Biography
Christian Thompson's brilliant writer in the film "The Devil wears Prada", insightful psychologist Patrick Jane in the Mentalist detective drama, corporate lawyer Nick Fallin in the Drama "Defender".These roles brought the actor Simon Beiker nomination on Emmy and two "golden globes". In 2003, at his native green continent, the artist won the title "Music Television Person", and after 10 years, Baker took the American Film Academy.
Childhood and youth
The future actor was born in the summer of 1969 in the Australian state of Tasmania in the family of the theater and the family of the world. Mom taught children English, father worked as a gardener and a mechanic. After the divorce of parents, Mom married the second time. Summer's schuchima - Denny - Simon often used as the second native.
The first 3 years of the life of the Australian Star took place in Launceston, in 1972 the family in search of work moved to the city of Ballina.
Teenager Simon was carried away by water polo and surfing, reaching considerable heights on this field. But the young man chose not a sport, but medicine: in 1986, receiving a certificate of secondary education, he went to Sydney and entered the medical college. In the capital, Simon Baker experienced strength on the set.
A talented young man with a star appearance was noticed and after samples offered the first roles. The Diploma of Medbata Australian never received: the work on the film studio absorbed the time without leaving the strength to classes.
At 26, Baker immigrated to America, hoping to make a career in Hollywood. The calculation turned out to be correct: in the US, the cinematic biography has developed in the best way.
Films
For the first time, the actor appeared on the screen under the curtain of the 1980s. In the Tutors of Australian Melodramen "Houses and Tracks" and "School of Broken Hearts", it was treated as Simon Denny.
In Los Angeles, passing casting, Australian starred in Neonwar Drema "Los Angeles Secrets". Director Curtis Hanson invited Russell Crowe, Kim Basinger, Kevin Spacy and Guy Pierce. Simonu got a bright role of Matt Reynolds, who opened the doors to Hollywood.
After the release of the series on the screens, the director willingly offered a role to the roles in projects, and he hardly managed from one set on another. For the first five-year-old stay at the Hollywood Hills, Simon Baker starred in six projects, the most bright - Fantasy "Red Planet" with Vahl Kilmer in the lead role and the series "Defender".
The last film brought Bayiker fame: the actor nominated for the first Golden Globe. Australian appeared in the image of a key character - a lawyer Nika Fallyina - in three seasons of the series. The tape is notable and the fact that Simon Baker debuted in it as a director, removing one of the series.
In January 2004, the premiere of the "Anatomy of Passion" District Alan Brown was held, where Simon Baker appeared starring in the star company Francis O'Connor and Gregory Smith. The following year, the artist "lit up" in the Thriller "Call-2" Hideo Rangered in a duet with twice Nomarized Naomi Watts and in the postpox of George Romero "Land of the Dead".
But the main project of the mid-2000s was the comedy drama David Frenkel "The Devil wears Prada", in which Simon Baker appeared in the star company Meryl Strip and Ann Hathaway. The picture had a loud success, and its participants fell in the nomination of the main film. Strip was presented with Oscar.
In 2007, a premiere of a comedy with elements of Fantasy "Sex and 101 Death", in which the actor starred in a duet with Winona Ryder. The actress played a serial killer. Daniel Waters tape director presented a ribbon at the Film Festival in Seattle and received a premium, but on the Rotten Tomatoes website, the picture received negative feedback.
The real taste of Glory Simon Baker experienced after the release of the "SI-Bi-ES" TV channel "Mentalist". Millions of viewers, without breaking, watched the actions of the hero of Baker - Patrick Jane's psychoanalyst, who seeks to take revenge on the maniac for the murder of relatives. The series came out from 2008 to 2015.
In 2009, the artist's work was nominated for the Golden Globe and Emmy. Simon Baker was directed by five episodes from the 151st. The project brought the Australian star on the Alley of Glory. Removing in the series, the actor appeared in the comedies of the "Women in trouble", "I give a year" and the thrillers of the "killer inside me" and the "risk limit".
Personal life
The blonde native of the green continent is a recognized sex symbol. In 2012, the Swiss watch company Longines called Baker "Ambassador of Elegance", and next year the fashion house Givenchy chose him by the face of Gentlemen ONLY.
The stars have millions of fans around the world, but the heart of Simon Baker is busy: he is married to Rebecca Rigg. They tied themselves to marriage as early 1990s. In 1993, Rebecca gave her husband to her daughter Stella. After 5 years, the baby appeared Brother Claude, who was lucky with the star godded - she became Naomi Watts.
In 2001, the Baker's family has grown: Stella and Claude appeared Brother Harry, who was baptized by Symon Star Street - Nicole Kidman.
Hollywood handsome man, next to which there would be quite a few women, values their family and willingly talk about his wife and children in an interview. In "Instagram" artist a lot of pictures of his beloved spouse and children.
Simon Baker now
After the completion of the filming in the "Mentalist", the artist took a breather for 2 years. Returned to the shooting in 2017, giving the audience a wonderful sports drama "Breath", in which the screenwriter, producer, director and actor. The tape was shot at the homeland of the stars - in Australia. The main roles were divided by Baker, Elizabeth Debiki and Richard Roxburg.
In 2018, it became known that Baker was filmed in the musical melodraman "The Best Day of My Life" and will soon appear on the screen in the star company Rena Zellweger and Sarah Jessica Parker.
Filmography
- 1997 - "Los Angeles Secrets"
- 2000 - "Red Planet"
- 2001 - "History with a necklace"
- 2001-2004 - "Defender"
- 2005 - "Dead Earth"
- 2005 - "Call 2"
- 2006 - "The Devil wears Prada"
- 2006 - "Something new"
- 2008 - "Disappearance"
- 2008 - "Mentalist"
- 2009 - "Women in trouble"
- 2010 - "Killer inside me"
- 2011 - "Risk Limit"
- 2012 - I give a year "
- 2017 - "Breath"