Simon Baker

Simon Baker is a film and television actor born in Tasmania, Australia on July 30th, 1969. He is best known for his work on two hit CBS television seires. From 2001 to 2004 he played lawyer Nick Fallin on the series The Guardian and beginning in 2008 he played CBI consultant Patrick Jane on The Mentalist.

In horror fiction, Simon made his TV debut in the season one episode of Tales from the Crypt'' entitled "Only Sin Deep". Simon played a party guest and was uncredited for his participation in that episode.

Simon's horror film credits include 2005's The Ring Two in which he played Max Rourke. That same year, Simon appeared in another sequel to a popular horror movie franchise, George Romero's Land of the Dead, in which he played one of the main characters, Riley Denbo.

Notes & Trivia

 * Simon Baker's co-star on The Mentalist is Robin Tunney, who has appeared in such films as The Craft and End of Days.