Polygon has written a really interesting article about Troy Baker. They interviewed him about fellow voice actors, The Last of Us movie and how he auditioned for Cole MacGrath in InFamous 2! Read the interview in it's entirety, here!
Baker tells this story to illustrate a point. The same handful of actors are beginning to act as public-facing ambassadors for the games, and it's a double-edged sword.
"I love doing that, because I love talking about the games and projects that I'm proud of and excited to be a part of," Baker says. "But because of that, now we know who Troy Baker is. Now we know who Nolan North is. Or Laura Bailey. Or Travis Willingham.
"[People] start ascribing these roles to us when we're not in it. There's so many things on my IMDb and Wikipedia that I'm like, 'I never did that.' ... It starts working against you and you start having to tiptoe very carefully around this minefield."
Baker doesn't buy into the idea that an actor's body of work could be condensed into a single performance. He points to Nolan North, who is perhaps best known as the voice of Nathan Drake. But to label North as only Nathan Drake is a disservice; people don't know what kind of range the guy has, Baker says.
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