Summary
- Invincible features an all-star cast that includes many Walking Dead actors, highlighting the link between these two popular series by Robert Kirkman.
- Viewers can anticipate the arrival of Invincible season 3, keeping an eye out for familiar voices and Easter eggs from The Walking Dead.
- The talented voice actors from The Walking Dead bring a new level of excitement to the animated superhero show, adding to its appeal.
Amazon Prime's Invincible features an impressive cast of voice actors, including several big names from The Walking Dead television show. It's not a simple coincidence either — Invincible is similarly derived from comic canon and authored by the post-apocalyptic horror drama creator, Robert Kirkman. Kirkman wrote Invincible, an account about a teenage boy adapting into the footsteps of his superhero father after developing superpowers, and released the comic shortly before launching The Walking Dead's 2003 graphic series.
The series both found separate successes and were predestined to fulfill their stories onscreen, each amassing incredible popularity and critical acclaim. Invincible season 3's release is eagerly anticipated by Kirkman fans and general audiences alike, but until its long-awaited release viewers are left to seek out and enjoy The Walking Dead Easter eggs, allusions, and scores of identifiable voices present in season 1. Several TWD actors accompany Kirkman's onscreen superhero chronicle, and their animated assemblage is just as exciting to watch as their The Walking Dead counterparts.
Invincible Cast & Character Guide: What The Voice Actors Look Like
Amazon Prime Video's animated Invincible TV show is now out. Here's every cast member who appears and which comic characters they play.
9 Steven Yeun
Plays Mark In Invincible And Glenn In The Walking Dead
Steven Yeun is best known for his break-out role as apocalypse survivalist Glenn Rhee in The Walking Dead. Yeun had a tremendous run in the television series with his character surviving the clutches of the undead and the worst of humanity up until The Walking Dead's seventh season premiere. Glenn's tragic death at the hands of former TWD antagonist, Negan Smith, shocked audiences and created a lasting impact within The Walking Dead's universe; but what TWD's franchise lost was a tremendous gain for the animated show, Invincible.
Glenn's demise made it considerably easy for Steven Yeun to sign on for a more prominent role in Prime's Invincible series. Yeun plays the 17-year-old main character named Mark Grayson whose newly discovered superpowers give rise to the creation and utilization of his alter ego. Suitably dubbed Invincible, Yeun's superhero character is humorous, headstrong, and nearly invulnerable — a comforting set of knowledge in view of the fact that Yeun is a confirmed Invincible season 3 character and won't be going anywhere anytime soon.
8 Lauren Cohan
Plays War Woman In Invincible And Maggie In The Walking Dead
Although Glenn met his end in The Walking Dead, his widow Maggie, played by actress Lauren Cohan, survived throughout the show's run as a fierce leader and strong fighter. Her legacy in The Walking Dead is as evident as Glenn's and, together, their Walking Dead love story resulted in their son, Hershel Rhee, an addition to the budding post-apocalyptic younger generation. By The Walking Dead season finale, Maggie and her son are able to enjoy the fruits of their endurance with Daryl, Carol, Judith, and more in the renewed and thriving Hilltop community.
The entire Guardians of the Globe is made up of The Walking Dead actors.
Lauren Cohan's character in Invincible is not afforded a similar fate, however. Still, Cohan is a fierce leader and strong fighter as War Woman, the weapon-wielding and Amazon-esque co-creator of Invincible's superhero team, the Guardians of the Globe. However, Cohan's superheroine is quickly killed off in Invincible's debut episode. Her appearance as War Woman, though fleeting, is still satisfying, for the entire Guardians of the Globe is made up of The Walking Dead actors, and her voice performance among the others is a delightful indulgence.
7 Lennie James
Played Darkwing In Invincible And Morgan In The Walking Dead
On guard as the Guardians of the Globe's other co-founder was the hoverboard-riding and gadget-brandishing superhero, Darkwing. He, War Woman, and the rest of the original Guardians of the Globe are all unfortunately killed by Invincible's leading villain before any real screen time, but his impact, and voice, is cherished by audiences nonetheless. Darkwing is voiced by The Walking Dead's Lennie James, known for his various appearances in The Walking Dead and main role in Fear The Walking Dead as Morgan Jones.
Like many of The Walking Dead actors in Invincible outside of Steven Yuen, Lennie James' character in the animated superhero show has a much less prominent role than his TWD one. Morgan was a recurring presence throughout The Walking Dead before he moved over to Fear The Walking Dead, and was one of the shows most intriguing — and tragic — characters.