Here's What The Cast Of "The Last Of Us" Looked Like In Some Of Their Earliest Roles Vs. Now
HBO's adaptation of The Last of Us, the 2013 post-apocalyptic video game by Naughty Dog, has made quite a splash since its mid-January premiere.
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BuzzFeed already looked at how the show's casting stacks up against the original video game characters, but I was curious about what the actors looked like in some of their earlier roles.
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Take a look to see how the cast of The Last of Us looks, then vs. now:
Here's Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us.
He plays Joel, one of the main characters of the video game who's tasked with bringing a young girl across the US in secret.
And here he is in a 1999 episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
He played Eddie, a new friend of Buffy's who she had to kill after he was turned into a vampire.
Here's Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us.
She plays Ellie, the young girl Joel has to take across the US because she's immune to the mushroom infection.
And here she is in Game of Thrones in 2016 and 2019.
She played Lyanna Mormont, head of House Mormont and eventual warrior.
Here's Anna Torv in The Last of Us.
She plays Tess, Joel's partner in both smuggling and life.
And here she is in Fringe in 2008.
She played the lead character, Special Agent Olivia Dunham of the FBI, who investigates unexplained, bizarre cases.
Here's Gabriel Luna in The Last of Us.
He plays Tommy, a former soldier and Joel's younger brother.
And here he is in Fall to Grace in 2005.
He played Kristofer, a teen immigrant navigating life in a new country.
Here's Merle Dandridge in The Last of Us.
She plays Marlene, the leader of the resistance movement, the Fireflies. Dandridge is the only actor to play her character in both the video game and TV series.
And here she is in a 2003 episode of Angel.
In her first onscreen role, she played Lacey, a Wolfram & Hart associate, in the Season 4 finale.
Here's Nick Offerman in The Last of Us.
He plays Bill, a survivalist who lived alone in an evacuated town until meeting his partner Frank. He and Frank later became friends with Joel and Tess.
And here he is in Sin City in 2005.
He played Shlubb, a henchman.
Here's Murray Bartlett in The Last of Us.
He plays Frank, another survivalist and Bill's longtime partner.
Here's Murray Bartlett in a Season 4 episode of Sex and the City in 2002.
He played Oliver, a shoe distributor who Carrie meets at a gay bar in "All That Glitters."
Here's Melanie Lynskey in The Last of Us.
She plays Kathleen, a war criminal and leader of a group of hunters.
And here she is in Heavenly Creatures in 1994.
She starred as Pauline Parker opposite Kate Winslet in the biopic about the relationship between two teen girls whose intimate relationship culminates in the murder of Pauline's mother.
Here's Lamar Johnson in The Last of Us.
He plays Henry, a Kansas City resident hiding out from revolutionaries with his little brother.
And here he is in Pop It! in 2008.
The show was a series of interactive dance shorts for kids.