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 h...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Limbo
2023
as Travis Hurley
Travis, a jaded detective, arrives in the remote outback town of Limbo to investigate the cold case murder of local Indigenous girl Charlotte Hayes 20...
Blaze
2022
as Luke
After a young girl witnesses a violent crime, she summons an imaginary dragon to help process her anger and protect her on her journey into womanhood.
Blaze
2022
Executive Producer
After a young girl witnesses a violent crime, she summons an imaginary dragon to help process her anger and protect her on her journey into womanhood.
High Ground
2020
as Travis
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 m...
Here and Now
2018
as Nick
On the eve of a major performance, singer Vivienne receives life-altering news that causes her to reevaluate her priorities. Crisscrossing the busy st...
Breath
2017
as Sando
A pair of teenagers in Western Australia looking to escape the monotony of life in a small town take up surfing lessons from a guy named Sando.
Breath
2017
Producer, Director, Screenplay
A pair of teenagers in Western Australia looking to escape the monotony of life in a small town take up surfing lessons from a guy named Sando.
I Give It a Year
2013
as Guy
After a quick courtship, two lovers hastily decide to tie the knot. As their first year of marriage unfolds, temptation and incompatibility put their ...
Margin Call
2011
as Jared Cohen
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.
The Killer Inside Me
2010
as Howard Hendricks
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...
Women in Trouble
2009
as Travis McPherson
A serpentine day in the life of ten seemingly disparate women: a porn star, a flight attendant, a psychiatrist, a masseuse, a bartender, a pair of cal...
Not Forgotten
2009
as Jack Bishop
Set in a Tex-Mex border town, Not Forgotten is a classic psychological thriller about Jack and Amaya Bishop, a couple who must come to terms with thei...
The Lodger
2009
as Malcolm
Follows a seasoned detective on the trail of a ruthless killer intent on slaughtering prostitutes along West Hollywood's Sunset Strip. It appears that...
The Key to Reserva
2007
as Roger Thornberry
Finding an unfinished script written by Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese attempts to recreate it himself as Hitchcock would have.
Sex and Death 101
2007
as Roderick Blank
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 wors...
The Devil Wears Prada
2006
as Christian Thompson
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 h...
Something New
2006
as Brian Kelly
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-spi...
Land of the Dead
2005
as Riley
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...
The Ring Two
2005
as Max Rourke
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 Ai...
Book of Love
2004
as David Walker
Living among fusty academics, an unusual young man gets between a high school history teacher and his wife.
Burst
2004
Director of Photography
A short film about fictional actor Maxwell McCourtney, featuring the cast and crew of 'Enduring Love'.
The Affair of the Necklace
2001
as Rétaux de Vilette
In pre-Revolutionary France, a young aristocratic woman left penniless by the political unrest in the country, must avenge her family's fall from grac...
Red Planet
2000
as Chip Pettengill
Astronauts search for solutions to save a dying Earth by searching on Mars, only to have the mission go terribly awry.
Sunset Strip
2000
as Michael Scott
A day in Hollywood, 1972, with young people looking for the 24 hours that will change their lives. Zach will open that night for a British rocker at W...
Restaurant
2000
as Kenny
A few young waiters at a popular New Jersey restaurant are dreaming of becoming actors or otherwise getting into the artistic community.
Ride with the Devil
1999
as George Clyde
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...
Secret Men's Business
1999
as Andy Greville
Secret Men's Business explores the relationships and issues of 4 school-friends reunited after the death of a beloved school teacher. During a weekend...
Love from Ground Zero
1998
as Eric
Love From Ground Zero follows three strangers across the back roads of America with the ashes of a mutual friend. Using a series of old postcards as a...
Judas Kiss
1998
as Junior Armstrong
The shooting of a U.S. senator's wife raises the stakes for kidnappers seeking a hefty ransom for a computer magnate.
Most Wanted
1997
as Stephen Barnes
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 ...
L.A. Confidential
1997
as Matt Reynolds
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...
Klara and the Sun
N/A
Klara, an Artificial Friend designed to prevent loneliness, is purchased by a mother and her bright teen daughter, Josie. Josie, who suffers from a my...