Troy Baker is a mouthful.
If you’ve immersed yourself into The Last of Us in any way that it exists — video game, HBO series, even the official podcast — then you’ve been impacted by Baker. The longtime voice actor has made his living on his voice and the way he’s able to bend and manipulate emotions just by the inflections in his voice.
Whether the name is familiar or not — and chances are now that the first sensational season has come to a close, you are — Baker’s fingerprints (and then some) are all over The Last of Us. In the video game, Baker plays the co-main character, Joel Miller, who is then played by Pedro Pascal in the series. And in that same series, Baker makes a cameo as James, the right-hand man to pseudo-evangelist David (Scott Shepherd), one that delighted fans of the game, making a big impact on screen even though his screen time wasn’t lengthy.
Finally, to bring things full circle, Baker stepped in as the host of HBO’s official The Last of Us podcast, bringing incredible insights alongside the creators and cast of both the game and the series for nine episodes that mirrored the game. For devout gamers, the sight of Baker is probably less recognizable than closing your eyes and hearing his resonant voice because he’s played a big role in numerous, almost countless video games throughout his career. Starting with BloodRayne 2 in 2004, Baker has lent his pipes to a role in at least 170 video games. One-hundred and 70 games! By our count, The Last of Us was Baker’s 104th game at the time in 2013. All those appearances are to say nothing of the dozens of anime he’s had a voice role in, all the while standing as the frontman of several bands and even contributing songs to five different video games.
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