BAKER, Simon 1969–(Simon Baker–Denny, Simon Baker Denny)

PERSONAL

Born July 30, 1969, in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia; immigrated to the United States, 1995; son of Barry Baker (a mechanic and groundskeeper) and Elizabeth Labberton (a high school English teacher); married Rebecca Rigg (an actress), 1998; children: Stella Breeze, Claude Blue, Harry Friday. Education: Briefly studied nursing in Sydney, Australia. Avocational Interests: Surfing, sports.

Addresses: Agent— Greg Siegel, Endeavor Talent Agency, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., Tenth Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager— Untitled Entertainment, 8436 West Third St., Suite 650, Los Angeles, CA 90048. Publicist— Christine Tripicchio, Wolf–Kasteler and Associates, 335 North Maple Dr., Suite 351, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Actor. Worked as a model, appeared in commercials, and worked as a director's assistant. Also worked as bartender, bricklayer, electrician, pizza maker, and salesperson.

Awards, Honors: Logie Award, TV Week, most popular new talent, 1992, for E Street; Australian Film Institute Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a leading role in a television feature or miniseries, 2000, for Secret Men's Business; Family Television Award, best actor, and Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a television series—drama, both 2002, for The Guardian.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

(As Simon Baker–Denny) Sam Farrell, E Street, 10 Network (Australia), 1991–1992.

James Healey, Home and Away, 7 Network (Australia), 1994.

(As Baker–Denny) Naked (also known as Naked: The Blind Side Breakaway ), ABC (Australia), c. 1995.

(As Baker–Denny) Thomas "Tom" Summers, Heartbreak High, 10 Network, 1995–1996.

Nick Fallin, The Guardian, CBS, 2001—.

Television Appearances; Movies:

(As Simon Baker–Denny) Junior Armstrong, Judas Kiss, Cinemax, 1998.

Andy Greville, Secret Men's Business, 1999.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Sweat, [Australia], c. 1995.

Young Eric Draven, "Brother's Keeper," The Crow: Stairway to Heaven, syndicated, 1999.

Guest, The View, ABC, 2002 and 2003.

Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2003.

Appeared as Stewart Waterman, "Local Hero: Parts 1 & 2," A Country Practice; as Ben, GP, [Australia]; and as a member of the band Decoy, Heartbreak High, 10 Network (Australia).

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 53rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 2001.

Presenter, The Eighth Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2002.

The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002.

Presenter, The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards, NBC, 2003.

Also a presenter for the 2003 Logie Awards ceremony in Australia.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Private Stan Hawke, Which Way to the War, [Australia], 1994.

Christian McNeill, The Last Best Place, CBS, 1996.

Television Director; Episodic:

"My Aim Is True," The Guardian, CBS, 2003.

Film Appearances:

(As Simon Baker Denny) Matt Reynolds, L.A. Confidential, Warner Bros., 1997.

Stephen Barnes, Most Wanted, New Line Cinema, 1997.

Eric, Love from Ground Zero, Sandbox Films, 1998.

(As Simon Baker–Denny) Kenny, Restaurant, 1998, Palisades Pictures, 2000.

George Clyde, Ride with the Devil, Universal, 1999.

Chip Pettengill, Red Planet, Warner Bros., 2000.

Michael Scott, Sunset Strip, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

Retaux de Vilette, The Affair of the Necklace, Warner Bros., 2001.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Appeared in music videos, including "Love You Right" by Euphoria.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Age Green Guide, February 13, 2003.

Detour, November, 1999.

Orange Coast, October, 2003.

Parade, September 1, 2002, p. 14.

Premiere, December, 2001, p. 22.

TV Guide, December 8, 2001, pp. 42–44; November 9, 2002, p. 16.

TV Week, January 25, 2003.

Whirl, October, 2003.

Who Weekly, July 1, 2002.

Wow, September 14, 2002.