A ton of new characters are meant to be coming in The Walking Dead Season 5, even if some of them don’t stay for too long. (Martin, for heaven’s sake, just die already.) We’re not sure what’s up with this rumored new guy, other than that Spoil the Dead recently shared intel that he’s coming.
As they put it: "Special thanks to @TheLethalWeapon for sending in this information! Tracking: Michael Traynor cast in episode 12. Here is his IMDB profile: Michael Traynor."
COMIC BOOK SPOILERS AHEAD!
Episode 12 is obviously in the second half of Season 5's 16 episodes, so — if this casting notice pans out — he is most likely tied to the Alexandria Safe-Zone storyline of the comics. Spoil the Dead’s fans shared theories that he might be Aaron or Eric from the comic books, but we’re willing to throw down a Pete guess as well.
Aaron is a recruiter for the Alexandria Safe-Zone, and we’re still wondering if a previous casting call for Episode 10 — for "Logan" — is really for Aaron. Maybe Ep10 is too early in the storyline for Aaron, though. In the comics, Eric, another recruiter, is Aaron's boyfriend.
However, the reason we’re squinting at Michael Traynor, age 38, as possibly playing Pete Anderson is because Alexandra Breckenridge was recently cast as a mystery character we can see being the comic book version of Pete’s wife, Jessie Anderson. Pete and Jessie have a son, and in the books Pete is a tool who abuses them. Jessie ends up in a relationship with Rick Grimes after Rick … takes care of Pete.
Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes) recently said Rick was brutal in Episode 12 so maybe he’s brutal about Pete? Pure speculation. Michael could be playing anyone in or out of the ASZ storyline, if he does indeed show up in Episode 12. You know how things can change.