Troy Baker is an American voice actor and musician. He is known for his numerous roles in video games, including Yuri Lowell in Tales of Vesperia (2008), Joel Miller in The Last of Us franchise, Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite (2013), Samuel "Sam" Drake in (2016) and (2017), Rhys Strongfork in Tales from the Borderlands (2014), Snow Villiers in Final Fantasy XIII (2010), Kanji Tatsumi in Persona 4 (2008), Vincent Brooks in Catherine (2011), Agent Jones in Fortnite (2017), Talion in (2014) and (2017), Pagan Min in Far Cry 4 (2014), Alex Taylor in The Crew (2014), Revolver Ocelot in (2015), Higgs Monaghan in Death Stranding (2019) and (2025), and Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (2024).
Baker currently 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, , , 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 plagiarism from a free service called 15.ai; Baker ended his partnership two weeks later. Baker is also a vocal proponent of generative AI in the video game industry.
Baker's career in the video game industry began when he voiced Matt Baker in the tactical shooter series Brothers in Arms. In an interview with The Griff, he said, "It was starting to become necessary for actors to become involved in, so I got into that and it was literally stumbling from one job into the next. That was kind of my first snowball effect." His most notable roles came in 2013, when he provided the voice of Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite and the voice and motion capture of Joel in The Last of Us. Both games earned critical acclaim, gaining scores over 90% on GameRankings 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 , playing Nathan Drake's older brother Sam. He reprised the role in .
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 , 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 . He is one of the few actors to have portrayed Batman ( , , Lego Dimensions, and ), the Joker ( Batman: Arkham Origins), and the three major iterations of Robin (Tim Drake in , Dick Grayson (as Nightwing) in and Jason Todd (as Red Hood and the main antagonist) in ).
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.
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".
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.
| 2016–17 | Justice League Action | Hawkman, Jonas Glim, Kanto | ||
| 2 episodes | ||||
| –2020 | ||||
| Family Guy | Jorah Mormont | 2 episodes | ||
| Rick and Morty | Timmy Timtim | 2 episodes | ||
| Love, Death & Robots | Torrin | Episode: "Bad Travelling" | ||
| The Legend of Vox Machina | Syldor Vessar | |||
| Shockwave | 3 episodes | |||
| 2025 | The Simpsons | John "Jonesy" Jones | Episode: "Bad Boys... for Life?" | |
| 2026 | Invincible | Nolan's Father, Gelderian Warrior | Episode: "I'll Give You the Grand Tour" |
| Nabikov ("Dollar"), Additional Voices Island of Assassins Tokyo Crisis The Columbus Files Missed by a Dollar | ||||
| Ginger, Dr. Kochin, Hoi | ||||
| Gin, Henry Tish, Jake Marano | ||||
| The Sky Crawlers | Naofumi Tokino | Uncredited | ||
| Delhi Safari | Tiger | |||
| Loki | ||||
| – Name was credited in the manual and in-game. | ||||
| Cole Anderson | Uncredited | |||
| Skylanders credits: | ||||
| , Ep. 4 credits | ||||
| Far Cry 6 | Pagan Min | |||
| 2026 | Screamer | Mr. A | ||
| 2023 | War Thunder: "Air Superiority" Update Trailer | Narrator | ||
| 2025 | Guy / Shift |
| 2026 | Iron Lung | David |
| 2011 | NAVGTR Award for Lead Performance in a Drama | Vincent Brooks in Catherine | ||
| 2012 | BTVA Voice Acting Award for Voice Actor of the Year | Himself | ||
| 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 | |||
| 2013 | NAVGTR Award for Lead Performance in a Drama | Joel in The Last of Us | ||
| VGX Award for Best Voice Actor | ||||
| Booker DeWitt in BioShock Infinite | ||||
| VGX Award for Best Song in a Game | "Will the Circle Be Unbroken" (ft. Courtnee Draper) | |||
| New York Videogame Critics Circle Award for Best Overall Acting | Joel in The Last of Us | |||
| BTVA Voice Acting Award for Voice Actor of the Year | Himself | |||
| BTVA Voice Acting Award for Best Male Vocal Performance in a Video Game | The Joker in | |||
| Joel in The Last of Us | ||||
| 2014 | D.I.C.E. Award for Outstanding Character Performance | |||
| BAFTA Games Award for Performer | ||||
| The Game Award for Best Performance | Talion in | |||
| 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 | |||
| Delsin Rowe in Infamous Second Son | ||||
| Talion in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor | ||||
| BAFTA Games Award for Performer | Pagan Min in Far Cry 4 | |||
| 2017 | Sam Drake in | |||
| 2020 | BAFTA Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role | Higgs Monaghan in Death Stranding | ||
| 2021 | Joel in The Last of Us Part II | |||
| 2025 | New 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 | ||||
| 2026 | BAFTA Games Award for Performer in a Leading Role | |||
| BAFTA Games Award for Performer in a Supporting Role | Higgs Monaghan in |
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