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.
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limbo (2023) | Travis Hurley | 7 | |
| 2 | Here and Now (2018) | Nick | - | - |
| 3 | Breath (2017) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 4 | I Give It a Year (2013) | Guy | 6.5 | |
| 5 | Margin Call (2011) Oscars 2012 | Jared Cohen | 7 | |
| 6 | The Killer Inside Me (2010) | Howard Hendricks | 5.9 | |
| 7 | The Lodger (2009) | Malcolm | 3.7 | |
| 8 | Not Forgotten (2009) | Jack Bishop | 6 | |
| 9 | Women in Trouble (2009) | Travis McPherson | 5.6 | |
| 10 | Sex and Death 101 (2007) | Roderick Blank | 5.5 | |
| 11 | The Key to Reserva (2007) | Roger Thornberry | 7 | |
| 12 | Something New (2006) | Brian Kelly | 6.3 | |
| 13 | The Devil Wears Prada (2006) Oscars 2007 | Christian Thompson | 7.1 | |
| 14 | Land of the Dead (2005) | Riley | 6.5 | |
| 15 | The Ring Two (2005) | Max Rourke | 5.9 | |
| 16 | Book of Love (2004) | David Walker | - | - |
| 17 | The Affair of the Necklace (2001) Oscars 2002 | Rétaux de Vilette | 6.3 | |
| 18 | Red Planet (2000) | Chip Pettengill | 5.9 | |
| 19 | Sunset Strip (2000) | Michael Scott | - | - |
| 20 | Ride with the Devil (1999) | George Clyde | 5 | |
| 21 | Judas Kiss (1998) | Junior Armstrong | - | - |
| 22 | L.A. Confidential (1997) Oscars 1998 | Matt Reynolds | 8 | |
| 23 | Most Wanted (1997) | Stephen Barnes | 9 | |
| 24 | Klara and the Sun | - | - | - |

