Simon Baker
Biography
Simon Baker is an Australian actor and director. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, and raised mainly in Lennox Head, New South Wales, he began with a commercial before playing Constable Sam Farrell on the soap opera E Street from 1992 to 1993, a role that earned him the 1993 Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent. After roles on A Country Practice, G.P., Home and Away and Heartbreak High, he moved to the United States and made his American film debut as Matt Reynolds in L.A. Confidential (1997). He starred as Nick Fallin in the CBS legal drama The Guardian from 2001 to 2004 and received a Golden Globe nomination in 2002. He later played Patrick Jane in The Mentalist from 2008 to 2015, earning an Emmy nomination in 2009. His films include The Devil Wears Prada (2006), The Ring Two (2005), Land of the Dead (2005) and Margin Call (2011). He directed, co-wrote, co-produced and starred in Breath (2017).
57years old
Turns 58 on July 30in 262 days
- Born Launceston
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Simon Baker-Denny and Simon Lucas Baker
Movie Career
- Films
- 22
- Career span
- 26 years1997 to 2023
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First role
Baker got his start in acting with a commercial. While he was waiting for a friend to audition, someone asked him to try out for it himself.
Big break
Baker's supporting turn as Matt Reynolds in L.A. Confidential was his American film debut and a turning point that established him internationally.
Behind the camera
Baker's first time directing was the 2017 movie Breath. He also helped write and produce it, acted in it, and it comes from a Tim Winton novel.
Simon Baker movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Stanley Tucci's page
Kevin Spacey's page
Philip Baker Hall's page
Box office
What Simon Baker's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$775 million
13 of the 22 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 22 films: 13 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 4 figure not found.
- 13Worldwide figure
- 5US gross only
- 4Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$327M42.1% of the total
- 2$161M20.8% of the total
- 3$126M16.3% of the total
- 4$47M6.1% of the total
- 5$33M4.3% of the total
- 6$29M3.8% of the total
- 7$20M2.5% of the total
- 8$12M1.5% of the total
$19.6 millionfrom the other 5 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total
Awards
One award and honor.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2013 | Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.