Simon Baker (born July 30, 1969) 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.

Фільмографія

• Скарпетта — Benton Wesley
• Вузька стежка на далеку північ — Keith Mulvaney
• Хлоп'я поглинає всесвіт — Robert Bell
• 2023Limbo — Travis Hurley
• 2022Blaze — Luke, Executive Producer
• Ревіння — Adam
• 2021High Ground — Travis
• 2018Here and Now — Nick
• 2017Breath — Sando, Producer, Director, Screenplay
• 2014Red John
• 2013Даю рік — Guy
• 2011На межі ризику — Jared Cohen
• 2010Going Vertical: The Short Board Revolution — Narrator
• 2010Вбивця всередині мене — Howard Hendricks
• 2009Not Forgotten — Jack Bishop
• 2009The Lodger — Malcolm
• 2009Women in Trouble — Travis McPherson
• Менталіст — Patrick Jane, Director, Producer
• 2007Секс і Смерть №101 — Roderick Blank
• Smith — Jeff Breen
• 2006Диявол носить Прада — Christian Thompson
• 2006Щось новеньке — Brian Kelly
• 2005Дзвінок 2 — Max Rourke
• 2005Земля мертвих — Riley
• 2004Book of Love — David Walker
• 2004Burst — Director of Photography
• 2001The Affair of the Necklace — Rétaux de Vilette
• The Guardian — Nick Fallin, Director
• 2000Sunset Strip — Michael Scott
• 2000Червона планета — Chip Pettengill
• 1999Restaurant — Kenny
• 1999Ride with the Devil — George Clyde
• 1999Secret Men's Business — Andy Greville
• 1998Judas Kiss — Junior Armstrong
• 1998Love from Ground Zero — Eric
• 1997Особливо небезпечний злочинець — Stephen Barnes
• 1997Таємниці Лос-Анджелеса — Matt Reynolds
• Sweat — Paul Steadman
• Heartbreak High — Decoy
• 1994Which Way to the War — Private Stan Hawke
• E Street — Sam Farrell
• there is no such thing as psychic — Patrick Jane

Ток-шоу, премії та інші появи (10)

• Шоу Келлі Кларксон — Self
• Конан — Self
• Live from Studio Five — Self
• Дивіться, що відбувається: у прямому ефірі — Self - Guest
• Пізня ніч з Джиммі Фаллоном — Self
• Шоу Елен Дедженерес — Self
• Погляд — Self
• Пізня ніч із Конаном О'Браєном — Self - Guest
• Пізнє шоу з Девідом Леттерманом — Self - Guest
• Вечірнє шоу із Джеєм Лено — Self - Guest