Troy Baker

Troy Baker is an American voice actor and musician known for his numerous roles in video games, including Joel Miller in The Last of Us franchise, and Rhys Strongfork in Tales from the Borderlands.

Baker holds the record for the most acting nominations at the BAFTA Games Awards, with seven between 2013 and 2026. Baker has also voiced Batman, the Joker, Hawkeye, and Loki in various media, and has provided voices for a number of English dubs of anime, including Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Naruto: Shippuden, Code Geass, and Soul Eater. He was previously the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the alternative rock band Tripp Fontaine, with whom he released an album titled Random Thoughts on a Paper Napkin (2004). He then released the solo album Sitting in the Fire (2014) before he and his backing band changed their name to Window to the Abbey and released the album Moving Around Bias (2017).

In 2022, Baker announced his controversial partnership with an NFT company called Voiceverse, which was later discovered to have plagiarized from a free service called 15.ai; Baker ended his partnership two weeks later.

Career Acting

Baker began his voice acting career doing radio commercials in Dallas. He was recruited by Christopher Sabat to do voice-over work at Funimation for the English adaptation of the anime Case Closed. He went on to work in dubbing anime such as Bleach, Dragon Ball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Naruto, Naruto: Shippuden, and the Funimation dub of One Piece. He then moved to Los Angeles and began working on Marvel-based animated series, providing the voice of various characters in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, as well as Hawkeye and Loki in Ultimate Spider-Man and Avengers Assemble. In an interview with The Griff, he said, "It was starting to become necessary for actors to become involved [in gaming], so I got into that and it was literally stumbling from one job into the next. That was kind of my first snowball effect." and Metacritic, and widespread commercial success. He was nominated for both of these roles at VGX 2013, winning for The Last of Us. He then worked on Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, playing Nathan Drake's older brother Sam. He reprised the role in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.

In 2011, Baker became the voice of Siris, the hero of Chair Entertainment's blockbuster mobile game series Infinity Blade, and in 2014 he was the voice of Talion, the protagonist of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, which earned a rating of 9.3 on IGN. He also voiced Ace (Experiment 262) in the English dub of the anime Stitch! He was listed on Entertainment Weekly in their "Best of 2013" issue for "Best Breakout Actor" in the video game industry for his performances in The Last of Us, BioShock Infinite, and as the Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins. He is one of the few actors to have portrayed Batman (Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham, Lego Dimensions, Batman: The Telltale Series and Batman: The Enemy Within), the Joker (Batman: Arkham Origins), and the three major iterations of Robin (Tim Drake in Batman: Arkham City, Dick Grayson (as Nightwing) in Injustice: Gods Among Us and Jason Todd (as Red Hood and the main antagonist) in Batman: Arkham Knight).

In May 2018, Baker and voice actor Nolan North began hosting the weekly YouTube series Retro Replay. In April 2020, due to an apparent disagreement on the future direction of the show, Baker left to start his own series.

Voiceverse partnership and plagiarism scandal, NFTs, and generative AI

On January 14, 2022, Troy Baker announced a partnership with blockchain-based company Voiceverse, which was immediately met with negative reception. The announcement was particularly controversial due to Baker's confrontational tone, ending his tweet with "You can hate. Or you can create." Later that day, it was discovered that Voiceverse had used voice technology from 15.ai—a free, non-commercial text-to-speech application—without permission or attribution. News publications and AI watchdog groups universally characterized the incident as theft and plagiarism. Following the continued backlash and plagiarism revelation, Baker acknowledged on January 31, 2022, that his original announcement may have been "antagonistic" and announced that he would discontinue his partnership with Voiceverse. In 2023, /Film described Baker's former partnership with Voiceverse as "one of [his] less reputable roles".

In January 2026, Eurogamer referenced the plagiarism scandal in regards to Baker's comments about generative AI, writing that his Voiceverse partnership had resulted in "fierce backlash" as a result of his "provocative marketing".

Music Before pursuing acting, Baker was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for the alternative rock band Tripp Fontaine, which released the radio single "Burning Out" from their debut album Random Thoughts on a Paper Napkin in 2004.

Baker's first solo album, Sitting in the Fire, was released on October 14, 2014. On October 6, 2017, Baker and his backing band, also called Sitting in the Fire, released his second album Moving Around Bias under the new name of Window to the Abbey.

Personal life In 2012, Baker married photographer Pamela Walworth, also from Dallas. They reside in Los Angeles.

Filmography Anime Year Title Role Notes –09 Case Closed Gin Baki the Grappler Katou, Rob Robinson, Copperhead, additional voices The Galaxy Railways Wataru Yuuki Fullmetal Alchemist Frank Archer, additional voices Yu Yu Hakusho Shunjun Eps. 91–92, 98 Desert Punk Makoto Negima! Nagi Springfield Basilisk: The Kōga Ninja Scrolls Kouga Gennosuke Trinity Blood Abel Nightroad MoonPhase Count Kinkel Ergo Proxy Kazkis Hauer, Soldier B Ep. 9 Black Cat Jenos Hazard Peach Girl Toru, Honda Suzuka Coach Ep. 4 Naruto Yashiro Uchiha, Renga, Hokushin Eps. 129, 164, 187 The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye Leon Eps. 13, 15 Shin Chan Action Bastard Funimation dub Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Kyle, Kusanagi Darker than Black November 11, Jack Simon –09 Bleach Jin Kariya Code Geass series Schneizel el Britannia –10 One Piece Helmeppo, Ohm, Additional Voices Funimation dub Monster Jaromir Lipsky, Heinz –14 Naruto: Shippuden Yamato, Pain, Gamahiro, Kiho, Yahiko, Additional Voices Soul Eater Excalibur, White Star Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Syam Vist, Gilboa Sant, Alec, Announcer Slayers Revolution Zuuma Slayers Evolution-R Radok, Zuuma Vampire Knight Guilty Akatsuki Kain Eden of the East Ryosuke Morimi Also related films –13 Stitch! Ace (Experiment 262) Eps. 10, 29–30 Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Greed Second incarnation only Kekkaishi Madarao, Kaguro Marvel Anime Koichi Kaga, Sublime, Noah van Helsing Series: Iron Man, Wolverine, Blade, X-Men Persona 4: The Animation Kanji Tatsumi Eps. 1–12 –20 Baki Baki / Baki Hanma Netflix

Animation Year Title Role Notes –12 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Blue Falcon, Red Humungonaut, Krod, Dreamweaver, others –12 The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Clay Quartermain, Whirlwind, Blizzard, Grey Gargoyle, Constrictor, Michael Korvac, Glenn Talbot, Groot, Ulik, Sydren, Robbie Robertson, additional voices G.I. Joe: Renegades Dr. Kurt Schnurr / Airtight Episode: "The Anaconda Strain" –17 Ultimate Spider-Man Loki, Hawkeye, Montana, Shocker, Web-Slinger, others Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload Loki Television special Clarence Troy, Keith Mack, Laser Game Voice Episode: "Money Broom Wizard" –15 Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Loki, Asgardian Guard Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled Hawkeye Television special Guardians of the Galaxy Loki, Hawkeye, various voices Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! Jack, Josh, Jester 2016–17Justice League ActionHawkman, Jonas Glim, Kanto –18 Spider-Man Kraven the Hunter, Hot Dog Guy 2 episodes American Dad! The Narrator, Ernie –21 Carmen Sandiego Dash Haber Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games Sergey Plotnikov Direct-to-video Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright Phantom, Lance Damon Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League Batman, Batzarro Batman vs. RobinOwl Lieutenant Justice League: Battle for Metropolis 4D The Joker Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem Joker Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League: Gotham City Breakout Batman Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths – Part Three Joker, Spider Guild Lantern Watchmen Ozymandias, additional voices

Video games Year Title Role Notes Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 Sgt. Matt Baker Grouped under "Voice Talent" Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood Trevor Goodchild, Soldiers Tales of Vesperia Yuri Lowell Also Definitive Edition Armored Core: For Answer Uncredited Grouped under "Voice Talent" Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway Sgt. Matt Baker Grouped under "Voice Talent" Resident Evil 6 Jake Muller Also motion capture

Halo 4 Additional Voices Call of Duty: Black Ops II Multiplayer, Additional Voices Persona 4 Golden Kanji Tatsumi Guardians of Middle-earth Talent –16 Skylanders series Sunburn, Brock, Rattle Shake Grouped as "Voice Actors" God of War: Ascension Orkos Also motion capture for Orkos The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct Aiden, Walker Metro: Last Light English Voice Talent Unearthed: Trail of Ibn Battuta English Voiceover Cast Marvel Heroes Nova (Richard Rider), Deadpool Kid Saints Row IV The President (Male) Infinity Blade III Siris Lego Marvel Super Heroes Fandral, Groot, Hawkeye, J.A.R.V.I.S., Loki, Moon Knight Grouped under "VO Talent" Batman: Arkham Origins The Joker Also Blackgate Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Snow Villiers The Elder Scrolls Online Additional Voices WildStar Deadeye Brightland, Kevo, Exiled Male Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark Jazz, Jetfire, Kickback Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Talion Also motion capture Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham Batman, Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, Batman (Terry McGinnis), Music Meister, Atom, Hush, Killer Moth, Red Hood, Trickster Grouped under "Voice Talent" World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor Gul'dan Grouped under "Voice Over Cast" Far Cry 4 Pagan Min Tales from the Borderlands Rhys, Tommy, Additional Voices , Ep. 4 credits The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited Additional Voices Infinite Crisis Superman Mortal Kombat X Erron Black, Fujin, Shinnok Grouped under "English Voice Talent" Lego Jurassic World Voice Cast Batman: Arkham Knight Two-Face, Jason Todd / Arkham Knight Grouped under "Voiceover & Mocap Talent" Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Revolver Ocelot Also motion capture Lego Dimensions Batman, Two-Face, Honest Joe Statler, The Digital Overlord Grouped as "Voiceover Talent" Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Samuel Drake Also motion capture Heroes of the Storm Gul'dan Batman: The Telltale Series Bruce Wayne / Batman, Thomas Wayne World of Warcraft: Legion Gul'dan Grouped under "Voice Over Cast" The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Edition Additional Voices Footage Batman: Arkham VR Jason Todd Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Samuel Drake –18 Batman: The Enemy Within Bruce Wayne / Batman, Goon #3 God of War Magni Grouped under "Principal Cast" The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr Additional Voices Footage Catherine: Full Body Vincent Brooks John Wick Hex Hex Darksiders: Genesis Abaddon –20 Mortal Kombat 11 Erron Black, Shinnok Grouped under "English Voice Talent"Also in Aftermath and Ultimate The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor Additional Voices Footage The Last of Us Part II Joel Miller Also motion capture Avengers Bruce Banner Spider-Man: Miles Morales Simon Krieger also motion capture The Pathless Godslayer The Medium The Maw The Elder Scrolls Online: Blackwood Additional Voices Footage BloodRayne Betrayal: Fresh Bites Kagan Fort Solis Wyatt Taylor Also motion capture Mortal Kombat: Onslaught Shinnok Indiana Jones and the Great Circle Indiana Jones Also motion capture 2025 Date Everything! Kristof 2026ScreamerMr. A Mouse: P.I. for Hire Jack Pepper Unhinged Ben Marvel's WolverineNathaniel EssexAlso motion capture TBA Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet

Other

Live-action Year Title Role Notes Comanche Moon Pea Eye Parker Miniseries The Imposter Jerome Also producer Shelf Life The Boyfriend Episode: "Night Terrors" The Phoenix Incident Ryan Stone The Last of Us James Episode: "When We Are in Need" 2026Iron LungDavid

Discography Studio albums Random Thoughts on a Paper Napkin (2004, with Tripp Fontaine) Sitting in the Fire (2014, solo) Moving Around Bias (2017, with Window to the Abbey)

Singles "Burning Out" (2004, with Tripp Fontaine) "My Religion" (2013, solo) "Merry Christmas" (2015, solo) "Water into Wine" (2017, with Window to the Abbey) "The Promise" (2017, with Window to the Abbey) "Breathe" (2020, with Window to the Abbey)

Video game performances "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (with Courtnee Draper) in BioShock Infinite (2013) "Cold, Cold Heart" in the Batman: Arkham Origins DLC of the same name (2013) "Happy Birthday: Congratulations" in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (2015) "Wayfaring Stranger" (with Ashley Johnson) and "Future Days" in The Last of Us Part II (2020) "Fade" with Mary Elizabeth McGlynn in The Medium (2021)

Awards and nominations Year Award Nominated work Result 2011 NAVGTR Award for Lead Performance in a Drama Vincent Brooks in Catherine BTVA Anime Dub Award for Voice Actor for the Year BTVA Anime Dub Award for Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Movie/Special Yuri Lowell in Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike 2013 NAVGTR Award for Lead Performance in a Drama Joel in The Last of Us BTVA Voice Acting Award for Best Male Vocal Performance in a Video Game The Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins Joel in The Last of Us NAVGTR Award for Lead Performance in a Drama Delsin Rowe in Infamous Second Son 2015 NAVGTR Award for Lead Performance in a Comedy Rhys in Tales from the Borderlands D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Character Pagan Min in Far Cry 4 2020 BAFTA Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role Higgs Monaghan in Death Stranding 2021 Joel in The Last of Us Part II 2025New York Game Award for Acting in a Game Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Achievement in Character The Game Award for Best Performance 2026BAFTA Games Award for Performer in a Leading Role BAFTA Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role Higgs Monaghan in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach