Directed credits
3
Emerging
Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Simon Baker
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
5.7
Moderate attention
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 2All crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 1284159
IMDb ID: nm0048932
Known for: Acting
Born: July 30, 1969
Age: 56
Place of birth: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1989 - 2026
Years active: 38
Average TMDB rating: 6.14
Wikidata: Q192021
Also known as
Simon Baker-Denny • Simon Denny • Simon Baker Denny • Simon Lucas Baker • سایمون بیکر
Frequent jobs
Director (2)Director of Photography (1)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)
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.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Simon Baker.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Simon Baker.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Simon Baker.
as Matt Reynolds
L.A. Confidential
1997 • Movie
as Christian Thompson
The Devil Wears Prada
2006 • Movie
as Jared Cohen
Margin Call
2011 • Movie
Producer
Breath
2017 • Movie
as Brian Kelly
Something New
2006 • Movie
as George Clyde
Ride with the Devil
1999 • Movie
as Travis
High Ground
2021 • Movie
as Riley
Land of the Dead
2005 • Movie
as Roderick Blank
Sex and Death 101
2007 • Movie
as Howard Hendricks
The Killer Inside Me
2010 • Movie
as Max Rourke
The Ring Two
2005 • Movie
as Chip Pettengill
Red Planet
2000 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Simon Baker.
Director • 5 eps
The Mentalist
2008 • Series
as Robert Bell • 5 eps
Boy Swallows Universe
2024 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Conan
2010 • Series
as Benton Wesley • 8 eps
Scarpetta
2026 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The View
1997 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Simon Baker.
as Christian Thompson
The Devil Wears Prada
2006 • Movie
as Matt Reynolds
L.A. Confidential
1997 • Movie
as Jared Cohen
Margin Call
2011 • Movie
as Max Rourke
The Ring Two
2005 • Movie
as Roderick Blank
Sex and Death 101
2007 • Movie
as Riley
Land of the Dead
2005 • Movie
as Guy
I Give It a Year
2013 • Movie
as Stephen Barnes
Most Wanted
1997 • Movie
as Chip Pettengill
Red Planet
2000 • Movie
as Howard Hendricks
The Killer Inside Me
2010 • Movie
as Brian Kelly
Something New
2006 • Movie
Producer
Breath
2017 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Simon Baker.
Director • 5 eps
The Mentalist
2008 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Conan
2010 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The View
1997 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 • Series
as Sam Farrell • 112 eps
E Street
1989 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Guardian
2001 • Series
as Benton Wesley • 8 eps
Scarpetta
2026 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Simon Baker.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Simon Baker.
as Travis Hurley
Limbo
2023 • Movie
as Luke
Blaze
2022 • Movie
as Travis
High Ground
2021 • Movie
as Nick
Here and Now
2018 • Movie
as Sando
Breath
2017 • Movie
as Guy
I Give It a Year
2013 • Movie
as Jared Cohen
Margin Call
2011 • Movie
as Howard Hendricks
The Killer Inside Me
2010 • Movie
as Travis McPherson
Women in Trouble
2009 • Movie
as Jack Bishop
Not Forgotten
2009 • Movie
as Malcolm
The Lodger
2009 • Movie
as Roderick Blank
Sex and Death 101
2007 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Simon Baker.
as Benton Wesley • 8 eps
Scarpetta
2026 • Series
as Keith Mulvaney • 5 eps
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
2025 • Series
as Robert Bell • 5 eps
Boy Swallows Universe
2024 • Series
as Adam • 1 eps
Roar
2022 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Conan
2010 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Live from Studio Five
2009 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 • Series
as Patrick Jane • 151 eps
The Mentalist
2008 • Series
as Jeff Breen • 7 eps
Smith
2006 • Series
as Self • 5 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 • Series