The Last of Us Joel actor Troy Baker says he was "woefully unprepared" for the role: "It taught me how to stop trying to convince people that I could act"

Ellie and Joel during The Last of Us.

The Last of Us star Troy Baker has opened up about his thought process approaching the daunting task of portraying protagonist Joel Miller across two games.

Baker is one of the most prolific video game actors of all time, portraying such iconic roles as Sam Drake from Uncharted, Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and most recently, Higgs Monaghan in Death Stranding 2.