In the first part of tonight’s season finale of Fear the Walking Dead, viewers witness Ofelia (Mercedes Mason) continue making her way toward the American border in search of her ex-boyfriend and the love of her life. However, that journey stalls when car trouble leaves Ofelia stranded along the border. After successfully fighting off a crowd of zombies, Ofelia begins walking toward the the United States alone. However, on her way, bullets begin whizzing by her. Ofelia takes cover behind a tree, and a new character enters the scene holding a gun to Ofelia’s head.
“Buenos dias, senorita,” he says. “Welcome to America.”
With the sun shining behind him, it may be difficult to make out the actor’s face, but to longtime fans of Sons of Anarchy, it is an unmistakable visage. That’s Dayton Callie, previously Wayne Unser in Sons of Anarchy and Deadwood’s Charlie Utter.
What Callie’s role in the series remains unknown, but my guess based only on a hunch is that he’s a a member of the Minuteman Project — or a volunteer border agent — who hasn’t been able to give up his post, even during a zombie apocalypse.
Whoever he is, Dayton Callie may be the most welcome sight in two seasons of Fear the Walking Dead. Ideally, he’ll be the first of many former Sons and Deadwood actors to go along with Kim Dickens, also an alum of both shows. There’s plenty of others who could also join the Sons/Deadwood/Fear trinity, including Paula Malcomson, Titus Welliver, Robin Weigert, Jamie McShane, and Ray McKinnon.
What Fear the Walking Dead could use more than anything, however, is the comic relief that Kim Coates could bring to the series.
Make it happen, Dave Erickson!
