Earl Baylon

Earl Baylon is an American actor. He is the voice actor for the Māori character Jonah Maiava in the Tomb Raider video game trilogy and the Netflix anime series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. He has also voiced characters in video games including Starfield, Rise of the Rōnin, and Batman: Arkham Shadow, and the animated series Arcane and Vinland Saga.

Early life and education Baylon was born in East Hollywood, California, and raised in Long Beach, California. In middle school he formed an acapella R&B group with friends. His breakout role as a voice actor was for the Tomb Raider video game trilogy as Lara Croft's best friend Jonah Maiava, beginning with Tomb Raider (2013), followed by Rise of the Tomb Raider (2015), and Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018). He reprised the role for the Netflix anime series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (2024), which was renewed for season two.

Baylon also voiced Manaaki Almonte in the video game Starfield (2023) and Kaishu Katsu in the video game Rise of the Rōnin (2024). He is the voice actor for the character Lyle Bolton in the VR video game Batman: Arkham Shadow, released in 2024.

He voiced the character Loris on season two of the Netflix animated series Arcane (2024). He voiced Thorgil and Harald on Vinland Saga (2023) and Caparaz on the Apple TV+ series Curses!.

He acted in the independent films Lumpia with a Vengeance (2020) and This Time (2023), and the television series St. Denis Medical and Welcome to Chippendales.

Baylon is the artistic director for Room to Improv, an AAPI comedy troupe in Los Angeles.

Personal life He is an avid comic book reader and gamer. Arcane Loris 2022 Tekken: Bloodline Ganryu 2023 Vinland Saga Thorgil, Harald 2024–25 Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Jonah Maiava 2025 Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Bask Om, Tokwan Video games Year Title Role Notes 2013 Tomb Raider Jonah MaiavaMotion capture 2026Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark TiesMikio Aragaki, additional voices