The Last Of Us Movie: 11 Actors Who Could Play Joel

9. Thomas Jane

The man who some consider to be the best on screen Punisher would be right at home here. Thomas Jane has proven in films like The Punisher and The Mist that he is more than capable of kicking ass and bringing the emotional weight of losing your family and protecting your child. Recently, Jane starred as high school coach turned male prostitute Ray Drecker on the HBO series Hung, and resurrected his portrayal of Frank Castle in an online short film called The Punisher: Dirty Laundry.

If he mixed a little bit of Frank Castle and his character from The Mist David Drayton, it would be the perfect mix for the role. Obviously Joel isn't the ultimate badass like The Punisher is, but he is more than capable of handling himself against his human and infected enemies.

Jane would be able to perfectly convey the broken side of Joel as well as the grizzled, no-nonsense brutality that is often required of him in the face of danger. If portrayed correctly, it could very well be a brilliant marriage between the actor and the character, and could make for one of the best roles of Jane's career.

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