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Simon Baker

1969-07-30

The 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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The Devil Wears Prada

7.4 average rating
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Margin Call

6.857 average rating
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Land of the Dead

6.177 average rating
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L.A. Confidential

7.8 average rating
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Sex and Death 101

6.156 average rating
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The Ring Two

5.74 average rating
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Something New

6.442 average rating
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Most Wanted

5.4 average rating
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Breath

6.6 average rating
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High Ground

6.5 average rating
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I Give It a Year

5.5 average rating
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The Killer Inside Me

5.8 average rating
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The Lodger

5.7 average rating
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The Affair of the Necklace

5.6 average rating
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Ride with the Devil

6.3 average rating
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Red Planet

5.7 average rating
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Judas Kiss

5.6 average rating
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Women in Trouble

5.1 average rating
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The Key to Reserva

7.2 average rating
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Not Forgotten

5.2 average rating