Before They Were on The Walking Dead, Here's What Your Favorite Zombie Slayers Starred In
Danai Gurira
Gurira seems like she was born to hack up zombies (in a good way), but she hasn't always played such badass characters. In 2007, she starred as a jewelry designer in
The Visitor.
Melissa McBride
Your eyes aren't deceiving you; Carol kissed Dawson! McBride appeared as Melanie on a 2003 episode of
Dawson's Creek.
Sonequa Martin-Green
Martin-Green is a TV pro, having had starring roles on
The Good Wife and
Once Upon a Time. She also appeared in
Toe to Toe, a 2009 movie about the friendship between two teenage lacrosse players.
Josh McDermitt
We know him as Dr. Eugene Porter, but McDermitt first flexed his TV chops on the comedy
Retired at 35 in 2011. He also played Pete's old friend, George Payton, on
Mad Men!
Christian Serratos
Serratos, aka Rosita, has been all over the map. She played Angela in the Twilight movies, and
The Secret Life of the American Teenager fans might remember her as Raven.
Lennie James
James has been a working actor for decades. You may recognize him from
Guy Ritchie's
Snatch or
Sahara, in which he appeared opposite
Matthew McConaughey. Not ringing any bells? He also had an arc as Charlie on
Hung from 2010 to 2011.