Portrait of Simon Baker

Acting

Simon Baker

Career

Active from 1994 to 2026, busiest in 1999 and 2006 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
22
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 34 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Simon Baker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.4
  • Nostalgia
    2.9, average 3.8
  • Absurdist Humor
    1.2, average 2.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Moral Ambiguity 5
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Psychological Thriller 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Family Secrets 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Serial Killer Mystery 2
  • Gritty Realism 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
there is no such thing as psychic
there is no such thing as psychic

as Patrick Jane

2020s

7 titles · average score 70
Scarpetta
Scarpetta (2026)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Benton Wesley

The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North (2025)
GoodWatch score 81

TV show · as Keith Mulvaney

Boy Swallows Universe
Boy Swallows Universe (2024)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Robert Bell

Limbo
Limbo (2023)
GoodWatch score 74

as Travis Hurley

Blaze
Blaze (2022)
GoodWatch score 72

as Luke

Roar
Roar (2022)
GoodWatch score 54

TV show · as Adam

High Ground
High Ground (2021)
GoodWatch score 79

as Travis

2010s

6 titles · average score 57
Here and Now
Here and Now (2018)
GoodWatch score 30

as Nick

Breath
Breath (2017)
GoodWatch score 73

as Sando

I Give It a Year
I Give It a Year (2013)
GoodWatch score 51

as Guy

Margin Call
Margin Call (2011)
GoodWatch score 76

as Jared Cohen

The Killer Inside Me
The Killer Inside Me (2010)
GoodWatch score 54

as Howard Hendricks

Going Vertical: The Short Board Revolution
Going Vertical: The Short Board Revolution (2010)

as Narrator

2000s

16 titles · average score 50
Not Forgotten
Not Forgotten (2009)
GoodWatch score 40

as Jack Bishop

The Mentalist
The Mentalist (2008)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Patrick Jane

Sex and Death 101
Sex and Death 101 (2007)
GoodWatch score 37

as Roderick Blank

The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
GoodWatch score 71

as Christian Thompson

Something New
Something New (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

as Brian Kelly

Smith
Smith (2006)
GoodWatch score 52

TV show · as Jeff Breen

Land of the Dead
Land of the Dead (2005)
GoodWatch score 65

as Riley

The Ring Two
The Ring Two (2005)
GoodWatch score 41

as Max Rourke

Book of Love
Book of Love (2004)
GoodWatch score 50

as David Walker

The Guardian
The Guardian (2001)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show · as Nick Fallin

The Affair of the Necklace
The Affair of the Necklace (2001)
GoodWatch score 41

as Rétaux de Vilette

Red Planet
Red Planet (2000)
GoodWatch score 37

as Chip Pettengill

1990s

10 titles · average score 58
Ride with the Devil
Ride with the Devil (1999)
GoodWatch score 67

as George Clyde

Secret Men's Business
Secret Men's Business (1999)
GoodWatch score 58

as Andy Greville

Restaurant
Restaurant (1999)
GoodWatch score 49

as Kenny

Judas Kiss
Judas Kiss (1998)
GoodWatch score 49

as Junior Armstrong

Love from Ground Zero
Love from Ground Zero (1998)

as Eric

L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential (1997)
GoodWatch score 89

as Matt Reynolds

Most Wanted
Most Wanted (1997)
GoodWatch score 32

as Stephen Barnes

Sweat
Sweat (1996)
GoodWatch score 49

TV show · as Paul Steadman

Heartbreak High
Heartbreak High (1994)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show · as Decoy

Which Way to the War
Which Way to the War (1994)

as Private Stan Hawke

1980s

1 title
E Street
E Street (1989)

TV show · as Sam Farrell