Andrew Lincoln was primarily recognized for showing in Love Truly earlier than he actually blew up worldwide due to his position as Rick Grimes on TWD. He left the present in its ninth season in 2018 and whereas the plan was to initially proceed Rick’s story in a movie or movies, he’ll now return alongside Danai Gurira for a six-episode restricted sequence for AMC+ in 2023. Following his exit, he did A Christmas Story on stage in London and appeared in Guillermo del Toro’s Cupboard of Curiosities, however has in any other case frolicked along with his household.
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Sarah Wayne Callies was scorching off of Jail Break when she landed the position of Lori Grimes. She appeared on the primary three seasons, earlier than her character was killed off the present. She went on to star on Colony and the Jail Break revival, in addition to Unspeakable, Council of Dads and the upcoming ABC present The Firm You Hold.
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Chandler Riggs additionally broke out as Carl Grimes on the present, enjoying Rick’s son till his surprising demise in Season 8. The choice to kill him off was a shocking one, because the character survived your complete comedian sequence. Riggs went on to look on A Million Little Issues and has additionally launched music underneath the title Eclipse.
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Laurie Holden starred as Andrea for the present’s first season, earlier than she was surprisingly killed off in Season 3 in what was — on the time — one of many largest departures from the supply materials. She later appeared in Dumb and Dumber To, Chicago Fireplace, Main Crimes, The Individuals and most not too long ago performed Crimson Countess on Season 3 of The Boys.
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Jon Bernthal broke out massive enjoying Shane Walsh on the present’s first two seasons and appeared for one-off episodes in Seasons 3 and 9. He went on to play The Punisher on Netflix’s Marvel exhibits, together with his personal spinoff, and We Personal This Metropolis and appeared in movies together with The Wolf of Wall Avenue, Child Driver, Wind River, The Unforgivable and Ford v. Ferrari. He presently stars on American Gigolo.
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IronE Singleton appeared as T-Canine all through the present’s first three seasons, earlier than the character was killed within the jail. Singleton went on to look on Franklin & Bash, The Underground Railroad and the 2020 film Security.
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The Strolling Lifeless was Steve Yeun’s first starring position, earlier than he was brutally killed off by Negan within the present’s Season 7 premiere. He adopted up TWD by starring in an govt producing Minari, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Greatest Actor — changing into the primary Asian American to obtain the honour within the course of. He additionally voices the titular character in Invincible, additionally based mostly on a Robert Kirkman comedian sequence, and appeared in Nope. He has two kids with spouse Joana Pak, who he married in 2016.
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Norman Reedus got here off the Boondock Saints movies to play Daryl Dixon on The Strolling Lifeless, starring on the present because the character by means of its total run. He additionally has a derivative coming titled, merely, Daryl Dixon. Whereas on TDW, he additionally launched Trip with Norman Reedus on AMC and starred within the Loss of life Stranding online game. He met Diane Kruger whereas filming the film Sky and the 2 have been collectively since 2016. They share one daughter, Nova.
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Michael Rooker starred as Daryl’s brother Merle Dixon for the present’s first three seasons and reprised his position for the prequel online game The Strolling Lifeless: Survival Intuition. He went on to play Yondu within the two Guardians of the Galaxy films, appeared in Brightburn, Fantasy Island, Love and Monsters, The Suicide Squad and F9, in addition to exhibits True Detective and Creepshow.
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Melissa McBride made an impression in Frank Darabont’s The Mist earlier than becoming a member of the sequence as Carol Peletier. She’s anticipated to outlive the present, as she was initially announce as Norman’s costar in a derivative, earlier than dropping out of the present. That being stated, she and Reedus have nonetheless teased her attainable look. She’s saved a reasonably low profile exterior of TWD, showing primarily in TWD-related initiatives and two movies, The Happys and The Reconstruction of William Zero.
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The Strolling Lifeless was Madison Lintz’s first job in Hollywood, enjoying Carol’s daughter Sophia by means of the present’s first season … earlier than disappearing and reappearing in Hershel’s barn as a zombie in Season 2. Lintz, now 23, went on to star on Bosch and appeared within the movies After and Parental Steerage.
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Jeffrey DeMunn was already certainly one of Frank Darabont’s largest collaborators earlier than the director forged him as Dale Horvath on TWD. He starred on the present’s first two seasons, earlier than happening to look on Mob Metropolis, The Good Spouse, Divorce and Billions, on which he nonetheless seems. He additionally appeared within the 2017 film Marshall.
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Jeryl Prescott Gross sales appeared as Jacqui all through the present’s first season however blew up with the CDC. She went on to look on a number of episodes of Ray Donovan, Nancy Drew, All of the Queen’s Males and Powers and was an everyday on the 2019 Swamp Factor sequence.
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Juan Gabriel Pareja additionally appeared in The Mist earlier than getting forged as Morales on the primary season of The Strolling Lifeless. His character made a shock return in Season 8 as one of many Saviors, earlier than being killed by Daryl. He later appeared on Chicago Crimson, GBI and 9-1-1.
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Emma Bell appeared in only a handful of Season 1 as Andrea’s youthful sister Amy. She went on to star in Closing Vacation spot 5 and the Dallas revival sequence, in addition to episodes of Arrow, Designated Survivor and NCIS. She received married to Camron Robertson in 2018 and the 2 welcomed a daughter collectively in 2020.
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Noah Emmerich appeared within the closing episodes of the present’s first season as CDC doc Edwin Jenner. He additionally appeared in an Easter egg within the sequence finale of The Strolling Lifeless: World Past. He later starred on Area Pressure, Suspicion, Darkish Winds, The Individuals and Billions, additionally directing episodes of the latter two exhibits. He most not too long ago appeared in The Good Nurse.
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Addy Miller performed the little zombie woman within the present’s very first episode and was introduced again to play a really related trying walker in a Season 8 episode in 2017, the present’s one centesimal episode. Miller, now 22, additionally appeared in Darkish Locations, Nashville and the 2022 movies Behind You and Deserted.
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