Troy Baker has voiced numerous iconic video game characters, including his role as Joel Miller in The Last of Us. During a GalaxyCon New Orleans panel, Baker discussed the personal impact of playing Joel, describing feelings of being deeply affected and woefully unprepared. He realized the weight of their performance responsibility, acknowledging that the success or failure of the game rested on him and co-star Ashley Johnson. He emphasized that working with Naughty Dog taught him valuable acting lessons, particularly to embody characters authentically rather than trying to perform. Most recently, he reprised the role of Higgs in Death Stranding 2.
"There's nothing worse, and I hope that no one ever feels this, but do you ever show up to something and go 'I am so woefully unprepared for this'?"
"Do you realize that if this thing sucks, it's our fault?"
"It taught me how to stop trying to convince people that I could act, and just realize that Joel has no idea that he's in a game."
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