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

Troy Baker is a well-known American voice actor and musician. He is famous for giving voices to many characters in popular video games. Some of his most recognized roles include Joel Miller in the The Last of Us games, Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite, and Samuel "Sam" Drake in the Uncharted series. He also voices Pagan Min in Far Cry 4 and Indiana Jones in the new Indiana Jones and the Great Circle game.

Troy Baker has received many awards for his acting. He holds the record for the most acting nominations at the BAFTA Games Awards. He has also voiced famous characters like Batman, the Joker, Hawkeye, and Loki in different cartoons and games. Besides acting, he is a musician and has released solo albums and music with his bands.

Troy Baker's Career Journey

Starting in Voice Acting

Baker in January 2011

Troy Baker started his voice acting career by doing radio commercials in Dallas. Soon after, he began working on English versions of Japanese anime shows for Funimation. He lent his voice to characters in popular anime like Bleach, Dragon Ball Z, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Naruto: Shippuden.

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

Big Roles in Video Games

Troy Baker's journey into video games began when he voiced Matt Baker in the Brothers in Arms series. He explained that actors were becoming more important in games, and he just kept getting new roles.

Some of his biggest 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's actions look real. Both games were very successful and praised by critics. He won an award for his role as Joel in The Last of Us.

He also played Nathan Drake's older brother, Sam, in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. In 2011, he became the voice of Siris in the mobile game series Infinity Blade, and in 2014, he voiced Talion in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor.

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

Baker in 2019

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

AI Voice Technology Discussion

In early 2022, Troy Baker announced he was working with a company called Voiceverse NFT. This caused some discussion because the company was using AI (Artificial Intelligence) to create voices. Many people, especially other voice actors, were worried about how AI voice technology might affect their jobs.

It was also found that Voiceverse had used technology from a free voice program without permission. After hearing the concerns from fans and other actors, Troy Baker decided to end his partnership with Voiceverse. He understood that his initial announcement might have seemed challenging, and he wanted to support the voice acting community.

Music Career

Before he became a famous voice actor, Troy Baker was the lead singer and guitarist for an alternative rock band called Tripp Fontaine. They released an album in 2004.

He later released his first solo album, Sitting in the Fire, in 2014. In 2017, he and his band, now called Window to the Abbey, released another album titled Moving Around Bias.

Troy Baker's Personal Life

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

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

• "Take Me to Hell" 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)

Awards and Nominations

See also

In Spanish: Troy Baker para niños