Two very popular characters first appear in season 2 of The Walking Dead as Rick and co arrive at a farm who's occupants have been ravaged by Zombies. Now we have word on the actors that have been cast as Hershel and Maggie Greene.
TV Guide report, with mild
spoilers..
Scott Wilson (In Cold Blood, Monster, Junebug) will play Hershel Greene. "He is the patriarch of the family," says executive producer Gale Anne Hurd. "He's a veterinarian with a great sense of humanity and a very unique take on the Walkers." Expect Hershel to endure great heartache as "not everyone in his family survives." Scott was chosen, says Hurd, because of his "tremendous scope and gravitas."
Farmer's daughter Maggie is among Hershel's fortunate few children who survive the zombie plague. "She's in her twenties and is a survivor who ends up as a romantic interest for Glenn (Steven Yuen)," says Hurd. With sci-fi vet Lauren Cohan (Supernatural, Vampire Diaries, and Chuck) cast in the role, Hurd says "Steven's very excited!"
I know Wilson best from a movie called
Way OF The Gun myself, in which he was awesome. Can't say I'm familiar with Cohen but she's certainly easy on the eye:) What do you
Walking Dead comic fans think of these choices?
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