Death Stranding 2 cast: All voice actors, models and cameos

Across the main and supporting cast and dozens of cameos, DS2 features a gamut of famous faces from the worlds of film and TV, music, art, apparel, and of course, gaming.

So, if you're wondering who plays who in the Death Stranding 2 cast, we've put together a full list of all the characters, their models and voice actors, and every cameo you'll encounter in your journey across Mexico and Australia. You could also check out this nifty TikTok we made of the main crew!

Death Stranding 2 cast: All voice actors and models

Here is a list of the confirmed cast for Death Stranding 2:

• Sam Porter Bridges – Norman Reedus
• Fragile – Léa Seydoux
• Higgs Monaghan – Troy Baker
• Dollman – Jonathan Roumie
• Tarman – George Miller (Model) / Marty Rhone (Voice)
• Rainy – Shioli Kutsuna
• Tomorrow – Elle Fanning
• Heartman – Nicolas Winding Refn (Model) / Darren Jacobs (Voice, performance capture)
• The President – Alastair Duncan
• Lucy – Alissa Jung
• Neil – Luca Marinelli
• Doctor – Debra Wilson

Sam Porter Bridges – Norman Reedus

The star of the show, Norman Reedus returns to his role as our protagonist, Sam Porter Bridgers. Best known for his role as Daryl in The Walking Dead, you may also know him as Murphy MacManus from The Boondock Saints, Scud in Blade 2, and Ride with Norman Reedus, the AMC show advertised on the door every time you went to the toilet in Death Stranding 1 – fun!

Fragile – Léa Seydoux

Another returning character, Léa Seydoux is back as Fragile. Seydoux is perhaps best known for her role as Bond girl Madeline in Spectre and No Time to Die, as well as Lady Fenring in the Dune films and Emma in Blue Is the Warmest Colour.

Higgs Monaghan – Troy Baker

Fresh off his stint as Indy in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Troy Baker is back as the megalomaniacal villain Higgs. A veritable gaming icon at this point, he has also voiced Joel in The Last of Us, Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite, and Sam Drake in Uncharted.

Dollman – Fatih Akin (Model) / Jonathan Roumie (Voice)

The aptly named Dollman is a puppet who hangs from Sam's belt during his travels. Based on Turkish-German director Fatih Akin, he is voiced and mocapped by Jonathan Roumie, who played Lonnie Frisbee in Jesus Revolution and Jesus Christ himself in The Chosen.

Tarman – George Miller (Model) / Marty Rhone (Voice)

George Miller, the legendary Australian director behind Mad Max, provides the model for Tarman, pilot of the DHV Magellan in Death Stranding 2. His voice actor, Marty Rhone, is best known as the narrator in Street Fighter 6, and a few one-off appearances in Harrow, Wentworth Prison and The Doctor Blake Mysteries.

Rainy – Shioli Kutsuna

Rainy, another of our brand-new characters, is modelled and voiced by Australian actress Shioli Kutsuna. Kutsuna is best known as Yukio in the Deadpool film series, but you may also recognise her as Asuka Kunishima in Sanctuary, or as Mitsuki Yamato in Invasion.

Tomorrow – Elle Fanning

Perhaps the biggest name joining the cast of Death Stranding 2, Elle Fanning takes on the role of the mysterious Tomorrow. Aurora in Maleficent, Alice in Super 8, Sylvie in A Complete Unknown, and soon a role in Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping – you're bound to know Elle Fanning from somewhere.

Heartman – Nicolas Winding Refn (Model) / Darren Jacobs (Voice, performance capture)

Another of Kojima's favourite directors, Danish director of Drive, Pusher and Bronson, Nicolas Winding Refn models for the effervescent Heartman. His voice and mocap are provided by Darren Jacobs, who has provided voices for Castlevania: Nocturne, Starfield, Rebel Moon 2, No Rest for the Wicked and DC Dark Legion.

The President – Alastair Duncan

The inimitable Alastair Duncan takes on the role of the President in Death Stranding 2, delivering an appropriately presidential performance. The Scottish actor is perhaps best known as Mimir in the modern God of War games, as well as Celebrimbor in Shadow of Mordor and, most interestingly, Senator Armstrong in Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance.

Lucy – Alissa Jung

German actress Alissa Jung takes on the role of Lucy, a Bridges psychiatrist. You likely won't know her unless you're a fan of German TV and cinema, but if you are, then you may know her from A Matter of Life, Des Kaisers neue Kleider, Zweisitzrakete, Der Überfall and more.

Neil – Luca Marinelli

Alissa Jung's real-life partner, Luca Marinelli models and voices Neil, the Solid Snake-like figure who emerges from the tar in Death Stranding 2's trailers. Meeting his wife on the set of Mary di Nazaret (Mary of Nazareth), his best-known English role is as Nicky in The Old Guard. He is better known in Italy for roles in Mussolini: Son of the Century and The Eight Mountains.

Doctor – Debra Wilson

Debra Wilson is a name that any self-respecting gamer will know, with the iconic actress playing Doctor in Death Stranding 2. Her extensive gaming credits include Cere Junda in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Commander Thira in Doom: The Dark Ages and Inquisitor Lödwyn in Avowed.

Outside of gaming, she has appeared in plenty of TV and films, perhaps most notably as one of the original cast of Mad TV.

All Death Stranding 2 cameos

Of course, the main cast are the stars of the show, but Death Stranding is as much about its side characters as it is the crew of the DHV Magellan.

Across Mexico and Australia, a cast of actors, musicians, artists and games industry professionals lend their faces to the preppers in the many settlements in the game.

Here is a full list of all the cameos in Death Stranding 2:

• Alex Weatherstone (Former Geophysics Research Lab) – Errolson Hugh (Founder of clothing brand ACRONYM)
• Armed Woman A (The Motherhood) – Andi Norris (Stunt woman)
• Armed Woman B (The Motherhood) – Riley Rose Critchlow (Actress)
• Benjamin Rivera (C1 South Distribution Centre) – Ray Khalastchi (Director of Production Development at XDEV)
• Bianca North (F7 North Distribution Centre) – Laurie Jezequel (Producer at Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Daichi Miura – Daichi Miura (Musician and dancer)
• Glenn Rainn (Rainbow Valley) – Craig Malanka (Vice President of Global Marketing for Games at Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Government Official – Dan Donohue (Actor)
• Gregory Southall (Southern Environmental Observatory) – Neil Johnson (Senior producer at XDEV)
• La Madre (Villa Libre) – Molly Quinn (Actress)
• Lauren, Ian and Martin (Animal Shelter) – Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty (Members of the band CHVRCHES)
• Leon Easton (East Fort Knot) – Vivien Mermet-Guyenet (Co-director of Stray)
• Mike Northcoate (Northern Environmental Observatory) – Mike Flanagan (Director)
• Impossible – Danny and Michael Philippou (YouTubers and filmmakers)
• Norberto Puente (Ciudad Nudo del Norte) – Ian Spriggs (3D digital artist)
• Olivia Westbury (West Fort Knot) – Kate Siegel (Actress)
• Peter Gates (Western Environmental Observatory) – Olivier Pichard (Artist, one half of duo Atelier Sentô)
• Pierre Southern (South Fort Knot) – Bastien Dausse (Artist and acrobat)
• Ridge Frost (Eastern Environmental Observatory) – Swann Martin-Raget (Producer of Stray)
• Samson Hook (F2 South Distribution Center) – Ma Dong-Seok AKA Don Lee (Actor)
• The Adventurer – S. Rajamouli (Writer and filmmaker)
• The Adventurer's Son – S. Karthikeya (Film producer, S.S. Rajamouli's son)
• The Architect – Yusaku Matsumoto (Director)
• The Artist – Lauren Tsai (Artist, actress and model)
• The Chronobiologist – Lizzie Lou Winding Refn (Actress, daughter of Nicolas Winding Refn)
• The Data Scientist – Usada Pekora (Hololive VTuber)
• The Dowser – Cécile Brun (Artist, one half of duo Atelier Sentô)
• The Elder – Patrick Mansfield (Actor)
• The Fisherman – Arnaud Saint-Martin (Senior director of External Development at Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• The Ghost Hunter – Kevin Ko (Filmmaker)
• The Hydrologist – Liv Corfixen (Actress and director, wife of Nicolas Winding Refn)
• The Inventor – Jon McElroy (Ex-Annapurna Interactive director, credited on Stray, Bugsnax, Neon White and Cocoon)
• The Lone Commander – Colas Koola (Co-director of Stray)
• The Mechanic – Yoann Lemoine AKA Woodkid (Musician and music video director, composer of many songs on the Death Stranding 2 soundtrack)
• The Metagenomicist – Lola Winding Refn (Actress, daughter of Nicolas Winding Refn)
• The Musician – Gen Hoshino (J-pop artist and actor)
• The Phantom Smith – Takahiro Miura (Actor)
• The Pioneer – Edward Saito (Producer at Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• The Pizza Chef – Mamoru Oshii (Filmmaker)
• The Tar Therapist – Koichi Yamanoha AKA Grimm Grimm (Musician)
• Victor Frank (F5 East Distribution Center) – Patrick Claude (Actor)

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