Here's What The Cast Of "The Last Of Us" Looked Like In Some Of Their Earliest Roles Vs. Now

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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.

joel and ellie in the last of us
joel and ellie in the last of us

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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.

pedro pascal saying show me in the last of us
pedro pascal saying show me in the last of us

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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.

pedro pascal in the last of us in front of a garden of flowers

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.

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And here he is in a 1999 episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

pedro pascal as eddie in 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.

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Here's Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us.

bella ramsey as ellie 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.

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And here she is in Game of Thrones in 2016 and 2019.

bella ramsey as lyanna in game of thrones

She played Lyanna Mormont, head of House Mormont and eventual warrior.

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Here's Anna Torv in The Last of Us.

anna torv in the last of us

She plays Tess, Joel's partner in both smuggling and life.

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And here she is in Fringe in 2008.

anna torv in fringe

She played the lead character, Special Agent Olivia Dunham of the FBI, who investigates unexplained, bizarre cases.

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Here's Gabriel Luna in The Last of Us.

He plays Tommy, a former soldier and Joel's younger brother.

He plays Tommy, a former soldier and Joel's younger brother.

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And here he is in Fall to Grace in 2005.

gabriel luna in fall to grace

He played Kristofer, a teen immigrant navigating life in a new country.

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Here's Merle Dandridge in The Last of Us.

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.

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And here she is in a 2003 episode of Angel.

merle dandridge in angel

In her first onscreen role, she played Lacey, a Wolfram & Hart associate, in the Season 4 finale.

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Here's Nick Offerman in The Last of Us.

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.

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And here he is in Sin City in 2005.

nick offerman in sin city

He played Shlubb, a henchman.

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Here's Murray Bartlett in The Last of Us.

murray bartlett in the last of us

He plays Frank, another survivalist and Bill's longtime partner.

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Here's Murray Bartlett in a Season 4 episode of Sex and the City in 2002.

murray bartlett in sex and the city

He played Oliver, a shoe distributor who Carrie meets at a gay bar in "All That Glitters."

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Here's Melanie Lynskey in The Last of Us.

melanie lynskey in the last of us

She plays Kathleen, a war criminal and leader of a group of hunters.

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And here she is in Heavenly Creatures in 1994.

melanie lynskey in heavenly creatures

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.

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Here's Lamar Johnson in The Last of Us.

lamar johnson in he last of us

He plays Henry, a Kansas City resident hiding out from revolutionaries with his little brother.

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And here he is in Pop It! in 2008.

lamar johnson in pop it

The show was a series of interactive dance shorts for kids.

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How are you liking the show so far? Which performances have been your favorite? Let us know in the comments!