Simon Baker

Actor. Born 30 July 1969 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.

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Born

30 July 1969, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

Biography

Simon Baker is an Australian actor and director. He is best known for playing Patrick Jane in the CBS series The Mentalist (2008–2015) and Nicholas Fallin in The Guardian (2001–2004). His film roles include Matt Reynolds in L.A. Confidential (1997), Christian Thompson in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and Jared Cohen in Margin Call (2011).

Baker began his career in Australian television, appearing in the soap opera E Street (1992–1993), for which he received the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent in 1993. He later moved to the United States. He has received Primetime Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations for his television performances and has also directed episodes of series in which he starred.

In 2026 he portrayed Benton Wesley in the Prime Video series Scarpetta.

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Filmography

Beyond what we have reviewed, Simon Baker is known for The Devil Wears Prada (2006), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Mentalist (2008), The Ring Two (2005), Margin Call (2011), Land of the Dead (2005), Red Planet (2000) and I Give It a Year (2013).

Scarpetta

2026 · as Benton Wesley