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Simon Baker
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Person

Simon Baker

b. 1969

Australian actor and director (born 1969)

Born
30 Jul 1969 · Launceston
Part ofAustralia1808 – today

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 66 years
  1. 30 Jul 1969BornBorn in Launceston
  2. 2013AwardStar on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1969 – today).

  1. 1969Apollo 11 Moon landing
  2. 19721972 Summer Olympics
  3. 19741974 FIFA World Cup
  4. 19781978 FIFA World Cup
  5. 1978 – 1979Iranian Revolution
  6. 1979 – 1989Soviet–Afghan War
  7. 1980 – 1988Iran–Iraq War
  8. 19841984 Summer Olympics
  9. 1985Schengen Agreement
  10. 19891989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
  11. 1989Fall of the Berlin Wall
  12. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  13. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  14. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  15. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  16. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  17. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  18. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  19. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  20. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  21. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  22. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  23. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  24. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  25. 20112011 Norway attacks
  26. 2011Libyan civil war
  27. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  28. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  29. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  30. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  31. 2015Paris Agreement
  32. 20182018 FIFA World Cup
  33. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  34. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  35. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  36. 2023Gaza war
  37. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  38. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

Simon Lucas Baker (born 30 July 1969) is an Australian actor and director. He appeared on the Australian soap opera E Street (1992–1993). In 1997 he had a supporting role as Matt Reynolds in L.A. Confidential (1997). This role marked his American film debut and a pivotal turning point in his career, successfully establishing his presence in the international film industry.

He starred in the CBS legal drama The Guardian (2001–2004), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama in 2002. He played Patrick Jane in the 2008-2015 Drama-thriller series The Mentalist, earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in 2009. Baker has also appeared in several films, including, Restaurant (1998), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and Margin Call (2011).

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