Simon Baker
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
The Mentalist
Patrick Jane
2008
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
The View
Self
1997
Film
The Devil Wears Prada
Christian Thompson
2006
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Scarpetta
Benton Wesley
2026
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
The Guardian
Nick Fallin
2001
Series
E Street
Sam Farrell
1989
Series
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
2009
Series
Heartbreak High
Decoy
1994
Film
L.A. Confidential
Matt Reynolds
1997
Series
Roar
Adam
2022
Film
Margin Call
Jared Cohen
2011
Series
Boy Swallows Universe
Robert Bell
2024
Film
The Ring Two
Max Rourke
2005
Film
Red Planet
Chip Pettengill
2000
Film
Land of the Dead
Riley
2005
Series
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Keith Mulvaney
2025
Film
I Give It a Year
Guy
2013
Series
Smith
Jeff Breen
2006
Film
Sex and Death 101
Roderick Blank
2007
Film
Most Wanted
Stephen Barnes
1997
Film
Ride with the Devil
George Clyde
1999
Film
Something New
Brian Kelly
2006
Series
Sweat
Paul Steadman
1996
Film
The Killer Inside Me
Howard Hendricks
2010
Film
High Ground
Travis
2021
Film
Breath
Sando
2017
Film
The Lodger
Malcolm
2009
Film
Not Forgotten
Jack Bishop
2009
Film
Here and Now
Nick
2018
Film
Judas Kiss
Junior Armstrong
1998
Film
The Affair of the Necklace
Rétaux de Vilette
2001
Film
Book of Love
David Walker
2004
Film
Limbo
Travis Hurley
2023
Film
Women in Trouble
Travis McPherson
2009
Film
Blaze
Luke
2022
Series
Live from Studio Five
Self
2009
Film
Sunset Strip
Michael Scott
2000
Love from Ground Zero
Eric
1998
Film
Restaurant
Kenny
1999
Film
Secret Men's Business
Andy Greville
1999
Going Vertical: The Short Board Revolution
Narrator
2010
Film
Which Way to the War
Private Stan Hawke
1994