HBO's The Last Of Us - 5 PERFECT Actors For Joel & Ellie
4. Kaitlyn Dever
Do you know Kaitlyn Dever? No? Well, if you don't know her, stop reading this list, watch Booksmart, fawn over how good the movie was, and then come back. Dever was one of the two stars of the film, and she was EXCEPTIONAL.
Scouring online, fans seem to really like the idea of the aforementioned Coster-Waldau and Dever taking on the roles of Joel and Ellie, and with good reason. Dever is a ridiculously talented actress, even without taking Booksmart into account.
She had an absolutely heartbreaking turn as a suicidal teen in Short Term 12; as a drug addict alongside Timothee Chalamet in Beautiful Boy; and as a sexual assault victim in Netflix's award-winning true crime drama, Unbelievable, for which she earned a Critics' Choice Television Awards nomination.
The Last of Us would do nothing but benefit from her involvement, as she has proven time and time again to be a formidable onscreen presence. She is the right mix of strong, intelligent, spunky, kind, and endearing, and if she brings that to Ellie, we have a match made in heaven.