Simon Baker
Birthplace: Launceston
Born: 1969-07-30
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; film director; model; television actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Simon Lucas Baker (born 30 July 1969) is an Australian actor and director. He appeared on the Australian soap opera E Street (1992–1993). In 1997 he had a supporting role as Matt Reynolds in L.A. Confidential (1997). This role marked his American film debut and a pivotal turning point in his career, successfully establishing his presence in the international film industry.
He starred in the CBS legal drama The Guardian (2001–2004), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama in 2002. He played Patrick Jane in the 2008-2015 Drama-thriller series The Mentalist, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2009. Baker has also appeared in several films, including, Restaurant (1998), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and Margin Call (2011).
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Wikipedia · revision 1376276531
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Limbo (2023) — Travis Hurley
- High Ground (2020)
- Blue Night (2018) — Nick
- Breath (2017) — Sando
- I Give It a Year (2013) — Guy
- Margin Call (2011) — Jared Cohen
- The Killer Inside Me (2010) — Howard Hendricks
- Not Forgotten (2009) — Jack Bishop
- The Lodger (2009) — Malcolm
- Women in Trouble (2009) — Travis McPherson
- Sex and Death 101 (2007) — Roderick Blank
- The Key to Reserva (2007) — Mann
- Something New (2006) — Brian Kelly
- The Devil Wears Prada (2006) — Christian Thompson
- Buffalo Dreams (2005) — Thomas Blackhorse
- Land of the Dead (2005) — Riley
- The Ring Two (2005) — Max Rourke
- Book Of Love (2004) — David Walker
- The Affair of the Necklace (2001) — Rétaux de Vilette
- Red Planet (2000) — Pettengil
- Restaurant (1999) — Kenny
- Ride with the Devil (1999) — George Clyde
- Judas Kiss (1998) — Junior Armstrong
- Love from Ground Zero (1998)
- Smoke Signals (1998) — junger Thomas Builds-the-Fire
- L.A. Confidential (1997) — Matt Reynolds
- Most Wanted (1997) — Stephen Barns
Directing
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Adrien Brody · 2 films
- Carla Gugino · 2 films
- Jack Conley · 2 films
- Kevin Spacey · 2 films
- Michael Chieffo · 2 films
- Philip Baker Hall · 2 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.