The Last of Us Explained: Who Is Graham Greene’s Marlon?
Episode 6 saw the debut of Graham Greene in HBO’s flagship series as Marlon.
The latest chapter in Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie’s (Bella Ramsey) journey to find a cure for the fungal outbreak that had killed most of the population led them to meet new people, including Marlon. The grumpy man wasn’t the most welcoming host for Joel and Ellie but offered some precious advice to the protagonists.
71-year-old Canadian actor Graham Greene is portraying Marlon in. Greene is best known for his role as Kicking Bird in (1990), for which he earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Greene also portrayed Arlen Bitterbuck in (1999) and Rafe McCawley in the television series (2013-2015), among many other roles.
Marlon first appeared in “Kin,” meeting Joel and Ellie after the protagonists broke into his home. Pretty much like Melanie Lynskey’s Kathleen, Marlon’s character has no video game counterpart. He is a survivor who lives with his wife Florence (Elaine Miles) in their cabin, not paying attention to what happens beyond the walls, similar to how Bill and Frank opted to spend their lives. While their first encounter didn’t exactly start on the right foot, Marlon and Joel settled differences after Joel made clear his only intention was to find his brother, Tommy (Gabriel Luna). In fact, Florence even made soup for the uninvited guests and appreciated Ellie’s witty answers.
The Jasmila Žbanić-directed installment was the perfect moment for Marlon’s debut. Best known for her poignant portrayals of the human cost of war, the critically-acclaimed Bosnian director created an all-around character in Marlon in spite of his minimal screen time. Within a few lines, Marlon made it very clear he didn’t believe the cause
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