no role is more linked to Baker than his turn as Joel in The Last of Us video game. Across two video games, and a special One Night Live stage production, Baker portrayed the post-apocalyptic ...

I think that they're pretty complex," Baker says. "The first challenge becomes, how is this person not a villain? To me, James is not. James is a pragmatist. Just look at Joel in the very beginning.

“I think it’s a wonderful exercise for an actor to come in with a backstory,” Baker was explaining ... just kind of made up on the fly about Joel going into a bar. And so there are ...

Here, Baker breaks down the nuance of his character’s psyche, working with Bella Ramsey and the cultural relevance of The Last of Us. Bella Ramsey (Ellie) and Pedro Pascal (Joel) in HBO’s ...