Meet the Cast of 'Twisted Metal Season 2'

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Premiering June 31, 2025, on Peacock, Twisted Metal Season 2 accelerates into darker, bloodier, and zanier territory as John Doe (Anthony Mackie) and Quiet (Stephanie Beatriz) battle to deliver their mysterious package across a lawless wasteland. With civilization’s last hope dangling like a carrot, this season cranks up the horsepower with deranged new foes, upgraded death machines, and the return of fan-favorite psychopath Sweet Tooth. Showrunner Michael Jonathan Smith (Cobra Kai) doubles down on the show’s signature blend of dark comedy, vehicular carnage, and unexpected heart—proving that in this apocalypse, trust is dead, but chrome-plated insanity thrives.

Fresh off Season 1’s cliffhanger—revealing John Doe’s past and Quiet’s secret mission—the cast returns with new allies, betrayals, and a body count higher than a monster-truck rally. Below, meet the drivers, killers, and voice-acting legends turning the wasteland into a demolition derby of dreams.

Twisted Metal Season 2 cast list:

1. Anthony Mackie as John Doe

Anthony Mackie’s charismatic, amnesiac wheelman John Doe returns with a vengeance—literally. After discovering his true identity as a former Calypso enforcer, John battles guilt while navigating explosive new threats. Mackie blends action-hero grit (performing 70% of his own stunt driving) with razor-sharp wit, especially when trading barbs with Beatriz’s Quiet. This season, he upgrades his iconic Mustang with flamethrowers and grappling hooks, turning every chase into a symphony of shredded metal.

Off-road, Mackie’s producer role shaped John’s emotional arc: flashbacks reveal his pre-apocalypse sins, forcing him to choose between redemption or repeating history. “John’s not just delivering a package—he’s delivering himself from damnation,” Mackie hints. His chemistry with newcomer Mr. Grimm (Richard de Klerk) adds a lethal mentor-student dynamic, culminating in a highway duel that reshapes the wasteland’s power structure.

2. Stephanie Beatriz as Quiet

Stephanie Beatriz’s stoic badass Quiet evolves from silent sniper to reluctant leader in Season 2. After learning her “package” holds the key to rebuilding society, Quiet’s moral compass wars with her survival instincts. Beatriz masterfully conveys volumes through steely glares and rare, impactful dialogue—her sign language now peppered with darkly funny insults (“Your aim is worse than your haircut”). New vulnerabilities emerge when her sister Mayhem (Saylor Bell Curda) resurfaces, forcing Quiet to confront her past.

Beatriz trained in tactical driving and knife combat for visceral fight scenes, including a grocery-store melee against cyborg assassins. “Quiet’s realizing hope is heavier than a rifle,” she notes. Her evolving partnership with John—part friction, part fierce loyalty—anchors the season’s emotional core.

3. Joe Seanoa & Will Arnett as Sweet Tooth

Joe Seanoa (AEW wrestler Samoa Joe) returns as the physical embodiment of Sweet Tooth, blending hulking physicality with childlike rage. This season, he’s upgraded his ice-cream truck with napalm launchers and a carnival-themed shredder, terrorizing highways in pursuit of John and Quiet. Seanoa’s stunt work reaches new heights—including a 30-foot jump onto a moving tank.

Will Arnett’s voice performance descends further into psychotic glee, ad-libbing lines like, “Who wants sprinkles?!” as he crushes foes. Arnett reveals Season 2 explores Sweet Tooth’s origins: “We see the clown behind the carnage—and it’s terrifying.” His twisted dynamic with Michael James Shaw’s Axel (now his “adopted son”) adds chilling pathos to the chaos.

4. Mike Mitchell as Stu

Mike Mitchell (The Tomorrow War) steals scenes as Stu, the wasteland’s sweatiest, most optimistic courier. Now John Doe’s reluctant ally, Stu’s minivan-turned-war-wagon becomes a mobile command center—complete with disco balls and a margarita blender. Mitchell’s comedic timing shines in high-stakes moments, like diffusing landmines with karaoke.

Stu’s hidden tech genius gets spotlighted when he reverse-engineers Calypso’s drones. “He’s the MacGyver of madness,” Mitchell laughs. His bond with John evolves from cowardly sidekick to trusted brother-in-arms, capped by a sacrifice that devastates fans.

5. Michael James Shaw as Axel

Michael James Shaw (The Walking Dead) brings tragic depth to Axel, the half-mechanized brute now mentored by Sweet Tooth. Shaw’s performance merges mechanical physicality (he wore 40-pound arm prosthetics) with heartbreaking vulnerability—especially when confronting the surgeon who turned him into a monster. His tank-tread arms grind enemies into pulp, but his soul remains painfully human.

Shaw’s showdown with Anthony Mackie—a fistfight atop a collapsing bridge—is Season 2’s most brutal sequence. “Axel isn’t a villain; he’s a ghost in a machine,” Shaw reveals. His redemption arc forces Sweet Tooth to choose between cruelty and connection.

6. Saylor Bell Curda as Mayhem

Saylor Bell Curda (Cruel Summer) debuts as Mayhem, Quiet’s fiery younger sister and leader of the anarchist “Scrap Pack.” Curda radiates feral energy, riding a motorcycle welded from street signs and wielding a nail-gun crossbow. Her ideology clashes with Quiet’s pragmatism: “Mayhem believes chaos is the cure,” Curda explains.

Their reunion explodes in a mall-set battle involving feral shopping-cart drones. Curda trained in parkour for death-defying roof leaps, but the sisters’ emotional warfare cuts deepest. Mayhem’s alliance with Mr. Grimm adds a knife twist to Quiet’s mission.

7. Richard de Klerk as Mr. Grimm

Richard de Klerk (Titans) chills as Mr. Grimm, a spectral biker and Calypso’s top enforcer. De Klerk’s Grimm moves like a nightmare—silent, swift, and utterly merciless. His skull-helmet hides cybernetic enhancements, and his motorcycle shoots electrified chains. Grimm’s obsession with John Doe borders on erotic, whispering threats like, “I remember your sins better than you do.”

De Klerk based Grimm’s physicality on samurai and venomous snakes. A monologue revealing his ties to John’s past—shot in a cathedral of wrecked cars—cements him as the season’s most haunting villain. “Grimm isn’t chasing John,” de Klerk hints. “He’s chasing the man John erased.”

Meet the Cast of ‘Twisted Metal Season 2’