Fallout Has a Mix of Newcomers and Veteran Actors

Best known for her brief (yet memorable) role as Jackie in Yellowjackets, Ella Purnell stars here as Lucy, a Vault Dweller who emerges into the wasteland to find her kidnapped father.

You may not recognize him in Fallout with all the makeup on, but Walton Goggins plays the bounty-hunting ghoul Lucy encounters on her journey to find her father. In a previous life, before nuclear fallout, he was a famed actor named Cooper Howard. Goggins has had a long and successful career, starring in Justified, The Righteous Gemstones, and more.

Moten plays an eager recruit of the Brotherhood of Steel, a militarized faction in Fallout. Equipped with one of the group’s clunky battlesuits, Maximus travels the wasteland searching for a scientist. If he finds him, Maximus hopes he’ll rise above the bullying and abuse he’s suffered so far. Moten’s also starred in Father Stu and Emancipation.

Lucy’s brother, Norm, stayed behind while she went out to the wasteland, but he still has a major part to play. With Lucy and his father’s disappearance, Norm soon becomes skeptical of the vault and its promises. Arias has acted since he was a child, appearing in shows like Hannah Montana and Everybody Hates Chris. In more recent years, he’s appeared in projects including The King of Staten Island and The Good Doctor.

An ominous presence in the wasteland, Choudry stars as Moldaver, the head of a raiding group that attacks Lucy’s vault. She takes her father, and sparks upheaval in Vault 33 with her arrival. You’ve definitely seen Choudry before, as she’s appeared in some of the biggest shows and movies in recent years, including …And Just Like That, The Green Knight, and Ramy. Her breakout role was alongside Denzel Washington in Mississippi Masala.

The leader of Vault 33, McClane is taken in Episode 1 when Moldaver’s raiders come and threaten the residents. MacLachlan is likely a familiar face to many, having appeared in major shows like Desperate Housewives and Twin Peaks.

Best known for his roles in Person of Interest and Lost, Michael Emerson stars in Fallout as Wilzig, a scientist who possesses something that could change the entire post-apocalyptic world.

One of Maximus’ main bullies, Thaddius later becomes Maximus’ unlikely ally in the search for Wilzig. Pemberton has had roles in Superstore, 21 Jump Street, You’re the Worst, and more.

Lucy’s lovestruck cousin, Chet is one of the Vault Dwellers who becomes suspicious of the vault’s leaders, and joins Norm in the search for the truth. Register is a relative newcomer to acting, and has appeared in FBI and Madam Secretary.