15 Best Video Game Acting Performances Of The Decade

15. Camilla Luddington - Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)

The Tomb Raider franchise was brought back to the gaming world with a fresh coat of paint, and a far more complicated take on the signature adventurer. Ruthlessly flung into the seemingly deserted island of Yamatai, Lara is bruised, grazed and impaled as she tirelessly works to discover the secrets of Himiko.

While in the past the character would be reserved for grunts, groans and screams outside of cutscenes as you jumped and climbed around various exotic locales, the 2013 reboot introduced Camilla Luddington to bring the character to life, and boy did she. The campaign held no punches for the character and neither did Luddington, who delivered each scene with a cracked voice and tireless determination.

Through Luddington’s performance you felt each bash, punch, and slice, as she solidified this new reboot as a more brutal incarnation of the video game icon. Come the conclusion of the first entry, it became apparent that this was only the start, with some of the more signature traits of the character subtly beginning to shine through in Luddington’s confidence and drive for exploration.