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.
2008 • TV
2009 • TV
2010 • TV
1997 • TV
2006 • Movie
1997 • Movie
as Christian Thompson
as Matt Reynolds
as Stephen Barnes
as Luke
as Chip Pettengill
as Jared Cohen
as Jack Bishop
as Malcolm
as Travis Hurley
as Andy Greville
as Roderick Blank
as Max Rourke
as Riley
as Travis
as Kenny
as Sando
as Howard Hendricks
as Brian Kelly
as David Walker
Executive Producer
Producer
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as Patrick Jane
151 episodes
as Self - Guest
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Self
2 episodes
as Self - Guest
1 episodes
as Sam Farrell
112 episodes
as Self
3 episodes
as Decoy
2 episodes
as Nick Fallin
67 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
as Benton Wesley
8 episodes
as Adam
1 episodes
as Robert Bell
5 episodes
as Keith Mulvaney
5 episodes
as Jeff Breen
7 episodes
as Paul Steadman
1 episodes
as Self
1 episodes
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Director
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