Troy Baker facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Troy Baker
Baker at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2024
Born	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Voice actor musician
Years active	1994–present
Spouse(s)	Pamela Walworth ​ ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	1
Musical career
Genres	Alternative rock
Instruments	Vocals guitar
Associated acts	Tripp Fontaine Window to the Abbey

Troy Baker is a super talented American voice actor and musician. He's famous for bringing many popular video game characters to life! You might know his voice as Joel Miller from the exciting The Last of Us games, Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite, or Pagan Min in Far Cry 4. He's also voiced heroes and villains like Batman, The Joker, Hawkeye, and Loki in different shows and games.

Troy Baker holds the record for the most acting nominations at the BAFTA Games Awards, which are like the "Oscars" for video games. He's been nominated five times between 2013 and 2021!

Besides video games, he has also voiced characters in many English versions of anime shows, such as Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Naruto: Shippuden, and Soul Eater. Before becoming a voice acting star, he was the lead singer and guitarist for a rock band called Tripp Fontaine. Later, he released his own solo album and then formed another band called Window to the Abbey.

Becoming a Voice Actor

Troy Baker in January 2011

Troy Baker started his voice acting journey by doing radio commercials in Dallas. A fellow voice actor, Christopher Sabat, helped him get into voice-over work for English versions of anime shows at a company called Funimation. He worked on popular anime like Bleach, Dragon Ball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist, and One Piece.

Later, he moved to Los Angeles and began working on animated series based on Marvel Comics. He voiced many characters in shows like The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and played Hawkeye and Loki in Ultimate Spider-Man and Avengers Assemble.

Big Roles in Video Games

Troy's career in video games really took off when he voiced Matt Baker in the Brothers in Arms game series. He once said that actors were becoming more important in games, and he just "stumbled from one job into the next."

His most famous roles came in 2013. He voiced Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite and played Joel in The Last of Us. For The Last of Us, he also did the motion capture, which means his movements were recorded to make the character look realistic. Both games were huge hits and won many awards. He even won an award for his role as Joel in The Last of Us at the VGX 2013 awards.

He then worked on Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, where he played Sam, the older brother of the main character, Nathan Drake. He played Sam again in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy.

In 2011, Troy became the voice of Siris in the mobile game series Infinity Blade. In 2014, he voiced Talion, the main hero of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor. He was even named "Best Breakout Actor" in the video game industry by Entertainment Weekly in 2013 for his amazing work in The Last of Us, BioShock Infinite, and as the Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins.

Troy Baker is one of the few actors who has voiced many famous characters from the Batman universe. He has played Batman himself in games like Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes and Batman: The Telltale Series. He has also voiced the Joker in Batman: Arkham Origins, and even three different versions of Robin!

Troy Baker in 2019

From 2018 to 2020, Troy Baker and fellow voice actor Nolan North hosted a weekly YouTube show called Retro Replay.

Voiceverse Partnership (Briefly Explained)

In 2022, Troy Baker announced a partnership with a company called VoiceverseNFT. This partnership was about something called NFTs, which are unique digital items. However, many people had concerns about NFTs, including their impact on the environment. After listening to these concerns, Troy Baker decided to end his partnership with Voiceverse.

Music Career

Before he became famous for voice acting, Troy Baker was the lead singer and rhythm guitarist for an alternative rock band called Tripp Fontaine. They released a song called "Burning Out" from their album Random Thoughts on a Paper Napkin in 2004.

Troy released his first solo album, Sitting in the Fire, in 2014. Later, in 2017, he and his band (who were also called Sitting in the Fire at first) changed their name to Window to the Abbey and released another album called Moving Around Bias.

Personal Life

In 2012, Troy Baker married Pamela Walworth, who is a photographer. They also live in Los Angeles and have a son who was born in 2018.

Awards and Nominations

Troy Baker has won many awards for his voice acting. Here are some of his notable awards and nominations:

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

Troy Baker has also performed songs for video games:

• "Take Me to Hell (Broken Dream)" in Shadows of the Damned (2011)
• "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" (with Courtnee Draper) in BioShock Infinite (2013)
• "Cold, Cold Heart" in the Batman: Arkham Origins DLC (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)

See also

In Spanish: Troy Baker para niños