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Simon Baker

Simon Baker

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 30, 1969 (56)
Birthplace Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Oct 02, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 k ... nown 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.

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Filmography

Limbo

Limbo

2023

as Travis Hurley

Blaze

Blaze

2022

as Luke

High Ground

High Ground

2020

as Travis

Here and Now

Here and Now

2018

as Nick

Breath

Breath

2017

as Sando

I Give It a Year

I Give It a Year

2013

as Guy

Margin Call

Margin Call

2011

as Jared Cohen

The Killer Inside Me

The Killer Inside Me

2010

as Howard Hendricks

Not Forgotten

Not Forgotten

2009

as Jack Bishop

The Lodger

The Lodger

2009

as Malcolm

Women in Trouble

Women in Trouble

2009

as Travis McPherson

The Key to Reserva

The Key to Reserva

2007

as Roger Thornberry

Sex and Death 101

Sex and Death 101

2007

as Roderick Blank

Something New

Something New

2006

as Brian Kelly

The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada

2006

as Christian Thompson

Land of the Dead

Land of the Dead

2005

as Riley

The Ring Two

The Ring Two

2005

as Max Rourke

Book of Love

Book of Love

2004

as David Walker

The Affair of the Necklace

The Affair of the Necklace

2001

as Rétaux de Vilette

Restaurant

Restaurant

2000

as Kenny

Red Planet

Red Planet

2000

as Chip Pettengill

Secret Men's Business

Secret Men's Business

1999

as Andy Greville

Ride with the Devil

Ride with the Devil

1999

as George Clyde

Love from Ground Zero

Love from Ground Zero

1998

as Eric

Judas Kiss

Judas Kiss

1998

as Junior Armstrong

Most Wanted

Most Wanted

1997

as Stephen Barnes

L.A. Confidential

L.A. Confidential

1997

as Matt Reynolds

Breath

Breath

2017

Screenplay

Breath

Breath

2017

Director

Blaze

Blaze

2022

Executive Producer

Breath

Breath

2017

Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Mentalist

as Patrick Jane

Episodes: 151

First Aired: Sep 23, 2008

E Street

as Sam Farrell

Episodes: 112

First Aired: Jan 24, 1989

The Guardian

as Nick Fallin

Episodes: 67

First Aired: Sep 25, 2001

Smith

as Jeff Breen

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 19, 2006

Boy Swallows Universe

as Robert Bell

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jan 11, 2024

Heartbreak High

as Decoy

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 01, 1994

Scarpetta

as Benton Wesley

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Unknown

Sweat

as Paul Steadman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 20, 1996

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

as Keith

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 18, 2025

Roar

as Adam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 15, 2022

The View

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Live from Studio Five

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 14, 2009

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 2009

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 29 39 23
2024 7 36 53 21
2024 8 35 67 21
2024 9 27 47 14
2024 10 27 57 15
2024 11 25 51 14
2024 12 25 39 19
2025 1 31 45 17
2025 2 20 32 5
2025 3 10 23 1
2025 4 2 2 1
2025 5 3 5 2
2025 6 2 3 2
2025 7 3 4 2
2025 8 4 8 2
2025 9 2 3 2
2025 10 2 3 2

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 868 848
2025 1 385 90
2025 2 831 544
2025 3 437 398
2025 7 406 343
2025 9 723 642
2025 10 340 220

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