Simon Baker

Birthday: 1986-01-01
Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

Simon Richard Baker III (born March 30, 1986) is an Aboriginal Canadian actor of Cree, Haida, and Squamish descent. He began acting at the age of nine with a starring role in Once in a Blue Moon. He gained early recognition as one of the leads in the television series North of Sixty before appearing in productions including Into the West, Buffalo Dreams, The Missing, Smoke Signals, The Sweet Hereafter, Shanghai Noon, I, Robot, and Journey to the Center of the Earth.

A graduate of the Canadian Film Centre's Actors Conservatory, Baker has worked across film and television throughout his career. In addition to acting, he has hosted the CTV series First Story and the documentary series Native Planet, which explores Indigenous cultures around the world.

Baker is of Squamish, Haida, and Cree heritage and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Credits

Year Title Character
2024-09-21 The Birds Who Fear Death Ryan
2024-03-15 Hey, Viktor!
2022-11-24 The Faraway Place Urus
2020-01-01 The Gentlemen Frazier
2017-12-18 Home for the Holidays Ak'aanáa
2008-01-27 Journey to the Center of the Earth Wakinta Rescuer
2005-09-15 Buckaroo Jerome Taylor
2005-09-12 Buffalo Dreams Thomas Blackhorse
2005-01-01 Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery Charlie Muskrat
2004-07-15 I, Robot Farber Posse
2003-11-26 The Missing Honesco, Kayitah's son
2002-08-15 Now & Forever Young John Myron
2002-04-19 Spooky House Prescott
2000-05-26 Shanghai Noon Little Feather
1998-06-26 Smoke Signals Young Thomas Builds-the-Fire
1998-02-09 Big Bear Horsechild
1997-09-25 The Sweet Hereafter Bear
1995-05-31 Once in a Blue Moon Sam Cardinal