Nickelodeon fans, brace yourselves. Josh Peck, known for his lovable role in Drake & Josh, has taken a dark, shocking turn in HBO’s The Last of Us Season 2.
In a flashback cold open during Episode 4, Peck appears as a FEDRA soldier in 2018’s Seattle Quarantine Zone. Gone are the teen sitcom vibes—this version of Peck delivers an explicit, no-holds-barred monologue that instantly trended on social media.
The Scene That Has Everyone Talking
Inside an armored military vehicle, Peck’s character shares a crude story involving another soldier, Greenberg, with a mix of gallows humor and violent imagery. He drops several expletives in a story that ends with a brutal beating and the now-viral line:
“No one asked you, jizz boy.”
The moment left fans stunned, not just by the vulgarity, but by how unrecognizable Peck is in the role.
A Gritty End for a Brief Role
Though his screen time lasts just four minutes, it ends violently. As the vehicle is stopped by a school bus and approached by outsiders, Jeffrey Wright’s character Isaac Dixon suddenly throws grenades into the vehicle—killing Peck’s character and the other soldiers.
The scene marks the live-action debut of Dixon, a major character from the video game, and serves as a major plot pivot in the HBO series. Wright, who originally voiced Dixon in The Last of Us Part II, becomes the second actor to reprise his video game role on-screen after Merle Dandridge’s Marlene.
Who Else Is New in Episode 4?
The episode also introduces:
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Ben Ahlers as Burton, a new character created for the show. Fans may recognize him from The Gilded Age.
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Alanna Ubach as Hanrahan, another HBO alum, best known from Euphoria and The Flight Attendant.
A Growing Trend of Surprise Cameos
Josh Peck’s appearance joins a growing list of surprise celebrity cameos in the series, including:
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Jason Ritter (as a clicker in Season 1)
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Jennifer Aniston (via a 2003 PEOPLE magazine cameo)
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Voice actors from the original game like Troy Baker, Ashley Johnson, and Jeffrey Pierce
Final Thoughts
Peck’s scene may be short, but it’s memorable, jarring, and buzzworthy, showing off a darker, more mature side of the actor. With new episodes airing Sundays on HBO and Max, The Last of Us Season 2 continues to surprise—and disturb—in the best way possible.
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