Simon Baker
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Simon Lucas Baker is an Australian actor and director. He first gained prominence on the Australian soap opera E Street (1992–1993). He later starred in the CBS legal drama The Guardian (2001–2004), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama in 2002. From 2008 to 2015, he portrayed Patrick Jane in the drama series The Mentalist, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2009. Baker has also appeared in several films, including L.A. Confidential (1997), Restaurant (1998), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and Margin Call (2011).
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Simon Baker is an Australian actor and film director. Born in Launceston, Tasmania, in 1969, he is educated at the University of New South Wales. His professional career began in 1988. He speaks English.
Baker is married to Rebecca Rigg, and they have three children. He has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Film & TV
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
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…
Known for
- The Mentalist: Documentary — Archive Footage2026
- Scarpetta — Benton Wesley2026
- The Narrow Road to the Deep North — Keith Mulvaney2025
- Boy Swallows Universe — Robert Bell2024
- Limbo — Travis Hurley2023
- Blaze — Luke2022
- Roar — Adam2022
- High Ground — Travis2021
- The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self2019
- Here and Now — Nick2018
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Key facts
- Born
- Simon Lucas Baker , ( 1969-07-30 ) 30 July 1969 (age 56) , Launceston , Tasmania , Australia
- Other names
- Simon Denny Simon Denny Baker Simon Baker-Denny
- Citizenship
- Australia United States
- Occupations
- Actor filmmaker model
- Years active
- 1992–present
- Spouse
- Rebecca Rigg ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1998 ; separated</span>"}]]}'>sep. 2020 )
- Children
- 3, including Stella
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lucas
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Launceston
- Spouse
- Rebecca Rigg
- Occupation
- model
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Simon Baker.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Simon Baker
- date of birth
- 1969-07-30
- start of work period
- 1988-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Simon Lucas Baker (born 30 July 1969) is an Australian actor and director. He first gained prominence on the Australian soap opera E Street (1992–1993). He later starred in the CBS legal drama The Guardian (2001–2004), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama in 2002. From 2008 to 2015, he portrayed Patrick Jane in the drama series The Mentalist, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2009. Baker has also appeared in several films, including L.A. Confidential (1997), Restaurant (1998), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and Margin Call (2011).
Early life
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