# Gabriel Luna
**Gabriel Luna** (full name Gabriel Isaac Luna) is an American actor from [Austin, Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/austin-texas), known for playing Robbie Reyes, also called [Ghost Rider](https://www.edgepedia.org/ghost-rider), in Marvel's *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.*, the Rev-9 Terminator in *Terminator: Dark Fate* (2019), and Tommy Miller in HBO's adaptation of *The Last of Us*[1](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/biographie/) • [2](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/terminator-dark-fate-gabriel-luna-interview-rev-9/) • [3](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a64523873/gabriel-luna-the-last-of-us-season-2-interview/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1982, Austin, Texas; full name Gabriel Isaac Luna[1](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/biographie/) |
| Screen debut | Small independent drama *Fall to Grace* (2005), made during college[4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/gabriel-luna/) |
| Breakthrough role | Robbie Reyes / Ghost Rider in *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* season 4 (2016), the first live-action television adaptation of the character[1](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/biographie/) • [5](https://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TRANPECOS-PRESS-NOTES-THEATRICAL_web.pdf) |
| Film villain | The Rev-9, a Terminator that can split its endoskeleton from its liquid-metal exterior, in *Terminator: Dark Fate* (2019)[2](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/terminator-dark-fate-gabriel-luna-interview-rev-9/) |
| Signature television role | Tommy Miller, Joel's brother, in HBO's *The Last of Us* (season 1 in 2023, season 2 in 2025)[3](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a64523873/gabriel-luna-the-last-of-us-season-2-interview/) • [6](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/filmographie/) |
| Repeated collaborator | Worked with Arnold Schwarzenegger in *Terminator: Dark Fate*, the Netflix series *FUBAR* (2023), and *Secret Level*[7](https://www.ceromagazine.com/articles/gabriel-luna-last-of-us-tommy-terminator-dark-fate-actor-interview) |
## Early life and education
Luna was born in Austin in 1982. His father, Gabriel Lopez Luna, died shortly after his birth, and he was raised by his mother, Deborah Ann Luna[1](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/biographie/). He has described the household as poor, supported by his mother and grandmother[8](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/gabriel-luna-the-last-of-us-interview-tommy-episode-3-b2739441.html).
At Crockett High School in Austin he was a student-athlete counting on football scholarships, but a shoulder injury in his senior year ended that path. Encouraged by mentors, he enrolled in a technical theater class, and his theater teacher pressed him to audition for the lead in *One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest*. He first declined because of stage fright, then changed his mind after watching a VHS tape, found by his grandmother, of his late father acting in a church play the father had also written and directed[9](https://www.stedwards.edu/news/gabriel-luna-hilltop-hollywood) • [8](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/gabriel-luna-the-last-of-us-interview-tommy-episode-3-b2739441.html). His audition succeeded, and the performance caught the attention of Dr. Melba Martinez, then artistic director of the Mary Moody Northen Theatre at St. Edward's University, who helped him win a theater scholarship there[9](https://www.stedwards.edu/news/gabriel-luna-hilltop-hollywood). At St. Edward's he performed in Shakespeare plays, including *Romeo and Juliet*, and later worked with Austin's Paper Chairs Theater Company, where he met his wife[1](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/biographie/) • [10](https://www.texasobserver.org/gabriel-luna-last-of-us-hbo-austin/).
## Early career
Luna made his film acting debut in the small independent drama *Fall to Grace* (2005) while in college[4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/gabriel-luna/). Television work followed, including a role as Eduardo in *Prison Break* in 2008, and [Richard Linklater](https://www.edgepedia.org/richard-linklater) cast him as Kevin in the 2011 comedy *Bernie*, alongside [Jack Black](https://www.edgepedia.org/jack-black) and [Matthew McConaughey](https://www.edgepedia.org/matthew-mcconaughey)[1](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/biographie/). After appearances in *NCIS: Los Angeles* and *Touch*, he became known for playing Antonio "Matador" Bravo, a undercover narcotics agent recruited by the CIA to infiltrate a soccer team, in the 2014 series *Matador*[1](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/biographie/).
He then played detective Paco Contreras, hunting a serial killer, in ABC's *Wicked City*, and Miguel Gilb, a former lover of [Taylor Kitsch](https://www.edgepedia.org/taylor-kitsch)'s character, in the second season of *True Detective*[1](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/biographie/). His independent film work in Austin included starring roles in *Fall to Grace*, *Spring Eddy*, and *Dance with the One*; the border-patrol thriller *Transpecos*, in which he played Lance Flores, won the audience award for narrative features at the 2016 SXSW Film Festival[5](https://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TRANPECOS-PRESS-NOTES-THEATRICAL_web.pdf).
## Ghost Rider and Terminator
In 2016 Luna joined *Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* in season 4 as Robbie Reyes, the Marvel antihero Ghost Rider, a biker whose head sometimes turns into a flaming skull. It was the first time Ghost Rider had been adapted for live-action television[1](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/biographie/) • [5](https://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TRANPECOS-PRESS-NOTES-THEATRICAL_web.pdf). Luna has said the role was his introduction to working on something with global reach, and that the character's profile grew considerably in the years after his run[3](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a64523873/gabriel-luna-the-last-of-us-season-2-interview/) • [11](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a42952592/the-last-of-us-gabriel-luna-interview/).
**Terminator: Dark Fate.** In 2019 he played the Rev-9, the new model of killer machine sent from the future to kill Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes) in Mexico City, opposite returning stars [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://www.edgepedia.org/arnold-schwarzenegger) and [Linda Hamilton](https://www.edgepedia.org/linda-hamilton)[2](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/terminator-dark-fate-gabriel-luna-interview-rev-9/) • [12](https://time.com/5697301/terminator-movies-timeline-explained/). [The Rev](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-rev)-9 combines the metal endoskeleton of the T-800 with the liquid-metal, persona-shifting qualities of the T-1000, and can split into two separate bodies[2](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/terminator-dark-fate-gabriel-luna-interview-rev-9/) • [13](https://comicbook.com/horror/news/terminator-dark-fate-gabriel-luna-interview-cyborg/). Director Tim Miller wanted the machine to remain fightable with conventional guns rather than acquire outlandish new powers[2](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/terminator-dark-fate-gabriel-luna-interview-rev-9/). Because Schwarzenegger's screen menace had rested on physical stature, Luna developed a different register for the part, describing his Rev-9 as "the Ted Bundy of Terminators", a charmer who enjoys the hunt[13](https://comicbook.com/horror/news/terminator-dark-fate-gabriel-luna-interview-cyborg/) • [14](https://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3592281/gabriel-luna-explains-new-terminator-sense-humor-human-weakness-interview/) • [8](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/gabriel-luna-the-last-of-us-interview-tommy-episode-3-b2739441.html).
Schwarzenegger became a mentor: he trained with Luna for the film and told him to play the character as he saw fit, with everything "effortless"[2](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/terminator-dark-fate-gabriel-luna-interview-rev-9/). Luna later reunited with him in the Netflix action-comedy *FUBAR* (2023), an eight-episode series, and again in *Secret Level*[8](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/gabriel-luna-the-last-of-us-interview-tommy-episode-3-b2739441.html) • [7](https://www.ceromagazine.com/articles/gabriel-luna-last-of-us-tommy-terminator-dark-fate-actor-interview).
## The Last of Us
Luna plays Tommy Miller, the brother of [Pedro Pascal](https://www.edgepedia.org/pedro-pascal)'s Joel, in HBO's adaptation of the video game *The Last of Us*, developed by [Craig Mazin](https://www.edgepedia.org/craig-mazin) and [Neil Druckmann](https://www.edgepedia.org/neil-druckmann)[7](https://www.ceromagazine.com/articles/gabriel-luna-last-of-us-tommy-terminator-dark-fate-actor-interview). His history with the material went back to 2013, when he played the first half hour of the game at a friend's house in Austin and was struck that its opening took place in his hometown[15](https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/the-last-of-us-tommy-gabriel-luna-cast/). When Mazin and Druckmann considered him for the role in 2021, he bought the game and played it through over about two and a half months so he would not walk into the meeting unprepared[15](https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/the-last-of-us-tommy-gabriel-luna-cast/) • [16](https://elpais.com/television/2025-03-16/un-dia-en-el-rodaje-de-the-last-of-us-silicona-sangre-y-secretismo-en-un-poligono-industrial-de-vancouver.html). The casting moved quickly: he taped one scene from a script and one scene from the game's second part, and learned he had the job about six days later[15](https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/the-last-of-us-tommy-gabriel-luna-cast/).
His Austin upbringing shaped the performance; he has said he relied on the authenticity of being born and raised there, and that his Texan delivery made the character feel natural[17](https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2023/01/13/protecting-the-last-of-us-with-star-gabriel-luna/amp/). Like his Ghost Rider casting, taking over a character who was originally white in the source material drew both positive and negative reactions, and Luna has said the love from audiences outweighed the hostile comments[11](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a42952592/the-last-of-us-gabriel-luna-interview/).
In season 2 (2025), Tommy takes a more central role. The show departs from the game's plot here: in *The Last of Us Part II*, Tommy is the first to leave for Seattle hunting [Abby](https://www.edgepedia.org/abby-the-last-of-us), while in the series he stays in Jackson as a family man and community pillar after an attack on the town[18](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/hbo-max/the-last-of-us-season-2-let-me-down-heres-3-things-the-finale-can-do-to-win-me-back). Luna has discussed the character's grief journey after Joel's death and the battle sequence in the season's second episode[3](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a64523873/gabriel-luna-the-last-of-us-season-2-interview/). He is set to continue as Tommy in season 3[6](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/filmographie/).
## Recent and upcoming work
Luna's recent credits include the film *The Astronaut* with [Kate Mara](https://www.edgepedia.org/kate-mara), the animated anthology *Secret Level* as King Zimah, and the miniseries *[Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy](https://www.edgepedia.org/devil-in-disguise-john-wayne-gacy)* (2025) as Rafael Tovar[7](https://www.ceromagazine.com/articles/gabriel-luna-last-of-us-tommy-terminator-dark-fate-actor-interview) • [6](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/filmographie/). He joined *The Terminal List* season 2 as Freddy Strain and was announced in 2025 as a new serial-killer character in *Dexter: Resurrection*[6](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/filmographie/) • [4](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/gabriel-luna/). Upcoming projects listed on his filmography include *Deep Eddy* and *Baton*[6](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/filmographie/).
## References
1. [Gabriel Luna : Sa biographie, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/biographie/)
2. [Terminator: Dark Fate – Gabriel Luna on Becoming the Rev 9, Den of Geek](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/terminator-dark-fate-gabriel-luna-interview-rev-9/)
3. [Gabriel Luna on 'The Last of Us' Episode 2 Shocker and Tommy's Battle, Esquire](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a64523873/gabriel-luna-the-last-of-us-season-2-interview/)
4. [Gabriel Luna – Actor, Producer, TV Insider](https://www.tvinsider.com/people/gabriel-luna/)
5. [Transpecos press notes, Samuel Goldwyn Films](https://www.samuelgoldwynfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TRANPECOS-PRESS-NOTES-THEATRICAL_web.pdf)
6. [Gabriel Luna : Filmographie, AlloCiné](https://www.allocine.fr/personne/fichepersonne-485975/filmographie/)
7. [Gabriel Luna Finds Light in the Darkness, Cero Magazine](https://www.ceromagazine.com/articles/gabriel-luna-last-of-us-tommy-terminator-dark-fate-actor-interview)
8. [Gabriel Luna: 'I read the Last of Us script on a plane and cried my eyes out in public', The Independent](https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/gabriel-luna-the-last-of-us-interview-tommy-episode-3-b2739441.html)
9. [Gabriel Luna: Hilltop to Hollywood, St. Edward's University](https://www.stedwards.edu/news/gabriel-luna-hilltop-hollywood)
10. [From Austin with Zombies, Texas Observer](https://www.texasobserver.org/gabriel-luna-last-of-us-hbo-austin/)
11. ['The Last of Us' Star Gabriel Luna on Season 2, and Playing Tommy Miller, Esquire](https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a42952592/the-last-of-us-gabriel-luna-interview/)
12. [Untangling the Terminator Franchise's Complicated Timeline, Time](https://time.com/5697301/terminator-movies-timeline-explained/)
13. [Terminator: Dark Fate Star Gabriel Luna Discusses Bringing His Deadly Rev-9 to Life, ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/horror/news/terminator-dark-fate-gabriel-luna-interview-cyborg/)
14. [Gabriel Luna Explains How the Rev-9 in 'Terminator: Dark Fate' is "the Ted Bundy of Terminators", Bloody Disgusting](https://bloody-disgusting.com/interviews/3592281/gabriel-luna-explains-new-terminator-sense-humor-human-weakness-interview/)
15. [The Last of Us Star Gabriel Luna Recalls Casting Process for Tommy, ComicBook.com](https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/the-last-of-us-tommy-gabriel-luna-cast/)
16. [Un día en el rodaje de 'The Last of Us', El País](https://elpais.com/television/2025-03-16/un-dia-en-el-rodaje-de-the-last-of-us-silicona-sangre-y-secretismo-en-un-poligono-industrial-de-vancouver.html)
17. [Protecting 'The Last of Us' with Star Gabriel Luna, The Nerds of Color](https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2023/01/13/protecting-the-last-of-us-with-star-gabriel-luna/amp/)
18. ['The Last of Us' season 2 let me down, Tom's Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/hbo-max/the-last-of-us-season-2-let-me-down-heres-3-things-the-finale-can-do-to-win-me-back)
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