Earl Baylon is an American actor. He is the voice actor for the

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character Jonah Maiava in the ''

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'' video game trilogy and the

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anime series '' Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft''. He has also voiced characters in video games including '' Starfield'', '' Rise of the Rōnin'', and '' Batman: Arkham Shadow'', and the animated series ''

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'' and '' Vinland Saga''.

Early life and education

Baylon was born in East Hollywood, California, and raised in

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, California. He is of Filipino descent. He was active in performing arts from a young age and appeared in school musicals and played piano and guitar. In middle school he formed an acapella R&B group with friends. During college Baylon was a biological sciences major on the pre-med track. However, his involvement in improv was the catalyst for him to turn his attention to acting as a profession.

Career

Baylon was offered representation by an agent who attended one of his sketch comedy shows. His breakout role as a voice actor was for the ''

'' video game trilogy as Lara Croft's best friend Jonah Maiava, beginning with ''

'' (2013), followed by ''

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'' (2015), and '' Shadow of the Tomb Raider'' (2018). He reprised the role for the

anime series '' Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft'' (2024), which was renewed for season two. Baylon also voiced Manaaki Almonte in the video game '' Starfield'' (2023) and Kaishu Katsu in the video game '' Rise of the Rōnin'' (2024). He is the voice actor for the character Lyle Bolton in the VR video game '' Batman: Arkham Shadow'', released in 2024. He voiced the character Loris on season two of the Netflix animated series ''

'' (2024). He voiced Thorgil and Harald on '' Vinland Saga'' (2023) and Caparaz on the

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series '' Curses!''. He acted in the independent films ''Lumpia with a Vengeance'' (2020) and ''This Time'' (2023), and the television series '' St. Denis Medical'' and ''

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''. Baylon is the artistic director for Room to Improv, an AAPI comedy troupe in

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Personal life

He is an avid comic book reader and gamer.

Filmography

Video games

References

External links

Official website
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