Naughty Dog has revealed an actor from the latest episode of The Last of Us on HBO will also star as a character in the developer’s next PS5 game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.

Spoilers for the latest episode of The Last of Us – Season 2 on HBO follow.

Scars, the penultimate episode of the series, focuses on flashbacks that fill out the years between the two titles, and in the opening few minutes, we meet Joel’s dad, played by Tony Dalton. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, studio head Neil Druckmann shared that he was so impressed with Dalton’s performance in the episode that he offered him a place on the cast of Intergalactic.

“He immediately came to mind, and I just offered it to him on the spot,” added Druckmann. Dalton joins Tati Gabrielle on the project, who also played Nora in the previous episode of the TV show.

Tony Dalton has starred in various other TV series over the years, from Better Call Saul to Hawkeye and Daredevil: Born Again. The character he’ll play in Intergalactic is currently unknown. The game itself still appears to be a couple of years away, but Naughty Dog has it playable in-house, and it’s said to be “incredible”.

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