who played joel in the last of us
Troy Edward Baker
title: The Last of Us text: players engage in cooperative and competitive gameplay. Development of "The Last of Us" began in 2009, soon after the release of Naughty Dog's previous game, "". The relationship between Joel and Ellie became the central focus of the game, with all other elements developed around it. Actors Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson portrayed Joel and Ellie respectively through voice and motion capture, and assisted creative director Neil Druckmann with the development of the characters and story. The original score was composed and performed by Gustavo Santaolalla. Following its announcement in December 2011, "The Last of Us" was widely anticipated. Upon title: Troy Baker text: voice actor Nolan North host the weekly YouTube series "Retro Replay". Baker and his wife, Pamela Walworth, have a son, Traveller Hyde, born in 2018. Studio albums Singles Video game songs Troy Baker Troy Edward Baker (born April 1, 1976) is an American actor and musician known for portraying the lead characters in various video game titles. His most noteable voice performances are as Joel in "The Last of Us", Kanji Tatsumi in "Persona 4", Booker DeWitt in "BioShock Infinite", the Joker in "", Batman in other titles, Delsin Rowe in "Infamous Second Son", Sam Drake in "" and "", title: Troy Baker text: Troy Baker Troy Edward Baker (born April 1, 1976) is an American actor and musician known for portraying the lead characters in various video game titles. His most noteable voice performances are as Joel in "The Last of Us", Kanji Tatsumi in "Persona 4", Booker DeWitt in "BioShock Infinite", the Joker in "", Batman in other titles, Delsin Rowe in "Infamous Second Son", Sam Drake in "" and "", Revolver Ocelot in "", Pagan Min in "Far Cry 4", Rhys in "Tales from the Borderlands", Logan Thackeray in "Guild Wars 2" and Yuri Lowell in "Tales of Vesperia". He has title: Troy Baker text: a rating of 9.3 on IGN. He also voiced Ace (Experiment 262) in the English dub of the anime "Stitch!". "Entertainment Weekly" has listed him in their Best of 2013 issue for best breakout actor in the video game industry for his performance as Joel in "The Last of Us", Booker DeWitt in "BioShock Infinite" and the Joker in "". He is one of the few actors to have portrayed Batman ("", "", "Lego Dimensions", "" and ""), the Joker ("") and the three major iterations of Robin (", " and ""). As of May 6, 2018, Baker and fellow title: Development of The Last of Us text: game's animations were recorded using motion capture, with remaining audio elements recorded later in a studio. Though the team quickly felt that Johnson fit the role of Ellie, they spent more time selecting the actor of Joel, as the chemistry between the two characters was imperative to the game. After Baker and Johnson played alongside each other, the team realised that the former perfectly fit the role of Joel, despite the actor's young age. Druckmann attributed Baker's voice and movement to the team's choice of casting him. Baker and Johnson contributed greatly to the development of the characters. For example,