share of conflicted yet sympathetic characters, something his fans from Mayans MC will have no trouble believing.
