Gabriel Luna joins Dexter Resurrection season 2 cast
Gabriel Luna has joined Showtime's Dexter: Resurrection season 2 as serial killer Ray Ballard, known as The Sleepy-Eyed Stranger. The Last of Us star expands the roster of Dexter Resurrection season actors circling Michael C. Hall's Dexter Morgan in New York. Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the Paramount+ casting news.
Key Takeaways
- Gabriel Luna guest stars in Dexter: Resurrection season 2 as Ray Ballard, aka The Sleepy-Eyed Stranger.
- He joins fellow killers Brian Cox (The New York Ripper) and Dan Stevens (The Five Borough Killer).
- Uma Thurman returns as Charley; Bokeem Woodbine and Nona Parker Johnson also join the ensemble.
- Michael C. Hall leads the Clyde Phillips-run series, with season 1 streaming on Paramount+ Premium.
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Who is Gabriel Luna playing in Dexter: Resurrection season 2?
According to Deadline, Luna guest stars as Ray Ballard, a serial killer who operates under the name The Sleepy-Eyed Stranger. The Hollywood Reporter notes the same character details and frames Luna as the latest high-profile addition to the show's expanding gallery of killers.
Luna is widely known for Tommy Miller on HBO's The Last of Us and recently wrapped filming on season two of Prime Video's The Terminal List. His recent credits also include Peacock's Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy and the feature film The Astronaut.
Which other Dexter Resurrection season actors are joining season 2?
Beyond Luna, season 2 already boasts a stacked killer class. Brian Cox plays The New York Ripper—real name Dom Frant—who no longer kills but still taunts survivors of his past crimes. Dan Stevens joins as The Five Borough Killer.
Uma Thurman reprises Charley, the former aide to season 1 antagonist Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage). Bokeem Woodbine is cast as Capt. Mixon, with Nona Parker Johnson as Fiona Mixon. Krysten Ritter is set to guest star, while returnees include Hall and Jack Alcott.
Season 1 closed with Dexter discovering a New York Ripper file in Prater's vault, setting up Cox's arc and Charley's path back into the story.
When and where can fans watch Dexter: Resurrection?
Dexter: Resurrection is a Showtime series available on Paramount+. Season one is already available to binge on Paramount+ with the Premium plan. Season 2 is in the casting stage, with Luna and the new ensemble now publicly confirmed.
Emmy-nominated showrunner Clyde Phillips executive produces with Hall, Scott Reynolds, Marcos Siega, Tony Hernandez, Lilly Burns, John Goldwyn, Sara Colleton, Veronica West, Kirsa Rein, Tanner Bean, and Katrina Mathewson for Paramount Television Studios and Counterpart Studios.
Luna's booking, reported by Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter, underscores how season 2 is stocking Dexter's New York orbit with notable guest killers and returning favorites.