JD Pardo's most recent role was playing "Nate"/Jason in the NBC sci-fi series, Revolution, co-starring Billy Burke. Previously he was best known for his role as Edward Araujo, Jr./Gwen Amber Rose Araujo in the Lifetime Network Movie called A Girl Like Me: The Gwen Araujo Story. Previous roles were on FOX's Drive and The CW's Hidden Palms. Both series were cancelled after their first seasons. Pardo played Young Santiago in the film The Burning Plain (2008) starring opposite Jennifer Lawrence with Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger. JD played the half-vampire Nahuel in the second half of Breaking Dawn, and a member of a drug cartel in Snitch. Pardo also starred in The CW TV series The Messengers that aired during the 2014-2015 season.