Simon Baker is an actor of Australian origin. Baker is famous for his lead roles in TV shows like “The Guardian” and “The Mentalist”.
Simon Baker Parents
His parents are Barry Baker and Elizabeth Labberton.
His father, Barry Baker was a mechanic and school caretaker while his mother, Elizabeth Labberton was a high school English teacher.
Simon Baker Biography
Simon Lucas Baker was born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. The date was July 30, 1969.
He grew up in a small town named Ballina in New South Wales which is near the Northern Rivers of The Australian state. In childhood, Simon received the nickname “Smiley.”
Simon Baker has a sister, Terri Baker. She is a physician.
In 1998, Simon Baker was married to Rebecca Rigg who is an Australian actress.
In the course of their relationship, they’ve three kids who are now adults: Stella Baker, Harry Friday Baker as well as Claude Blue Baker.
Simon Baker has an estimated net worth of $40 million.
The actor Simon Baker has cashed in his popularity in “The Mentalist.” He signed a contract in 2010 that gave producers credit as well as an increased share of the back-end syndication profit. For the 2013 season, Baker made $350,000 per episode of “The Mentalist”. This equates to about $8.5 million for the season.
Baker, in addition to his acting career, is also an experienced director with a number of credits in the production specialty. Simon has ventured into film throughout his career and has had a string of notable roles as a star and a part of Hollywood blockbusters.
In his acting career, Simon Baker started in the world of television through roles on shows like “Home and Away,” “Heartbreak High,” and “E Street.” Although these roles definitely contributed to putting Simon on the scene, they weren’t popular with viewers from across the world.
Simon Baker desired a greater challenging role than being a part of Australian soap shows for the rest of his life. Consequently, Baker moved to Los Angeles in search of larger roles.
His debut breakthrough came when he was signed for the part of Matt Reynolds in the neo-noir film “L.A. Confidential.”
He played the minor character of a gay actor who was framed and killed. The film received a lot of positive reviews and was awarded the film two Academy Awards after being nominated for nine awards. The film also did very well in the theaters, netting $126 million.
Simon Baker was moving toward bigger and more prominent roles, but before that, he needed to pay the bills with several smaller roles in a variety of film projects, both feature and independent. The year 1998 saw him star on the screen in “Love from Ground Zero.”
The following year, he joined the crew in “Ride with the Devil,” and following his appearance in a film for television, it was followed by “Sunset Strip.” In 2000, he appeared in the character of Chip Pettengill in the ill-fated sci-fi thriller “Red Planet.” The film only made $33.5 million from the cost of just $80 million and was largely criticized in reviews.
The year 2001 was when Simon Baker first took part in Nick Fallin’s “The Guardian.” The role would turn out to as one of the most well-known TV roles and helped him to become more recognized on the world stage. He was part of the main actors in the series for 67 seasons up to 2004.
In the year 2006, Simon Baker secured a guest part in the show “Smith,” appearing in seven episodes. Perhaps the most significant role of his career will be the next one to come along when Simon began playing the character the role of Patrick Jane on “The Mentalist” in the year 2008.
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