Simon Baker
Simon Baker (born 30 July 1969, height 5' 9¾" (1,77 m)) is an Australian actor and director. In his television acting career, he is best known for his lead role in the CBS television series The Mentalist as Patrick Jane and as Nicholas Fallin in The Guardian. In his film acting career, he is best known for the lead role of Riley Denbo in Land of the Dead and Christian Thompson in the film adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, based on the 2003 novel of the same name. Simon Baker was born to a high school English teacher, Elizabeth Labberton, and a groundskeeper/mechanic, Barry Baker, on 30 July 1969, in Launceston, Tasmania. He was raised as a Roman Catholic. His parents divorced while he was still young. His mother later married Tom Denny, a butcher. Simon Baker also has a sister, currently a doctor in Australia, and three younger half brothers. By 1972, the family had moved from Launceston to Ballina, New South Wales, where Baker's parents hoped to secure better paying jobs. In 1986, he graduated from Ballina High School as Simon Baker-Denny, after completing his primary school education at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School, also in Ballina.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · Boy Swallows Universe as Robert Bell
- 2023 · Limbo as Travis Hurley
- 2022 · Blaze as Luke
- 2022 · Roar as Adam
- 2020 · High Ground as Travis
- 2018 · Here and Now as Nick
- 2017 · Breath as Sando
- 2013 · I Give It a Year as Guy
- 2011 · Margin Call as Jared Cohen
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · The Killer Inside Me as Howard Hendricks
- 2009 · Women in Trouble as Travis McPherson
- 2009 · Live from Studio Five as Self
- 2009 · Not Forgotten as Jack Bishop
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2009 · Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2009 · The Lodger as Malcolm
- 2008 · The Mentalist as Patrick Jane
- 2007 · The Key to Reserva as Roger Thornberry
- 2007 · Sex and Death 101 as Roderick Blank
- 2006 · Smith as Jeff Breen
- 2006 · The Devil Wears Prada as Christian Thompson
- 2006 · Something New as Brian Kelly
- 2005 · Land of the Dead as Riley
- 2005 · The Ring Two as Max Rourke
- 2004 · Book of Love as David Walker
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2001 · The Affair of the Necklace as Rétaux de Vilette
- 2001 · The Guardian as Nick Fallin
- 2000 · Red Planet as Chip Pettengill
- 2000 · Restaurant as Kenny
- 1999 · Ride with the Devil as George Clyde
- 1999 · Secret Men's Business as Andy Greville
- 1998 · Love from Ground Zero as Eric
- 1998 · Judas Kiss as Junior Armstrong
- 1997 · Most Wanted as Stephen Barnes
- 1997 · L.A. Confidential as Matt Reynolds
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · Sweat as Paul Steadman
- 1994 · Heartbreak High as Decoy
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1989 · E Street as Sam Farrell
- Future · The Narrow Road to the Deep North as Keith
- Future · Klara and the Sun as
- Future · Scarpetta as Benton Wesley