Simon Baker
Known for Acting · 49 credits
- Born
- 1969-07-30 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
- Also known as
- Simon Baker-Denny · Simon Denny · Simon Baker Denny · Simon Lucas Baker · سایمون بیکر
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (19)
The Mentalist
2008
as Patrick Jane
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Guardian
2001
as Nick Fallin
E Street
1989
as Sam Farrell
Scarpetta
2026
as Benton Wesley
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self
Heartbreak High
1994
as Decoy
Roar
2022
as Adam
Boy Swallows Universe
2024
as Robert Bell
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
2025
as Keith Mulvaney
Smith
2006
as Jeff Breen
Sweat
1996
as Paul Steadman
Live from Studio Five
2009
as Self
Movies (30)
The Devil Wears Prada
2006
as Christian Thompson
L.A. Confidential
1997
as Matt Reynolds
Margin Call
2011
as Jared Cohen
Land of the Dead
2005
as Riley
The Ring Two
2005
as Max Rourke
Red Planet
2000
as Chip Pettengill
Sex and Death 101
2007
as Roderick Blank
Ride with the Devil
1999
as George Clyde
I Give It a Year
2013
as Guy
Most Wanted
1997
as Stephen Barnes
The Lodger
2009
as Malcolm
Not Forgotten
2009
as Jack Bishop
Klara and the Sun
2026
Something New
2006
as Brian Kelly
The Killer Inside Me
2010
as Howard Hendricks
The Affair of the Necklace
2001
as Rétaux de Vilette
Women in Trouble
2009
as Travis McPherson
Breath
2017
as Sando
High Ground
2021
as Travis
Restaurant
1999
as Kenny
Judas Kiss
1998
as Junior Armstrong
Here and Now
2018
as Nick
Sunset Strip
2000
as Michael Scott
Going Vertical: The Short Board Revolution
2010
as Narrator
Limbo
2023
as Travis Hurley
Book of Love
2004
as David Walker
Love from Ground Zero
1998
as Eric
Blaze
2022
as Luke
Secret Men's Business
1999
as Andy Greville
Which Way to the War
1994
as Private Stan Hawke
About Simon Baker
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/mecha… With 49 credits spanning from 1989 to 2026, Simon Baker has appeared in 30 films and 19 TV shows.
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Most Popular Simon Baker Movies
- The Devil Wears Prada (2006) — as Christian Thompson
- L.A. Confidential (1997) — as Matt Reynolds
- Margin Call (2011) — as Jared Cohen
- Land of the Dead (2005) — as Riley
- The Ring Two (2005) — as Max Rourke
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