It’s safe to say that she’s a voice acting powerhouse.
Narratively, thematically, and visually, Abby’s muscles matter.
Summit, Druckmann revealed that he initially didn’t want to cast Bailey as Abby (thanksPC Gamer).
During the live auditions, he “was sure it was going to be a different actor.”
He said that the audition tape showed a vulnerability that none of the other actors managed to capture.
It was that moment that convinced him as well of the rest of the studio to cast her.
She went on to win at The Game Awards and the Bafta Awards for her role as Abby.
This isn’t the first time a popular videogame actor’s reputation worked against them.
However, the director kept picking Baker’s sample during the blind auditions phase.
Later he said to Baker that he was “doing a hell of a job.”
