Melanie Lynskey

Melanie Lynskey said she "knew that I liked working with him from our Mafia games" when discussing Craig Mazin's "The Last of Us" series.

This Sunday's episode of HBO's The Last of Us saw character actress Melanie Lynskey show off her chops as Kathleen, a brutal rebel leader who Joel and Ellie ...

However, most watchers are just excited to see such a talented actress take on a role that has lots of room for development as an antagonist for Joel and Ellie. In the sitcom, Lynskey plays the unstable Rose, Charlie’s neighbor and stalker. [The Last of Us](https://wegotthiscovered.com/tag/the-last-of-us/) saw character actress Melanie Lynskey show off her chops as Kathleen, a brutal rebel leader who Joel and Ellie come across while making their way through a post-apocalyptic U.S.

Her performance as Kathleen, a resistance leader based in Kansas City, is classic Lynskey: gentle on the surface, terrifying storm below. Kathleen is grieving, ...

Guest stars are burning bright in The Last of Us. His backstory – the loss of his family – fits naturally into the themes of the show. In the context of videogame adaptations, it’s thrillingly radical. The type of people who can live – and thrive – in this terrible new world. Even if you found the praise misplaced – declarations that it was the best hour of television ever are baffling – that final point is undeniable: the world of video games and their screen adaptations is not known for its thorough depiction of LGBT characters. The solidly-told sequence, which certainly bore many hallmarks of what good TV is supposed to look like, was praised for its sensitivity, acting, and how it defied expectations of the genre.

Yellowjackets star Melanie Lynskey's 2022 Twitter interaction about her role in The Last of Us is going viral again after she was featured in last night's ...

[ worried that this major Last of Us character will be recast ahead of season 2.](https://www.justjared.com/2023/02/05/is-bella-ramseys-ellie-being-recast-for-the-last-of-us-season-2-two-major-hints-revealed/) [Melanie Lynskey](https://www.justjared.com/tags/melanie-lynskey/), [The Last of Us](https://www.justjared.com/tags/the-last-of-us/) [Melanie Lynskey](https://www.justjared.com/tags/melanie-lynskey/)‘s 2022 Twitter interaction about her role in The Last of Us is going viral again after she was featured in last night’s episode of the hit HBO drama. In a screen grab that’s been viral, writer Bec Shaw tweeted, “The last of us very smart putting melanie lynskey in it to get me and all the homosexuals to watch,” to which Melanie responded, “Awwww ❤️.”

The Last of Us Kathleen actor Melanie Lynskey deletes a tweet that contained information that potentially spoiled the upcoming episode 5.

Following their confrontational meeting, The Last of Us episode 5 will find Joel and Ellie teaming up with Henry and Sam to evade the violent revolutionary force led by Kathleen (and likely a Bloater lurking about the city). [The Last of Us episode 4 ended](https://screenrant.com/last-of-us-episode-4-ending-explained/) with Joel and Ellie waking up to find Henry and his younger brother Sam (Keivonn Montreal Woodard) holding them at gunpoint. Picking up after Bill and Frank's emotional love story, The Last of Us episode 4 finds Joel and Ellie using Bill's truck to travel to Wyoming, though they are ambushed by bandits and become stranded in the ruins of Kansas City.