Simon Baker

Career timeline

1. 1969 · Born

   Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

2. 1989 · Screen debut

   E Street (TV)

3. 1997 · Breakthrough

   L.A. Confidential (Movie)

4. 2008 · Directing debut

   The Mentalist (TV)

5. 2008 · First production

   The Mentalist (TV)

6. 2017 · Writing debut

   Breath (Movie)

7. 2026 · Latest release

   Scarpetta (TV)

Career in numbers

1 1980s

10 1990s

16 2000s

6 2010s

6 2020s

• Drama30
• Thriller12
• Crime8
• Comedy8
• Mystery6
• Romance6

Highest-rated title The Mentalist 2008 8.4 Most popular title The Mentalist 2008 8.4

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Simon Baker in our catalogue.

Stanley Tucci

2 titles together

1. 2026 Scarpetta as Benton Wesley 6.4 TV
2. 2025 The Narrow Road to the Deep North as Keith Mulvaney 7.2 TV
3. 2024 Boy Swallows Universe as Robert Bell 7.4 TV
4. 2023 Limbo as Travis Hurley 6.1 Movie
5. 2022 Blaze as Luke 5.4 Movie
6. 2021 High Ground as Travis 6.4 Movie
7. 2018 Here and Now as Nick 5.3 Movie
8. 2017 Breath as Sando 6.6 Movie
9. 2013 I Give It a Year as Guy 5.5 Movie
10. 2011 Margin Call as Jared Cohen 6.9 Movie
11. 2010 Going Vertical: The Short Board Revolution as Narrator Movie
12. 2010 The Killer Inside Me as Howard Hendricks 5.8 Movie
13. 2009 Women in Trouble as Travis McPherson 5.1 Movie
14. 2009 Not Forgotten as Jack Bishop 5.0 Movie
15. 2009 The Lodger as Malcolm 5.7 Movie
16. 2008 The Mentalist as Patrick Jane 8.4 TV
17. 2007 Sex and Death 101 as Roderick Blank 6.1 Movie
18. 2006 Smith as Jeff Breen 7.3 TV
19. 2006 The Devil Wears Prada as Christian Thompson 7.4 Movie
20. 2006 Something New as Brian Kelly 6.4 Movie
21. 2005 Land of the Dead as Riley 6.3 Movie
22. 2005 The Ring Two as Max Rourke 5.8 Movie
23. 2004 Book of Love as David Walker 4.6 Movie
24. 2001 The Affair of the Necklace as Rétaux de Vilette 5.6 Movie
25. 2001 The Guardian as Nick Fallin 7.0 TV
26. 2000 Red Planet as Chip Pettengill 5.7 Movie
27. 2000 Sunset Strip as Michael Scott 4.8 Movie
28. 1999 Ride with the Devil as George Clyde 6.3 Movie
29. 1999 Restaurant as Kenny Movie
30. 1999 Secret Men's Business as Andy Greville Movie
31. 1998 Love from Ground Zero as Eric Movie
32. 1998 Judas Kiss as Junior Armstrong 5.7 Movie
33. 1997 Most Wanted as Stephen Barnes 5.4 Movie
34. 1997 L.A. Confidential as Matt Reynolds 7.8 Movie
35. 1996 Sweat as Paul Steadman TV
36. 1994 Which Way to the War as Private Stan Hawke Movie
37. 1994 Heartbreak High as Decoy 6.8 TV
38. 1989 E Street as Sam Farrell TV

1. 2017 Breath 6.6 Movie
2. 2008 The Mentalist 8.4 TV

1. 2017 Breath 6.6 Movie
2. 2008 The Mentalist 8.4 TV

1. 2017 Breath 6.6 Movie

1. 2004 Burst Movie

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