
Simon Baker
Biography
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.
Personal Info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1969-07-30
Place of Birth
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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Cast
L.A. Confidential
19977.8 / 10
Limbo
20235.8 / 10
The Ring Two
20055.7 / 10
Not Forgotten
20095.1 / 10
Land of the Dead
20056.2 / 10
The Key to Reserva
20077.2 / 10
Ride with the Devil
19996.4 / 10
Women in Trouble
20095.1 / 10
Red Planet
20005.7 / 10
Most Wanted
19975.4 / 10
Sex and Death 101
20076.2 / 10
The Killer Inside Me
20105.8 / 10
The Lodger
20095.7 / 10
Something New
20066.4 / 10
Judas Kiss
19985.7 / 10
Secret Men's Business
19995.2 / 10
Margin Call
20116.9 / 10
The Affair of the Necklace
20015.6 / 10
Restaurant
20005.1 / 10
Book of Love
20044.7 / 10
I Give It a Year
20135.5 / 10
Love from Ground Zero
19980.0 / 10
The Devil Wears Prada
20067.4 / 10
Klara and the Sun
TBA0.0 / 10
Breath
20176.6 / 10
Here and Now
20185.3 / 10
High Ground
20206.4 / 10
Blaze
20225.3 / 10
Sunset Strip
20004.9 / 10