Simon Baker
Known For
Acting
Born
1969-07-30 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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.
Most Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
The Mentalist
as Patrick Jane
Conan
as Self
The View
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
The Guardian
as Nick Fallin
The Devil Wears Prada
as Christian Thompson
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self
L.A. Confidential
as Matt Reynolds
Heartbreak High
as Decoy
E Street
as Sam Farrell
Scarpetta
as Benton Wesley
Roar
as Adam
Breath
as Sando
Margin Call
as Jared Cohen
Land of the Dead
as Riley
Boy Swallows Universe
as Robert Bell
Something New
as Brian Kelly
Limbo
as Travis Hurley