Jason Ritterwas amongThe Last of Us— and fans didn’t even know it.Melanie Lynskey’s husband made a cameo in the HBO drama series, and he looked nothing like himself. That’s because Ritter, 43, played one of the show’s terrifying fungi-infected, zombie-esque “clickers.“Lynskey, 45, revealed his secret involvement during a chat onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “He was a stunt person. He trained with the stunt people, and he just did all these amazing stunts. It’s like his lifelong dream,” she told hostJimmy Fallon, 48. “He got put in makeup and came out of the ground and was falling over and doing all these [flips].“Liane Hentscher/HBODuring the infected attack, Lynskey did have to fight against her own husband. “I shot him once. Yeah. Why not?” she said, before joking the moment was “so romantic.“Ritter acknowledged his appearance on the show, too, when a viewer shared a behind the scenes snapshot. “gonna assume this was ‘Take Your Husband to Work’ Day,” the Twitter user wrote. Ritter replied,“Just the best day.“Araya Doheny/GettyThis isn’t the first or only time Lynskey and Ritter have teamed up on screen — and, in fact, Lynskey’sYellowjacketsis gearing up for its own Ritter cameo.Varietyreported theJoan of Arcadiaalum will guest star in one episode of the upcoming Showtimethriller’s second season.Lynskey and Ritter also starred alongside each other in Hulu’s true-crime dramaCandy.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Season 1 ofThe Last of Usis now available to stream in full on HBO Max.
Jason Ritterwas amongThe Last of Us— and fans didn’t even know it.
Melanie Lynskey’s husband made a cameo in the HBO drama series, and he looked nothing like himself. That’s because Ritter, 43, played one of the show’s terrifying fungi-infected, zombie-esque “clickers.”
Lynskey, 45, revealed his secret involvement during a chat onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. “He was a stunt person. He trained with the stunt people, and he just did all these amazing stunts. It’s like his lifelong dream,” she told hostJimmy Fallon, 48. “He got put in makeup and came out of the ground and was falling over and doing all these [flips].”
Liane Hentscher/HBO
During the infected attack, Lynskey did have to fight against her own husband. “I shot him once. Yeah. Why not?” she said, before joking the moment was “so romantic.”
Ritter acknowledged his appearance on the show, too, when a viewer shared a behind the scenes snapshot. “gonna assume this was ‘Take Your Husband to Work’ Day,” the Twitter user wrote. Ritter replied,“Just the best day.”
Araya Doheny/Getty
This isn’t the first or only time Lynskey and Ritter have teamed up on screen — and, in fact, Lynskey’sYellowjacketsis gearing up for its own Ritter cameo.Varietyreported theJoan of Arcadiaalum will guest star in one episode of the upcoming Showtimethriller’s second season.
Lynskey and Ritter also starred alongside each other in Hulu’s true-crime dramaCandy.
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Season 1 ofThe Last of Usis now available to stream in full on HBO Max.
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