All Death Stranding 2 Actors (& Where You Know Them From)

It's no secret that Hideo Kojima loves celebrities, and Death Stranding 2 is filled with them. From talent across the entertainment industry and beyond, Death Stranding 2 has plenty of recognizable faces and voices that help to make the game a celebration of face models and voice actors alike.

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There is a multitude of talent featured in Death Stranding 2, and whether players recognize a face or a voice, it's worth looking at the cast list below so players can see the credits these talents deserve, along with other notable roles.

All Death Stranding 2 Main Voice Actors and Character Models

Main Cast List in Death Stranding 2

The main cast of Death Stranding 2 is filled with A-list talent, from the protagonist of Sam Bridges (Norman Reedus), known for his role as Daryl Dixon in The Walking Dead series, and the antagonist, Higgs (Troy Baker), who plays Joel Miller in The Last of Us game series. There are some incredible faces and voices put to screen in Death Stranding 2, and some of the talent may surprise some players when they see and hear the cast in-game:

Character Name	Face Model	Voice Actor	Other Notable Roles
Sam Porter Bridges	Norman Reedus	Norman Reedus	Daryl Dixon (The Walking Dead), Murphy MacManus (The Boondock Saints), Daniel Pine (Ballerina)
Fragile	Léa Seydoux	Léa Seydoux	Madeleine (James Bond: Spectre), Lady Margot Fenring (Dune: Part Two), Clotilde (The Grand Budapest Hotel)
Tomorrow	Elle Fanning	Elle Fanning	Aurora (Maleficent), Sylvie Russo (A Complete Unknown), Thia (Predator: Badlands)
Higgs	Troy Baker	Troy Baker	Joel Miller (The Last of Us), Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones and the Great Circle), Booker DeWitt (BioShock Infinite)
Rainy	Shioli Kutsuna	Shioli Kutsuna	Yukio (Deadpool 2), Miyu (The Outsider), Melia (Xenoblade Chronicles)
Dollman	Faith Akin	Jonathan Roumie	Faith Akin (Face): Director of In the Fade Jonathan Roumie (Voice): Jesus Christ (The Chosen)
Tarman	George Miller	Marty Rhone	George Miller (Face): Director of Mad Max: Fury Road Marty Rhone (Voice): Dr. Harry Biggs (Harrow)
Heartman	Nicolas Winding Refn	Darren Jacobs	Nicolas Winding Refn (Face): Director of The Neon Demon Darren Jacobs (Voice): General (Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver)
Charlie/Die-Hardman	Tommie Earl Jenkins	Tommie Earl Jenkins	Mayor Noble Walker (Wednesday), Prince Thomas (The Rainmaker), Colonel Burdick (Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning)
The President	Alastair Duncan	Alastair Duncan	Mimir (God of War Ragnarok), Celebrimbor (Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor), Alfred Pennyworth (The Batman animated series)
Neil Vana	Luca Marinelli	Luca Marinelli	Nicky (The Old Guard), Pietro Guasti (The Eight Mountains), Martin Eden (Martin Eden)
Lucy	Alissa Jung	Alissa Jung	Dr. Judith Asumussen (A Matter of Life), Maria (Maria di Nazaret), Mia (Zweisitzrakete)
Deadman	Guillermo del Toro	Jesse Corti	Guillermo del Toro (Face): Director of The Shape of Water Jesse Corti (Voice): Lefou (Beauty and the Beast)
Lockne/Mama	Margaret Qualley	Margaret Qualley	Pussycat (Once Upon a Time in Hollywood), Sue (The Substance), Vivian (Kinds of Kindness)
Doctor	Debra Wilson	Debra Wilson	Savathun (Destiny 2), Amanda Waller (Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League), Grace Walker (Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus)
Amelie	Lindsay Wagner	Lindsay Wagner	Jaime Sommers (The Bionic Woman), Susan Kingsfield Fields (The Paper Chase)

All Death Stranding 2 Preppers Voice Actors and Character Models

All Cameos in Death Stranding 2

There are a multitude of preppers that players will connect with through their journey across Mexico and Australia in Death Stranding 2, and most of them have recognizable faces through a variety of talented media:

Character Name	Actor	Location	Notable Roles
The Adventurer	S.S. Rajamouli	The Adventurer	Indian filmmaker, known for Telugu cinema with movies like RRR and SSMB29
The Adventurer's Son	S.S. Karthikeya	The Adventurer	Indian filmmaker, producer, and assistant director, known for his work alongside his father, S.S. Rajamouli
Alex Weatherstone	Errolson Hugh	Former Geophysics Research Lab	Co-founder of ACRONYM, a techwear brand
The Architect	Yusaku Matsumoto	The Architect	Japanese filmmaker, known for the directorial role in House of the Owl, Kamisama no Ekohiiki
The Artist	Lauren Tsai	The Artist	Chinese-American visual artist, model, and actress, known for her role as Switch in Legion
Benjamin Rivera	Ray Khalastchi	C1 South Distribution Center	Director of Product Development at XDEV Europe, PlayStation Studios
Bianca North	Laurie Jezzequel	F7 North Distribution Center	Producer at Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Chronobiologist	Lizzie Corfixen	The Chronobiologist	Actress known for roles such as Mille in Secrets We Keep, and the Daughter of Nicolas Winding Refn
Daichi Miura	Daichi Miura	Sam's Private Room	Japanese singer, songwriter, and dancer, known for his Horizon Dreamer song
The Data Scientist	Usada Pekora	The Data Scientist	A Japanese V-Tuber affiliated with Hololive Production
The Dowser	Cécile Brun	The Dowser	Half of the French duo, Altelier Sentô, known for comics like Toyo Mystery Café, inspired by their travels in Japan
The Fisherman	Arnaud Saint-Martin	The Fisherman	Senior Director of External Development at PlayStation Studios
The Ghost Hunter	Kevin Ko	The Ghost Hunter	Taiwanese filmmaker, known for directing movies like Incantation, Jue ming pai dui
Glenn Rain	Craig Malanka	Rainbow Valley	Vice President of Global Marketing for Sony Interactive Entertainment Games
Government Official	Dan Donohue	N/A	Thomas Paine (For All Mankind), Calvin Rumple (Damnation)
Gregory Southall	Neil Johnson	Southern Environmental Observatory	Senior Producer at XDEV, a PlayStation studio
The Hydrologist	Liv Corfixen	The Hydrologist	Danish actress and documentary filmmaker, known for directing My Life Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn (her husband)
The Inventor	John McElroy	The Inventor	Former developer/director at Annapurna Interactive, who worked on games like Stray and Bugsnax
La Madre	Molly C. Quinn	Villa Libre	Ashley (The Rookie), Chuck's Mother (The Life of Chuck)
Lauren, Martin, Iain	Lauren Mayberry, Martin Doherty, Iain Cook	Animal Shelter	Scottish synth-pop band, CHVRCHES, known for their song Death Stranding
Leon Easton	Vivien Mermet-Guyenet	East Fort Knot	Co-director of BlueTwelve Studio's Stray
The Lone Commander	Colas Koola	The Lone Commander	Co-director of BlueTwelve Studio's Stray
The Mechanic	Yoann Lemoine	The Mechanic	French musical artist known as Woodkid, who created the soundtrack for Death Stranding 2
The Metagenomicist	Lola Corfixen	The Metagenomicist	Actress known for roles such as Rakel in Copenhagen Cowboy, and the Daughter of Nicolas Winding Refn
Mike Northcoate	Mike Flanagan	Northern Environmental Observatory	American filmmaker, writer, and director of Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House.
Mr. Impossible	Danny Philippou, Michael Philippou	Mr. Impossible	Australian filmmakers, writers, and directors of Talk To Me, known for their YouTube channel RackaRacka
The Musician	Gen Hoshino	The Musician	Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, actor, known for songs like Koi
Norberto Puente	Ian Spriggs	Ciudad Nudo del Norte	Hyper-realistic digital 3D character artist
Olivia Westbury	Kate Siegel	West Fort Knot	American actress known for her roles as Theodora Crain in The Haunting of Hill House and Erin Greene in Midnight Mass
Peter Gates	Olivier Pichard	Western Environmental Observatory	Half of the French duo, Altelier Sentô, known for comics like Toyo Mystery Café, inspired by their travels in Japan
The Phantom Smith	Takahiro Miura	The Phantom Smith	Japanese actor known for his role as a Journalist in Shin Godzilla, and as Jean in Attack on Titan
Pierre Southern	Bastien Dausse	South Fort Knot	Famous French acrobatics artist
The Pioneer	Edward Saito	The Pioneer	Producer at Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Pizza Chef	Mamoru Oshii	The Pizza Chef	Japanese filmmaker, known for creating Ghost in the Shell
Ridge Frost	Swann Martin-Raget	Eastern Environmental Observatory	Producer at BlueTwelve Studio, who worked on Stray
Samson Hook	Ma Don-Seok (Don Lee)	F2 South Distribution Center	South Korean-American actor known for his roles as Sang-hwa (Train to Busan), Gilgamesh (Eternals)
The Tar Therapist	Koichi Yamanoha	The Tar Therapist	London-based artist operating under the guise of Grimm Grimm
Victor Frank	Claude Patrick	F5 East Distribution Center	Known for his role as Victor Frank in the first Death Stranding

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Released: June 26, 2025

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ESRB: Mature 17+ // Violence, Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Strong Language
Developer(s): Kojima Productions
Publisher(s): Sony Interactive Entertainment
Genre(s): Action, Adventure
Platform(s): PlayStation 5