The former Game of Thrones star now portrays Ellie in The Last of Us, the young companion to Pedro Pascal's Joel who holds immunity to the Cordyceps plague that nearly wiped out humanity. For the second season, the story picks up several years after the first, with Joel and Ellie living in a commune.

"I’m going to get asked that question, probably, every day for the next few weeks," the 21-year-old actor vented.

The star of HBO's post-apocalyptic drama said shooting Season 2 was much more grueling, but that it helped the actor understand more about themself.