THE WALKING DEAD Adds Academy Award Nominee Samantha Morton As Alpha; Leader Of The Whisperers
The San Diego Comic-Con trailer for The Walking Dead teased the arrival of The Whisperers, and now we know who'll be playing their ruthless leader! Samantha Morton has joined the AMC series as Alpha...
It looks like Minority Report star Samantha Morton will be shaving her head for another role, this time as the latest big bad of The Walking Dead.
The recently released trailer for season 9 of AMC's zombie drama series gave us a little tease of The Whisperers right at the end, and now THR is reporting that the Academy Award nominated British actress has signed on to play their leader, Alpha.
In the comics, Alpha and her group disguise themselves as walkers by making grotesque masks of their faces so they can blend in and travel among the herd. This ruthless character makes life very difficult or Rick and co., and even ends up taking out a couple of major characters that are still breathing on the show (no spoilers).
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