Isabella Merced is the latest new addition to join the cast of the show, it was announced on Thursday (11th January).<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDina is warm, brilliant, wild, funny, moral, dangerous, and instantly lovable. You can search forever for an actor who effortlessly embodies all of those things, or you can find Isabela Merced right away,\u201d showrunners <\/span>Craig Mazin<\/span> and Neil Druckmann <\/span>said in a new joint statement. \u201cWe couldn\u2019t be prouder to have her join our family.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Merced joins two other cast additions for the second instalment of the show which were announced earlier this week: <\/span>Young Mazino (<\/span>Beef<\/span>) as Jesse, and Kaitlyn Dever (<\/span>No One Will Save You<\/span>) as Abby.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Last of Us<\/a> premiered on HBO back in January 2023, becoming an instant success for the network, marking its<\/span> second-largest debut after <\/span>House of the Dragon<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n A season two renewal was announced after only two episodes of the first season had aired.<\/span><\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about Merced. Age:<\/strong> 22<\/span><\/p>\n Instagram:<\/strong> @isabelamerced<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Isabela Merced is an American actress best known for her role in Transformers: The Last Knight.<\/span><\/p>\n Alongside Transformers<\/a>: The Last Knight, Merced has previously appeared in Dora in Dora and the Lost City of Gold. <\/span><\/p>\n She has also starred as Lizzy in Instant Family, Hawkgirl in Superman Legacy<\/a> and Rachel in Sweet Girl on Netflix. <\/span><\/p>\n The actress also bagged a small role in Kingdom Hearts X Back Cover as the voice of Ava.<\/span><\/p>\n Dina is described as \u201ca free-wheeling spirit whose devotion to Ellie will be tested by the brutality of the world they inhabit,\u201d by HBO.<\/span><\/p>\n In The Last of Us Part II video game, which was released in 2020, Dina is Ellie\u2019s love interest<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>She was voiced by actress Shannon Woodward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Fans previously speculated that Dina had already appeared on the show back in season 1.<\/span><\/p>\n In episode 6, when the show\u2019s leads Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Joel (Pedro Pascal) arrive in the Jackson, Wyo. community, a girl (played by Paolina Van Kleef) is shown staring at Ellie in the cafeteria.<\/span><\/p>\n Speaking about the scene, Mazin and Druckman didn\u2019t refute the fan theory that it could be Dina.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIn <\/span>Part II<\/span>, there is a story about the first time Dina met Ellie that is very similar to what happens here,\u201d <\/span>Druckmann told EW<\/a> at the time<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean that that\u2019s Dina,\u201d Mazin added. \u201cDoesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s not.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n While it\u2019s unclear then, whether the girl in season 1 was Dina, it\u2019s official that Kleef will not be playing her in season 2.<\/span><\/p>\n The Last of Us season 1 is available on Sky Atlantic<\/a>and NOW<\/a> with an Entertainment Membership<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our Sci-fi<\/a> coverage or visit our <\/strong>TV Guide<\/a> and Streaming Guide<\/a> to find out what\u2019s on this week.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013 <\/strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n Merced will star as Dina in The Last of Us, “a free-wheeling spirit whose devotion to Ellie will be tested by the brutality of the world they inhabit”. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":43666,"template":"","categories":[6,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-isabela-merced-meet-rising-star-in-the-last-of-us-superman-legacy-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-isabela-merced-meet-rising-star-in-the-last-of-us-superman-legacy-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-isabela-merced-meet-rising-star-in-the-last-of-us-superman-legacy-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-isabela-merced-meet-rising-star-in-the-last-of-us-superman-legacy-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-isabela-merced-meet-rising-star-in-the-last-of-us-superman-legacy-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-isabela-merced-meet-rising-star-in-the-last-of-us-superman-legacy-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/01\/who-is-isabela-merced-meet-rising-star-in-the-last-of-us-superman-legacy-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Merced will star as Dina in The Last of Us, \"a free-wheeling spirit whose devotion to Ellie will be tested by the brutality of the world they inhabit\".","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/43665"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43666"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
<\/span><\/p>\nWho is Isabela Merced?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What has Isabela Merced starred in previously?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Who is Isabela Merced playing in The Last of Us?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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