![]() The film is based on Tim Winton's novel of the same title. In film, he is known for his roles as Max Rourke in the remake of the Japanese horror film The Ring Two, Riley Denbo in Land of the Dead and Christian Thompson in the film adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada.īaker made his directorial debut with the 2017 film Breath, which he also starred in, co-wrote and co-produced. Shortly after, he signed a contract that delivered a payment of US$30 million for his role as Patrick Jane. In 2010, he was earning US$350,000 per episode of The Mentalist. He is known for his portrayal of Patrick Jane in the television series The Mentalist, and Nick Fallin in The Guardian. In 1997, Baker appeared as Matt Reynolds in L.A. Baker at a ceremony to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 2013.īaker relocated to the United States in the mid-90s. In 1993, Baker won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent. Before working in Hollywood, he acted in various Australian television shows such as E Street (as Sam Farrel: 1992–1993), Home and Away (as James Hudson: 1993–1994), and Heartbreak High (as Tom Summers: 1996). He got the role while waiting for a friend to audition when he himself was asked to audition for it. Career īaker's first acting role was in a commercial. Baker has been an avid surfer since his youth and he considers surfing and the relationships with his surfing friends an important part of his upbringing. He attended high school at Ballina High School and Trinity Catholic College. īaker spent part of his childhood living in the suburbs of Sydney but he mainly grew up in the Northern Rivers coastal town of Lennox Head, New South Wales. His mother and stepfather later divorced. His mother remarried to Tom Denny, a butcher, but Baker did not get on well with his stepfather. His parents' marriage ended when he was two and his father did not get in touch until Baker was an adult. Baker's family moved to New Guinea when Baker was nine months old. He has an older sister, two half-brothers and a half-sister. His father, Larry, was a mechanic and school caretaker, and his mother, Liz, was a high school English teacher. He is known for his lead roles in the television series The Mentalist as Patrick Jane and The Guardian as Nicholas Fallin and has starred in several Hollywood films.īaker was born in Launceston, Tasmania. Simon Lucas Baker (born 30 July 1969) is an Australian actor in television and film, as well as a director.
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