Directed credits
3
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Beginning to build directing work.
Director
Simon Baker
Acting
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TMDB popularity
3.4
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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 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 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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Simon Baker.
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Directed Series
Series directed by Simon Baker.
Series
Upcoming Series
Next announced series projects with Simon Baker.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Simon Baker.
7.8
L.A. Confidential
as Matt Reynolds
1997 Movie
7.4
The Devil Wears Prada
as Christian Thompson
2006 Movie
6.9
Margin Call
as Jared Cohen
2011 Movie
6.5
Breath
Producer
2017 Movie
6.4
Something New
as Brian Kelly
2006 Movie
6.3
Ride with the Devil
as George Clyde
1999 Movie
6.3
High Ground
as Travis
2021 Movie
6.2
Land of the Dead
as Riley
2005 Movie
6.1
Sex and Death 101
as Roderick Blank
2007 Movie
5.8
The Killer Inside Me
as Howard Hendricks
2010 Movie
5.8
The Ring Two
as Max Rourke
2005 Movie
5.7
Red Planet
as Chip Pettengill
2000 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Simon Baker.
8.4
The Mentalist
Director • 5 eps
2008 Series
7.3
Boy Swallows Universe
as Robert Bell • 5 eps
2024 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
7.1
Conan
as Self • 1 eps
2010 Series
6.1
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 3 eps
2003 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 2 eps
1997 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Simon Baker.
7.4
The Devil Wears Prada
as Christian Thompson
2006 Movie
7.8
L.A. Confidential
as Matt Reynolds
1997 Movie
6.9
Margin Call
as Jared Cohen
2011 Movie
6.5
Breath
Producer
2017 Movie
6.2
Land of the Dead
as Riley
2005 Movie
6.4
Something New
as Brian Kelly
2006 Movie
5.8
Limbo
as Travis Hurley
2023 Movie
4.8
Restaurant
as Kenny
2000 Movie
5.8
The Ring Two
as Max Rourke
2005 Movie
5.4
Most Wanted
as Stephen Barnes
1997 Movie
5.7
Red Planet
as Chip Pettengill
2000 Movie
6.1
Sex and Death 101
as Roderick Blank
2007 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Simon Baker.
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
Director • 5 eps
2008 Series
7.1
Conan
as Self • 1 eps
2010 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 2 eps
1997 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 3 eps
2003 Series
7.0
The Guardian
Director • 1 eps
2001 Series
6.1
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.9
Heartbreak High
as Decoy • 2 eps
1994 Series
6.0
E Street
as Sam Farrell • 112 eps
1989 Series
In 3 weeks
Scarpetta
as Benton Wesley • 8 eps
2026 Series
5.6
Roar
as Adam • 1 eps
2022 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Simon Baker.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Simon Baker.
5.8
Limbo
as Travis Hurley
2023 Movie
5.4
Blaze
as Luke
2022 Movie
6.3
High Ground
as Travis
2021 Movie
5.3
Here and Now
as Nick
2018 Movie
6.5
Breath
as Sando
2017 Movie
5.5
I Give It a Year
as Guy
2013 Movie
6.9
Margin Call
as Jared Cohen
2011 Movie
5.8
The Killer Inside Me
as Howard Hendricks
2010 Movie
5.1
Women in Trouble
as Travis McPherson
2009 Movie
5.0
Not Forgotten
as Jack Bishop
2009 Movie
5.7
The Lodger
as Malcolm
2009 Movie
7.2
The Key to Reserva
as Roger Thornberry
2007 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Simon Baker.
In 3 weeks
Scarpetta
as Benton Wesley • 8 eps
2026 Series
7.6
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
as Keith Mulvaney • 5 eps
2025 Series
7.3
Boy Swallows Universe
as Robert Bell • 5 eps
2024 Series
5.6
Roar
as Adam • 1 eps
2022 Series
7.1
Conan
as Self • 1 eps
2010 Series
3.7
Live from Studio Five
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.1
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2009 Series
8.4
The Mentalist
as Patrick Jane • 151 eps
2008 Series
7.2
Smith
as Jeff Breen • 7 eps
2006 Series
5.6
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self • 3 eps
2003 Series
7.0
The Guardian
as Nick Fallin • 67 eps
2001 Series