Personal Info
Birth date
1969-07-30 (55 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Also known as
Simon Baker-Denny
Simon Denny
Simon Baker Denny
Simon Lucas Baker
سایمون بیکر
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.
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.136
Overview:
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
5.989
Overview:
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is an American late-night talk show airing weeknights at 12:35 am Eastern/11:35 pm Central on NBC in the United States. The hour-long show premiered on March 2, 2009, and is hosted by actor, comedian and performer Jimmy Fallon, an alumnus of Saturday Night Live. Hip hop/neo soul band The Roots serve as the show's house band, and Steve Higgins is the show's announcer. The third incarnation of the Late Night franchise originated by David Letterman, the program originates from NBC Studio 6B in the GE Building at 30 Rockefeller Center in New York City. The show typically opens with a brief monologue from Fallon, followed by a comedy "desk piece," as well as prerecorded segments and audience competitions. The next segment is devoted to a celebrity interview, with guests ranging from actors and musicians to media personalities and political figures. The show then closes with either a musical or comedy performance. The show frequently employs digital media into its comedy, which has become crucial to its success. Fallon has been appointed to become the next host of The Tonight Show, where he will succeed the current host Jay Leno at the conclusion of the 2014 Winter Olympics, with fellow SNL alum Seth Meyers slated to replace Fallon.The Mentalist
8.361
Overview:
Patrick Jane, a former celebrity psychic medium, uses his razor sharp skills of observation and expertise at "reading" people to solve serious crimes with the California Bureau of Investigation.The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.7
Overview:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.178
Overview:
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.The View
4.5
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.Roar
5.75
Overview:
Featuring an all-star cast, this genre-bending anthology series weaves together eight darkly comedic feminist fables that take unexpected approaches to subjects like gender roles, autonomy, and identity.Boy Swallows Universe
7.2
Overview:
A young boy growing up in the suburbs of 1980s Brisbane faces the harsh realities of life — and the looming dangers that threaten his family.The Narrow Road to the Deep North
8.3
Overview:
The story of Dorrigo Evans, an army surgeon whose short but forbidden affair with his uncle's wife sustains and haunts him through his darkest days in a Thai-Burmese prisoner of war camp in WWII.E Street
6
Overview:
An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community there. Created by Forrest Redlich and produced by Network Ten from 24 January 1989 to 13 May 1993.The Devil Wears Prada
7.393
Overview:
Andy moves to New York to work in the fashion industry. Her boss is extremely demanding, cruel and won't let her succeed if she doesn't fit into the high class elegant look of their magazine.The Guardian
6.8
Overview:
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.Heartbreak High
7.038
Overview:
The ins and outs of the classroom lives of a group of students who attend the fictional Hartley High School in Sydney.Scarpetta
NYR
Overview:
Chief Medical Examiner Kay Scarpetta returns to Virginia and resumes her former position with complex relationships, both personal and professional – including her sister Dorothy, with plenty of grudges and secrets to uncover.Live from Studio Five
3.3
Overview:
Live from Studio Five was an early-evening British magazine programme which was produced by Sky News for Channel 5. It was presented by Kate Walsh and a line-up of other co-presenters during its run. It consisted of interviews and discussing topical issues, with an emphasis on showbusiness news and celebrity gossip, after originally covering stories from a popular news agenda. It aired its final edition on 4 February 2011 and was replaced by OK! TV in February 2011 which lasted just nine months on air before itself being axed.Margin Call
6.852
Overview:
A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.L.A. Confidential
7.798
Overview:
Three detectives in the corrupt and brutal L.A. police force of the 1950s use differing methods to uncover a conspiracy behind the shotgun slayings of the patrons at an all-night diner.Land of the Dead
6.195
Overview:
The world is full of zombies and the survivors have barricaded themselves inside a walled city to keep out the living dead. As the wealthy hide out in skyscrapers and chaos rules the streets, the rest of the survivors must find a way to stop the evolving zombies from breaking into the city.Sex and Death 101
6.17
Overview:
A guy's life is turned around by an email, which includes the names of everyone he's had sex with and ever will have sex with. His situation gets worse when he encounters a femme fatale (Ryder) who targets men guilty of sex crime.The Ring Two
5.7
Overview:
After the ordeal with Samara, Rachel and Aiden move to a rural town. But soon Rachel learns about the death of a girl in a similar fashion. To save Aiden, she must dig into Samara's past even further.Smith
7.1
Overview:
Though Bobby Stevens appears to be a regular family man with a nine-to-five job, he's actually an expert thief who is seeking a few last big jobs so he can finally leave the business for a comfortable, lawful lifestyle with his wife, Hope, and their two children. While they never discuss Bobby's illegal pursuits, Hope is growing weary of turning a blind eye.Red Planet
5.698
Overview:
Astronauts search for solutions to save a dying Earth by searching on Mars, only to have the mission go terribly awry.The Killer Inside Me
5.811
Overview:
Deputy Sheriff Lou Ford is a pillar of the community in his small west Texas town, patient and apparently thoughtful. Some people think he is a little slow and maybe boring, but that is the worst they say about him. But then nobody knows about what Lou calls his "sickness": He is a brilliant, but disturbed sociopathic sadist.Sweat
2.7
Overview:
Sweat is an Australian drama series created by John Rapsey and produced by Barron Entertainment in Perth. The show aired on Network Ten in 1996 and centred around students at an Australian school for the athletically gifted. Sweat was Heath Ledger's first regular role on a television series; he played Snowy Bowles, a gay cyclist. Scenes shot in & around Perth included at locations such as Challenge Stadium & the now defunct Perry Lakes Stadium, scene of the 1962 Commonwealth Games.I Give It a Year
5.5
Overview:
After a quick courtship, two lovers hastily decide to tie the knot. As their first year of marriage unfolds, temptation and incompatibility put their relationship in jeopardy.Something New
6.4
Overview:
Kenya McQueen, a corporate lawyer, finds love in the most unexpected place when she agrees to go on a blind date with Brian Kelly, a sexy and free-spirited landscaper.Most Wanted
5.366
Overview:
A Marine on death row is recruited by a shadowy U.S. military officer as part of a top-secret ops team, then gets framed for murder when the team and its officer set him up as the fall guy for the assassination of the First Lady.Ride with the Devil
6.351
Overview:
Ride with the Devil follows four people who are fighting for truth and justice amidst the turmoil of the American Civil War. Director Ang Lee takes us to a no man's land on the Missouri/Kansas border where a staunch loyalist, an immigrant's son, a freed slave, and a young widow form an unlikely friendship as they learn how to survive in an uncertain time. In a place without rules and redefine the meaning of bravery and honor.High Ground
6.4
Overview:
In a remote corner of the wild country, a bloody war rages. Travis is a bounty hunter with one last hope of redemption. Gutjuk is a young Indigenous man trying to save the last of his family. Together they embark on a manhunt, which unravels a secret that ultimately pits them against each other.Acting
TBAScarpetta (2 Episodes) as Benton Wesley
TBAKlara and the Sun as Unknown
2025The Narrow Road to the Deep North (5 Episodes) as Keith Mulvaney
2024Boy Swallows Universe (5 Episodes) as Robert Bell
2023Limbo as Travis Hurley
2022Blaze as Luke
2022Roar (1 Episode) as Adam
2020High Ground as Travis
2018Here and Now as Nick
2017Breath as Sando
2013I Give It a Year as Guy
2011Margin Call as Jared Cohen
2010Conan (1 Episode) as Self
2010The Killer Inside Me as Howard Hendricks
2009Women in Trouble as Travis McPherson
2009Live from Studio Five (1 Episode) as Self
2009Not Forgotten as Jack Bishop
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (1 Episode) as Self
2009The Lodger as Malcolm
2008The Mentalist (151 Episodes) as Patrick Jane
2007The Key to Reserva as Roger Thornberry
2007Sex and Death 101 as Roderick Blank
2006Smith (7 Episodes) as Jeff Breen
2006The Devil Wears Prada as Christian Thompson
2006Something New as Brian Kelly
2005Land of the Dead as Riley
2005The Ring Two as Max Rourke
2004Book of Love as David Walker
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2 Episodes) as Self
2001The Affair of the Necklace as Rétaux de Vilette
2001The Guardian (67 Episodes) as Nick Fallin
2000Red Planet as Chip Pettengill
2000Sunset Strip as Michael Scott
2000Restaurant as Kenny
1999Ride with the Devil as George Clyde
1999Secret Men's Business as Andy Greville
1998Love from Ground Zero as Eric
1998Judas Kiss as Junior Armstrong
1997Most Wanted as Stephen Barnes
1997L.A. Confidential as Matt Reynolds
1997The View (2 Episodes) as Self
1996Sweat (1 Episode) as Paul Steadman
1994Heartbreak High (2 Episodes) as Decoy
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1989E Street (112 Episodes) as Sam Farrell
Production
2022Blaze ... Executive Producer
2017Breath ... Producer
2008The Mentalist (57 Episodes) ... Producer
Directing
2017Breath ... Director
2008The Mentalist (5 Episodes) ... Director
2001The Guardian (1 Episode) ... Director
Writing
2017Breath ... Screenplay
Camera
2004Burst ... Director of Photography