
Torv played the lead role in Heavenly Sword, the action-adventure game developed by Ninja Theory for the PlayStation 3, which also starred Andy Serkis ( The Lord of the Rings, Andor, Planet of the Apes). Like her colleagues on The Last of Us, this show is not her first foray into the world of video games. Further back, she appeared on The Secret Life of Us.

On Australian screens, she recently played the lead role of Helen Norville in the ABC series The Newsreader.


She also played Wendy Carr in the Netflix serial killer series, Mindhunter. Abrams sci-fi series Fringe, where she played the leading role of Olivia Dunham. International audiences might know her best from the J.J. In fact, Tess is the one who convinces Joel to take on the Ellie job, despite his hesitation.Īnna Torv is an Australian actress who has held a number of fantastic roles. When we first encounter Tess during both the game and the HBO TV series, she’s been ripped off by another smuggler named Robert, and her quest to get back at him is what leads Joel and Tess to Ellie. The Last of Us is not his first video game project – he also voiced the character of Paolo in Dishonored 2 from Arkane Studios.Īnna Torv plays Tess, Joel’s partner in crime during the events of The Last of Us. He’s got quite the range, too, taking on comedic roles in films like the Nicholas Cage satire The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, and a villainous role in Wonder Woman 1984. Pedro Pascal is the well-known Chilean actor who has held a number of significant roles in recent years, most notable as the titular character of The Mandalorian on Disney+ (though you’d be forgiven for not realising it, with the helmet and all) as well as starring roles in Narcos and the fourth season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. He is tasked by Marlene, the leader of the Fireflies resistance group, with escorting Ellie across the United States from Boston, where the story begins. Joel is a survivor in the post-apocalypse, who undergoes significant emotional turmoil after losing his teenage daughter at the beginning of the outbreak.

Pedro Pascal plays Joel Miller, one of the two central protagonists of The Last of Us.
