Dominic Pace

Dominic Pace (born September 21, 1975) is an American actor who portrayed the bounty hunter Gekko in the first and third chapters of The Mandalorian. According to the actor, his character was referred to as "Gekko" during production due to the unique skin patterns of his mask resembling those of a leopard gecko.

Following production, Pace stated in several interviews and fan events that Gekko had been adopted as the name of the character. Pace has also confirmed that he would like his species to be known as a Shaaridan. Pace has stated in recent interviews that he views Gekko as ruthless, unapologetic, imposing and intense.

Biography
In Chapter 1 of The Mandalorian, Pace's character is seen several times in the Nevarro cantina while Din Djarin and Greef Karga discuss bounty hunting jobs and "the Client."

In Chapter 3, Pace's character is again seen multiple times. He is one of the many bounty hunters notified via a tracking fob of the Mandalorian breaking the Bounty Hunter Code and attempting to rescue "the Child" from Nevarro. While Karga attempts to reason with Djarin, Gekko can be seen standing next to Karga with his blaster pointed at the Mandalorian. Pace has stated that he believes his character would be next to the leader of the Bounty Hunters' Guild in this tense situation because he would be a "one of the left-hand men, one of top guys" for Karga.

Pace can be seen several more times firing on Djarin as he attempts to escape. However, his character and the rest of the Bounty Hunter's Guild are scattered when heavy reinforcements arrive on Djarin's behalf the form of other Mandalorian warriors. While the fate of Pace's character is still unknown, he recently stated that: "I'd like to believe that he's not dead."

Pace has been extremely active on social media and the press circuit. He also plans on attending several conventions, including Star Wars Celebration Anaheim in August 2020.

Star Wars

 * The Mandalorian