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Simon Baker Biography
Simon Baker is an Australian actor and director best known for portraying Patrick Jane in The Mentalist from 2008 to 2015. That portrayal earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2009. He first gained prominence on the Australian soap opera E Street between 1992 and 1993.
Simon Baker Height
Baker stands at a rough height of 5 feet and 11 inches.
Simon Baker Age
Baker is 57 years old. He was born Simon Lucas Baker on July 30, 1969, in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. Baker annually celebrates his birthday on July 30th.
Personal Life
Simon Baker Family and Relatives
Baker was born to Elizabeth and Barry Baker in Launceston, Tasmania. He has four siblings, including an older sister, two half-brothers, and a half-sister. When Baker was 9 months old, his family moved to New Guinea. Barry was a mechanic and school caretaker, while Elizabeth was a high school English teacher.
Elizabeth and Barry’s marriage ended when Baker was two years old. Barry did not get in touch with Baker until he was an adult. Following the divorce, Elizabeth remarried Tom Denny, a butcher, but later divorced him. Baker did not get on well with his stepfather.
Though he mainly grew up in the Northern Rivers coastal town of Lennox Head, New South Wales, Baker spent part of his childhood in the suburbs of Sydney. He has been an avid surfer since his youth, and he considers surfing and the relationships with his surfing friends a significant part of his upbringing.
Simon Baker Spouse and Children
Baker tied the knot with Rebecca Rigg on October 2, 1998, after living together for five years. The pair held two wedding ceremonies, including one on the beach in Carmel. They have a daughter named Stella and two sons, Harry Friday and Claude Blue. Baker and Rigg lived in Los Angeles from 1995 until 2015, when they moved back to Sydney, Australia. They separated in April 2020.
Claude was born on March 26, 1999, and is 27 years old. On March 26, 2017, he posted a photo of Claude on his Instagram account and captioned, “He’s a big boy now. #eighteentoday #prouddad.”
Harry was born on September 19, 2001, and is 24 years old. On September 19, 2017, he shared a photo of himself surfing with Harry on his Instagram account, captioning, “The little guy just turned 16…Happy bday Harry Friday #firecracker #nolongerapassenger.”
Rigg is an Australian actress known for her roles in TV and film. She began her career as a child actor in Fatty Finn in 1980 and later appeared in the films Hunting (1991), Spotswood (1992), and Ellie Parker (2005).
Baker was raised Catholic, but became agnostic. He follows the rugby league club, the Parramatta Eels, in the National Rugby League.
Simon Baker Education
Baker studied at Ballina High School and Trinity Catholic College.
Professional Life
Simon Baker Net Worth
Baker has garnered a net worth ranging from $30 million to $50 million during his successful career as an actor and director.
Simon Baker Career
Baker launched his acting career in a commercial. At tiume, he was waiting for a for a friend to audition when he himself was asked to audition for it. Before his time in Hollywood, he starred in a couple of Australian TV shows, including protraying Sam Farrel in E Street from 1992 to 1993, James Hudson in Home and Away from 1993 to 1994, and om Summers in Heartbreak High in 1996. He received the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent in 1993.
Baker moved to the United States in the mid-1990s. In 1997, he played a supporting role in L.A. Confidential. He is known for playing the role of Patrick Jane in The Mentalist, co-starring with Robin Tunney. He played the role of Nick Fallin, a seasoned corporate lawyer sentenced to work as a legal child advocate after being found guilty of drug possession, in The Guardian. His performance earned him his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
In film, Baker gained prominence for his roles as Max Rourke in the remake of the Japanese horror film The Ring Two, Riley Denbo in Land of the Dead, and Christian Thompson in The Devil Wears Prada. In June 2012, he joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with 175 other individuals.
Baker’s contribution to the entertainment industry earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 14, 2013. His star can be found at 6352 Hollywood Blvd. He made his directorial debut in 2017 with the film, Breath, in which he also co-wrote, co-produced, and starred in.
Simon Baker Nicole Kidman
Despite rumors of them dating, Baker and Nicole are longtime Australian friends, having known each other for over 25 years. She is the godmother to one of his sons, Harry. When Baker first moved to Los Angeles, he stayed at her house. They gained media attention and sparked dating rumors while promoting their Prime Video TV series, Scarpetta, where he stars as Benton Wesley and she plays Dr. Kay Scarpetta.
Simon Baker Football
Baker played in the Soccer Aid 2010 charity football match held at Old Trafford in Manchester. He suited up for the Rest of the World XI team with fellow celebrities like Woody Harrelson, Gordon Ramsay, and Mike Myers. He participated in a penalty shootout at the end of the game. Before the game, he told the Irish Independent that he was “terrified” because he didn’t grow up playing the sport in Australia, but possessed plenty of enthusiasm.
Baker has gone viral due to his uncanny resemblance to Norwegian midfielder Patrick Berg. Berg and Baker both share the signature blonde curls, facial features, and calm aura under pressure. Some joke that Berg is actually Patrick Jane(a role played by Baker in The Mentalist) playing football undercover.
Movies and TV Shows
Simon Baker E Street
Baker first gained prominence as Constable Sam Farrell on the Australian soap opera E Street between 1992 and 1993. Originally, Baker was credited under his step-father’s surname as Simon Denny during his time on the show. He received the prestigious 1993 Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent right before the series concluded.
Constable Sam is a young, earnest, and devoted police constable posted in the fictional inner-city Sydney district of Westside. Entering the canvas as the ultimate ‘good cop,’ he is caught in a vice between his strict duty to the badge, his vigilante father, who manipulates crime scenes and drags him into illegal operations, and his struggle to protect the woman he loves as a terrifying psychological threat grips the neighborhood.
Simon Baker The Mentalist
Baker is best known for portraying Patrick Jane in The Mentalist from 2008 to 2015. That portrayal earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2009. In 2010, he earned US$350,000 per episode of the show. That same year, he received nominations for a Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series – Drama Award, Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Award, and Australian Film Institute Awards. Shortly afterwards, he signed a new contract that granted a payment of US$30 million for his role as the title character. He also directed and produced the film.
The Mentalist follows former “psychic” Patrick Jane, currently working as a consultant to the California Bureau of Investigation (CBI) based in Sacramento, California, to help a team of CBI agents solve murders. In exchange, he is granted the opportunity to track down Red John, a notorious serial killer responsible for the brutal murders of his wife, Angela Ruskin Jane, and his daughter, Charlotte Anne Jane. Though he’s not an officer of the law, he uses highly developed observational skills to “read” people’s minds and solve murder cases.
Before the deaths of his wife and daughter, Patrick had a profitable career as a con man, successfully posing as a psychic medium and enjoying a near-celebrity status. He makes an appearance on a TV show, where he claims his paranormal abilities helped the police profile Red John. Angered by the perceived disregard, Red John brutally murders Patrick’s wife and his young daughter in revenge. As a result, Patrick abandons his psychic career and teams up with the CBI.
Simon Baker Other Films and TV Shows
During his career, Baker has appeared in multiple movies and TV shows, including
- Shades of Love: Midnight Magic
- Home and Away
- Sweat
- Heartbreak High
- Most Wanted
- Secret Men’s Business
- Judas Kiss
- Ride with the Devil
- Red Planet
- The Guardian
- Sunset Strip
- The Affair of the Necklace
- Book of Love
- The Ring Two
- Something New
- Sex and Death 101
- Smith
- Not Forgotten
- The Lodger
- Women in Trouble
- The Killer Inside Me
- Margin Call
- Smith
- Here and Now
- High Ground
- Blaze
- Boy Swallows Universe
- Limbo
- The Narrow Road to the Deep North
- Ten Pound Poms
- Klara and the Sun
- Scarpetta
Simon Baker Social Media
Baker has an active social media platform, i.e., Instagram, which has a following of over 1M.
