Personal details
- Birth Date: 1976-04-01
- Height: 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
- Birth Location: Dallas, Texas, USA
- Children: (1 child) Traveller Hyde
- Children: (divorced) Traveller Hyde
- Professions: Actor, Additional Crew, Visual Effects
Troy Baker’s a legit legend in gaming. Like, if you’ve played anything big in the last decade, chances are you’ve heard that dude’s voice. He’s the guy who made Joel in The Last of Us straight-up unforgettable—both parts, actually. Not just that, he’s Booker DeWitt in Bioshock Infinite, which, wow, what a trip that game was. He’s one of those actors who doesn’t just do a job and bounce, he dives in, and you can tell. The industry’s thrown all sorts of awards at him—Game Awards, DICE, and five BAFTA nominations for Best Performance. Five! That’s wild. He’s not just in games, either. Remember Death Stranding, that Kojima fever dream? He’s in there too, alongside Norman Reedus and Mads Mikkelsen, just hanging out with the weirdest cast. Troy’s also got his fingerprints all over Batman stuff—seriously, he’s played Batman, The Joker, Jason Todd, Two Face… basically half of Gotham. Oh, and he brought Talion to life in The Lord of the Rings universe, for good measure. TV people love him too. He teamed up with David Fincher for Love, Death & Robots, which snagged an Emmy, and jumped in with Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann for HBO’s The Last of Us series, also Emmy-winning. So, yeah, he’s got range. And when he’s not busy being everyone’s favorite gruff dad or tormented antihero, he’s jamming on his guitar—he’s even dropped a couple solo albums and worked with Austin Wintory, who’s Grammy-nominated. Basically, the guy doesn’t sleep.
Here’s something pretty wild—Troy’s basically played half of Gotham at this point. Seriously, he’s been Bruce Wayne (yeah, the OG Batman), Dick Grayson (who went from Robin to Batman, talk about career growth), Jason Todd (the second Robin, not exactly known for having an easy time), Tim Drake (Robin number three, because apparently Gotham just keeps recruiting kids), and—wait for it—the freaking Joker. That’s a whole Bat-family reunion with one guy behind the mic. If you think about it, that’s nuts! Most actors are lucky to get one iconic role, but Troy? Dude’s juggling all the big ones, flipping from hero to villain and back again. It’s like, one minute he’s brooding in the Batcave, the next he’s cackling maniacally as the Clown Prince of Crime. Makes you wonder if he ever gets those voices mixed up. Anyway, hats off to Troy for basically being the Batman franchise’s Swiss army knife.
Some of the things I’m most proud of? Wildly enough, it’s not even about them being my “best” work or whatever. It’s more like, those moments taught me something real, you know? Like when you throw yourself into a project and totally bomb it—sure, it’s a mess, but you walk away with this weird sense of, “Hey, I survived that.” That’s the stuff that sticks. I’ve had more “oops” moments than perfect wins, but honestly, the screw-ups are where you find out what you’re actually made of. Sometimes I look back and just laugh, thinking about how chaotic it all was, but if I hadn’t tried (and failed, a lot), I wouldn’t have figured out half the stuff I know now. So yeah, those experiences? Way more valuable than any shiny trophy.
April 1, 1976
6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
Konidela Ram Charan
Dallas, Texas, USA
Yes, Traveller Hyde
49 years old