"The Last of Us" Adds Joe Pantoliano, Alanna Ubach, Ben Ahlers and More for Season 2 (EXCLUSIVE)
by Adam B. Vary
March 5, 2025


HBO’s “The Last of Us” is filling out its supporting cast for Season 2 with six actors, Variety has learned exclusively.



- Joe Pantoliano (The Matrix, Daredevil) will play Eugene, a small character from the Part II video game that will be expanded on the show.

Eugene is only seen in a portrait and is said to have recently died before the events of the game. Ellie and her friend Dina find his secret cannabis lab underneath a library.


- Alanna Ubach (Euphoria) is playing a character named Hanrahan, who is original to the series.


- Ben Ahlers (The Gilded Age) is playing Burton, a character original to the series.


- Hettienne Park (Hannibal) is playing Elise Park, a character original to the series.


- Robert John Burke (Law & Order: SVU) is playing Seth, who runs a bar in the Jackson, Wyoming community where Ellie and Joel live following the events of Season 1.


- Noah Lamanna (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds) is playing Kat, who dated Ellie before the events of Part II.

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/the-last-of-us-season-2-joe-pantoliano-cast-1236327820/