The Mentalist Star Simon Baker Signs New Deal with Warner Bros. TV
December 28th, 2010
Baker will become a producer in Season 5 and earn an estimated $30 million for his work as Patrick Jane on the hit CBS TV series.
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Full Bio
Fair-haired Australian actor Simon Baker (occasionally billed as Simon Baker-Denny, and not to be confused with the Native American performer of the same name) specialized in playing suave, cultured, and sophisticated types, with many assignments as a romantic lead. He debuted as a performer in his native country, with roles on such popular Oceanian series as E Street (1989), Heartbreak High (1994), and Naked (1995), but made the Hollywood leap opposite fellow Aussie import Russell Crowe with a small supporting role in the Curtis Hanson-directed post-noir blockbuster L.A. Confidential (1997). Taking the success of this as a cue, Baker then accepted a lead in the similar, albeit less-favorably received, outing Judas Kiss (1998). He starred opposite Val Kilmer and Carrie-Anne Moss in Red Planet (2000), and opposite Hilary Swank in The Affair of the Necklace (2001), but achieved far greater recognition and acclaim in the lead role on the CBS drama series The Guardian (2001-2004). He played Nick Fallin, a coke-addled attorney who finds redemption via child advocacy, until the series was canceled after three seasons.
Successive projects included a turn in the big-budget horror sequel The Ring Two (2005); a role as Anne Hathaway's prospective suitor (whom she rejects in favor of her career) in David Frankel's The Devil Wears Prada (2006); and a part as one half of an interracial couple in Something New, opposite Sanaa Lathan. Meanwhile, at about the same time, Baker played Jeff Breen, a professional thief, on the short-lived CBS crime series Smith, starring Ray Liotta. In fall 2008, Baker headlined the new detective series The Mentalist, playing an investigator with razor-sharp obervational skills. He also took on the lead role -- as a parent who opens up a nasty Pandora's box when he searches for his missing daughter -- in director Dror Soref's supernatural horror outing Not Forgotten (2008). ~ Nathan Southern
Successive projects included a turn in the big-budget horror sequel The Ring Two (2005); a role as Anne Hathaway's prospective suitor (whom she rejects in favor of her career) in David Frankel's The Devil Wears Prada (2006); and a part as one half of an interracial couple in Something New, opposite Sanaa Lathan. Meanwhile, at about the same time, Baker played Jeff Breen, a professional thief, on the short-lived CBS crime series Smith, starring Ray Liotta. In fall 2008, Baker headlined the new detective series The Mentalist, playing an investigator with razor-sharp obervational skills. He also took on the lead role -- as a parent who opens up a nasty Pandora's box when he searches for his missing daughter -- in director Dror Soref's supernatural horror outing Not Forgotten (2008). ~ Nathan Southern
ACTING CREDITS
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The MentalistTV (89 episodes)-
There Will Be Blood...Patrick Jane
Mar 10, 2013 -
Days of Wine and Roses...Patrick Jane
Jan 6, 2013 -
Cherry Picked...Patrick Jane
Nov 4, 2012 -
Devil's Cherry...Patrick Jane
Oct 7, 2012 -
The Red Glass Bead...Patrick Jane
Sep 30, 2012 -
The Crimson Hat...Patrick Jane
May 17, 2012
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ConanTV (3 episodes)-
A Man, a Tan, a Terrible Plan...Himself
Oct 25, 2012 -
Quoth the Raven, 'That Is So Me!...Himself
Sep 20, 2011 -
The Devil Drives Stick...Himself
Aug 17, 2011
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Stand Up to Cancer (2012) ...Himself
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Margin Call (2011) ...Jared Cohen
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The Killer Inside Me (2010) ...Howard Hendricks
DIRECTING CREDITS
HEADLINES
Simon Baker and Paul Bettany Taking a Look at Margin Call
June 15th, 2010The film examines the 2008 stock market collapse.