Simon Baker
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.
Acted Movies
Director: Dan Mazer
Writers: Dan Mazer,
Cast: Anna Faris, Jane Asher, Jason Flemyng, Minnie Driver, Nigel Planer, Rafe Spall, Rose Byrne, Simon Baker, Stephen Merchant, Terence Harvey,
Director: J.C. Chandor
Writers: J.C. Chandor,
Cast: Ashley Williams, Demi Moore, Jeremy Irons, Kevin Spacey, Mary McDonnell, Paul Bettany, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci, Zachary Quinto,
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Writers: Michael Winterbottom,
Cast: Bill Pullman, Brent Briscoe, Casey Affleck, Elias Koteas, Jessica Alba, Kate Hudson, Liam Aiken, Ned Beatty, Simon Baker, Tom Bower,
Director: David Frankel
Writers: Aline Brosh McKenna,
Cast: Adrian Grenier, Anne Hathaway, Daniel Sunjata, David Marshall Grant, Emily Blunt, Meryl Streep, Rich Sommer, Simon Baker, Stanley Tucci, Tracie Thoms,
Director: Ron Howard
Writers: Ken Kaufman,
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Cate Blanchett, Eric Schweig, Evan Rachel Wood, Jay Tavare, Jenna Boyd, Simon Baker, Steve Reevis, Tommy Lee Jones, Val Kilmer,
Director: Charles Shyer
Writers: John Sweet,
Cast: Adrien Brody, Brian Cox, Christopher Walken, Hayden Panettiere, Hilary Swank, Joely Richardson, Jonathan Pryce, Paul Brooke, Simon Baker, Simon Kunz,
Director: Antony Hoffman
Writers: Jonathan Lemkin,
Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Bob Neill, Caroline Bossi, Carrie-Anne Moss, Jessica Morton, Simon Baker, Terence Stamp, Tom Sizemore, Val Kilmer,
Director: Chris Eyre
Writers: Sherman Alexie,
Cast: Adam Beach, Cody Lightning, Elaine Miles, Evan Adams, Gary Farmer, Irene Bedard, John Trudell, Monique Mojica, Simon Baker, Tantoo Cardinal,