Simon Baker (1)
Last year, Baker was seen in director Michael Winterbottom's THE KILLER INSIDE ME opposite Casey Affleck. Prior to this, Baker starred in the 20th Century Fox smash hit, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA opposite Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway; he also starred in SOMETHING NEW, a romantic comedy from Focus Features co-starring Sanaa Lathan.
Baker first gained attention in Curtis Hanson's Academy Award winning film LA CONFIDENTIAL opposite Kevin Spacey and Danny Devito. Other early roles for Baker include; AFFAIR OF THE NECKLACE opposite Hilary Swank, RED PLANET opposite Val Kilmer, SUNSET STRIP opposite Anna Friel and Nick Stahl, SEX AND DEATH 101 costarring Wynona Ryder, and Ang Lee's critically acclaimed RIDE WITH THE DEVIL which screened at the 1999 Deauville Film Festival and Toronto Film Festival.
Other feature film credits include, Universal's LAND OF THE DEAD, George Romero's highly anticipated continuation of his famous zombie series, which co-starred Dennis Hopper and John Leguizamo, DreamWorks' horror sequel THE RING 2 opposite Naomi Watts and Sissy Spacek, and the independent feature film BOOK OF LOVE opposite Frances O'Connor, which screened in competition at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
Baker starred in the highly rated, CBS drama THE GUARDIAN from 2001 to 2004. He portrayed a hardened corporate lawyer sentenced to work as a legal child advocate after being found guilty of drug possession. Baker's standout performance garnered him his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series. Other television credits include the critically acclaimed but short lived CBS series, SMITH, created by John Wells and also starring Ray Liotta and Virginia Madsen.
Baker and producer Mark Johnson have acquired the screen rights to the award-winning novel BREATH written by Tim Winton, one of Australia's best-known and most celebrated novelists. Baker and Johnson will produce, and Simon will play one of the lead roles.
Simon Baker (1) Facts
Occupation | Actor |
Birthday | July 30, 1969 (54) |
Sign | Leo |
Birthplace | Launceton, Australia |
Selected Filmography
Not available. |