Melanie Lynskey Doesn’t Care About ‘The Last of Us’ Fan Backlash to Her Character: She ‘Wasn’t in the F–king Game’

TheWrap magazine: Double-nominated for her turns on “Yellowjackets” and “The Last of Us,” the likably candid New Zealand actress has no problem tackling less-endearing characters

Melanie Lynskey in "The Last of Us"
Melanie Lynskey in "The Last of Us" (Credit: HBO)

This story about Melanie Lynskey first appeared in the Down to the Wire: Drama and Limited Series issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.

Everybody loves Melanie Lynskey, and Melanie Lynskey loves everybody. Well, almost everybody. (We’ll get to the exceptions in a minute.) When the dust settled on the morning of July 12, the New Zealand actress and pop culture fan favorite had nabbed two Emmy nominations, her second consecutive nod in Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Showtime’s “Yellowjackets,” as well as a nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann’s post-apocalyptic video game adaptation “The Last of Us” for HBO.

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