Several new cast members have been announced for the second season of HBO’s The Last of Us, and among them is Law & Order: SVU alum Robert John Burke.
According to a new report from Variety, Burke, 64, was named in a list of actors who will be part of the supporting cast for Season 2 of The Last of Us starring Pedro Pescal and Bella Ramsey.
SVU fans may remember Burke for his role as Ed Tucker on the hit police procedural, playing a special agent for the Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB). He has appeared in 30 episodes of SVU between 2002 and 2020.
He is also known for his roles in RoboCop 3, Thinner and Tombstone, as well as appearances in Rescue Me, Gossip Girl, Sex and the City, Blue Bloods, Oz and more.
Burke will appear in Season 2 of the HBO dystopian series alongside fellow supporting cast additions Joe Pantoliano (The Matrix), Alanna Ubach (Euphoria), Ben Ahlers (The Gilded Age), Hettienne Park (Hannibal) and Noah Lamanna (Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.), who were also named in the casting announcement from Variety.
According to the outlet, Burke’s role in the series originates from the video game. He will play a character named Seth who runs a bar in Jackson, Wyo., where Ellie (Ramsey) and Joel (Pascal) are living after the events of Season 1.
In addition to several new supporting cast members, The Last of Us cast has also been filled out with more stars ahead of Season 2, including the addition of Kaitlyn Dever, Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Wright, Young Mazino, Spencer Lord, Tati Gabrielle, Ariela Barer, and Danny Ramirez.
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