Simon baker

SIMON BAKER

Simon Baker (born 30 July 1969) is an Australian actor and director. In his television acting career, he is best known for his lead role in the CBS television series The Mentalist as Patrick Jane and as Nicholas Fallin in The Guardian. In his film acting career, he is best known for the lead role of Riley Denbo in Land of the Dead and Christian Thompson in the film adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, based on the 2003 novel of the same name. EARLY LIFE Simon Baker was born to a high-school English teacher,Elizabeth Labberton, and a groundskeeper/mechanic, Barry Baker, on 30 July 1969, in Launceston, Tasmania. He was raised as a Roman Catholic. His parents divorced while he was still young. His mother a sister, later married Tom Denny, a butcher. Simon Baker also has currently a doctor in Australia, and three younger half

brothers. By 1972, they had moved from Launceston to Ballina, New South Wales, hoping to secure better paying jobs. In 1986, he graduated from Ballina High School as Simon Baker-Denny, after completing his primary school education at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Primary School, also in Ballina. Simon Baker Relationships: • Claude Blue Baker - Son • Harry Friday Baker - Son • Rebecca Rigg - Wife • Stella Breeze Baker - Daughter • Tom Denny - Stepfather • Barry Baker - Father • Elizabeth Labberton – Mother Simon Baker Awards: • 2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee • 2009 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee • 2010 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee • 2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series – Nominee.