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Simon Baker on "The Mentalist"
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Simon Baker stars as Patrick Jane on CBS's "The Mentalist."

Best known for his striking performance as Nick Fallin on CBS's drama "The Guardian," Simon Baker starred in the series from 2001-2004. Simon Baker won widespread critical praise for his portrayal of a hardened corporate lawyer who was sentenced to work as a legal child advocate after being found guilty of drug possession. In the first season, Simon Baker was recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association with a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series.

In 2007, Simon Baker made the transition from a television star to big screen leading man with two diverse roles. In the critically acclaimed feature "The Devil Wears Prada," Simon Baker starred opposite Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway as the dashing Christian Thompson. In the feature film "Something New," a romantic comedy starring opposite Sanaa Lathan, Simon Baker played a working class landscaper who falls in love with an uptight professional black woman.

Simon Baker first gained attention in the Academy Award winning film "L.A. Confidential," following it up with a string of memorable performances in "An Affair of the Necklace," "Red Planet," "Sunset Strip," "Judas Kiss" and the horror sequel "The Ring 2," opposite Naomi Watts and Sissy Spacek. Simon Baker garnered acclaim for his turn in the independent film "Book of Love," which screened in competition at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival." Simon Baker was part of the all-star cast of Ang Lee's critically acclaimed "Ride With the Devil," which screened at the 1999 Deauville Film Festival and was also a gala presentation at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival.

Simon Baker's other film credits include "Sex and Death 101" starring opposite Winona Ryder and "Land of the Dead," a critically acclaimed thriller co-starring Dennis Hopper, John Leguizamo and Asia Argento, as well as the indies "Restaurant" and "Love from Ground Zero."

Next up for Simon Baker are lead roles in two upcoming independent films. In "The Lodger," Simon Baker stars opposite Hope Davis, Alfred Molina and Philip Baker Hall. The film is based on Alfred Hitchcock's 1927 thriller of the same name. In "Not Forgotten," a psychological thriller, Simon Baker plays a bank manager in a US/Mexico border town haunted by the death of his daughter.

A native of Australia, Simon Baker now lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three children. In his spare time, Simon Baker likes to surf.






SIMON BAKER: FACTS

How tall is Simon Baker? How old is Simon Baker? Where was Simon Baker born? Where does Simon Baker live? Find out here.

Age: 40 years old
Birthday: July 30, 1969
Height: 5' 10"
Nickname: Sime
Full Name / Real Name: Simon Baker-Denny
Birthplace: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Current Residence: Los Angeles, CA
Wife: Rebecca Rigg




SIMON BAKER: NEWS (4)


Simon Baker on "The Mentalist"iParticipate gets Simon Baker, Emily Deschanel and Eva Longoria InvolvedJulia Louis-Dreyfus, Kate Walsh, Rainn Wilson and Masi Oka also take up the community service call as more than 60 network TV shows spotlight the power and joys of volunteerism from October 19 to 25. Read more...
Leighton Meester on "Gossip Girl"'61st Primetime Emmy Awards' Announces 1st Group of PresentersSimon Baker, Dana Delany, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Alyson Hannigan, Jon Hamm, Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Stephen Moyer, Jason Segel, Kiefer Sutherland and Chandra Wilson are all on board to present. Read more...
Cast of "Mad Men"2009 Emmy Award Nominations Announced"30 Rock" and "Mad Men" come out on top again this year for comedy and drama series with 22 and 16 nominations respectively, while "Grey Gardens" cultivates 17, "Into the West" rides into the sunset with 14, "Saturday Night Live" yucks it up for 13, and "Dancing with the Stars" waltzes away with 10. Read more...
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SIMON BAKER: TWEETS

thankyou jamie jones, seth troxler and simon baker.
3 hours ago
If U like Simon Baker (Mentalist) get "Not Forgotten" from Netflix. He stars in it and U get to see him shirtless a lot. Movie is good too
3 hours ago
RT @SaveSouthLAnd: ...Simon Baker is yummy ... #southland // Yummier with the accent, like Hugh Laurie! Love those accents!
4 hours ago
"The Mentalist" is making me a NaNoWriMo fail today. Oh, Simon Baker, you're worth it.
6 hours ago
Wow, Simon Baker de cabelo grande, omfg, why he always has to drive me crazy?
6 hours ago
vou ver the mentalist, até dormir rere simon baker meu deus grego *-*
8 hours ago
Learning a ton at #ANAmarketers Annual Conference! AND saw Simon Baker, The Bacon Bros. sing, Tony Danza, and tonight- Jane Krakowski!
9 hours ago
Watching the mentalist! I LOVE simon baker!
9 hours ago
Simon Baker is hot.
10 hours ago
@hp_anon SIMON BAKER HAS GORGEOUS DIRTY BLONDE CURLS WHAT IS THIS AUBURN NONSENSE?
10 hours ago
@queenmegan i am not impressed that this person thinks lee pace and simon baker have auburn hair.
10 hours ago
@kat_iedunn seth troxler, jamie jones, motor city drum ensemble, simon baker, big claude! could it be better? oh katie you should be come!
11 hours ago
Me too! Too bad Simon Baker's movies are nearly all rated R. Grr... RT @MarceyH: @CBSMentalistFan i so like that show!
13 hours ago
Lookin forward to the Haye-Valuev Fight and then Dubfire, CVS, Beyer, Simon Baker, Jamie Jones, MCDE n Seth Troxler at WHP tonight :) :)
16 hours ago
@amyxo Simon Baker IS very very very pretty *swoon* :D
17 hours ago