“One of the best acting performances”: Fans can’t stop raving about Jacob Anderson’s surprise cameo in The Sandman Season 2

Jacob Anderson's surprising cameo in The Sandman has become the highlight of the second season of the popular Netflix series. The final episodes of The Sandman Season 2 introduced significant changes in the realm of dreaming as Morpheus/Dream (Tom Sturridge) died.

However, this does not mean Dream is forever, as we see that after Freddie Fox’s Loki throws baby Daniel into the fire to burn away all his humanity, it absorbs the memories of Morpheus, grows into an adult, played by Jacob Anderson, and assumes the role of the new Dream.

The cameo of the Game of Thrones actor had been kept a secret, due to which fans were surprised, which they expressed on X, with one saying:

"So you mean to tell me Jacob Anderson made a quick stop to aura farm in The Sandman, then casually went right back to giving one of the best acting performances from a male in television...🤯 Cool"

More on this in our story.

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Jacob Anderson’s cameo in The Sandman Season 2 leaves fans overjoyed

The Interview with the Vampire actor has taken the internet by storm with his cameo role in The Sandman Season 2, where he appeared as an adult Daniel at the end of episode 10 of Volume 2 of the second season, becoming the new Dream.

Since his appearance in the final season of the Netflix series, fans couldn’t keep calm and poured their thoughts, with one writing on X:

"Incredible"

Another fan lauded Sturridge and Anderson's performance as Dream and wrote:

"Their aura farming is insane"

Another fan penned in all caps, depicting their excitement, and wrote:

"THIS IS THE BEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME"

Yet another raved about how Anderson portrayed Daniel Hall accurately and stated:

"After years of DC f***ing his character up in comics, this was our Daniel Hall. This is Dream of the Endless—kind and gentle and awkward and thoughtful. We couldn’t have asked for any better actor."

The praise for Anderson’s cameo in The Sandman Season 2 has been loud:

"I am still geeking tf out about Jacob Anderson being in The Sandman. Like you don't understand how excited I am about this. I mean, just look at him.... Brilliant. No notes. 👏👏"

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Showrunner Allan Heinberg’s comments on Jacob Anderson’s cameo in The Sandman Season 2

Not only are fans thrilled, but showrunner Allan Heinberg is also a fan of Anderson’s work. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he stated:

"He was an answered prayer, having him be available and the timing worked out."

He also talked about how Jacob, being a fan of the comics, which made the role more impactful, and shared:

"The challenge with this role is, how do you tell an actor what that even is? You're a toddler, but then you're you but you're also Tom Sturridge. It's not an assignment, I think, most actors would undertake, unless you're already a fan of the show. Jacob, astonishingly, when I met him said, "I'm a huge fan of the comic and I always have been, I loved season 1, Tom is amazing and I can't believe I'm having this conversation about being Daniel."

He continued:

"He arrived with all of it. So it was just him asking me, "What are your plans? Are you going to do the book as is? Are you adding scenes?" But that was it. I mean, I was ready to cast him without having to meet him, and then meeting him was such a pleasure."

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