"For an actor working in television or film, I think it's important to understand how the medium works - how the camera and lenses work and how the sound and the editing works."
Simon Lucas Baker (born 30 July 1969 in Launceston, Australia) is an Australian actor best known for The Guardian and The Mentalist.
He was married to actress Rebecca Rigg and they have three children, one of whom is actress Stella Baker. Sometimes billed as Simon Baker-Denny.
Film Roles
- L.A. Confidential as Matt Reynolds
- Most Wanted as Stephen Barnes
- Restaurant as Kenny
- Judas Kiss as Junior Armstrong
- Love From Ground Zero as Eric
- Red Planet as Chip Pettengill
- Land of the Dead
- The Devil Wears Prada as Christian Thompson
- Margin Call as Jared Cohen
- Breath as Bill "Sando" Sanderson (also director, co-producer, and co-writer)
- High Ground as Travis
Television Roles
- E Street as Constable Sam Farrell (1 episode)
- A Country Practice as Stewart Waterman (2 episodes)
- Home and Away as James Hudson (19 episodes)
- Heartbreak High as Mr. Thomas 'Tom' Summers (8 episodes)
- The Guardian as Nick Fallin
- Smith as Jeff Breen (7 episodes)
- The Mentalist as Patrick Jane
