Beyond 'The Mentalist': Simon Baker's Most Memorable Works

Simon Baker

Although Simon's career began in the 80s, it wasn't until 1997 that he landed his first role in a Hollywood movie. This film noir, which was about corruption within the Los Angeles police, was nominated for several awards including an Oscar for Best Picture. In this film, Simon played the role of a young actor trying to make it big in Hollywood - a case of art imitating life!

Simon Baker

'The Devil Wears Prada' was the movie that brought this great actor to our attention. He played the role of the writer who tries to win the heart of Andrea (played by Anne Hathaway), but for some reason, we don't get a good feeling about him.

Simon Baker

In 'The Affair of the Necklace,' a story of love and revenge during the French Revolution, Baker plays "Retaux de Vilette", a man who is willing to sacrifice his life for the love of a woman who has lost all her fortune and seeks to recover her good name.

Simon Baker

'The Ring 2'. Do you remember this horror movie? It's the one where if people watched a weird video, they would die in 7 days. Baker teamed up with Naomi Watts to try to discover what new terror lay behind the mysterious deaths.

Simon Baker

In a more dramatic role and already recognized for his role in 'The Mentalist,' Baker was part of the impressive cast of this film that recounts the 24 hours before the stock market crash that sparked the financial crisis of 200

Simon Baker

'I give them a year': In this romantic comedy, Simon Baker plays the role of a handsome and charming ex-boyfriend who comes back into the life of the main character, a newlywed struggling to make her marriage work. Will she choose the safe but boring option or take a risk on passion and excitement?

Simon Baker

'The Killer Inside Me' is a 2010 film based on the 1952 novel of the same name, written by Jim Thompson. It was directed by Michael Winterbottom and stars Casey Affleck, Kate Hudson, and Jessica Alba. The film follows the story of a West Texas deputy sheriff who is gradually exposed as a psychopathic killer.

Simon Baker

'Mysterious Tenant' is based on the novel 'The Lodger' written by Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes, which was previously produced and filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1927. In the film, Simon Baker plays the strange and disturbing guest named Malcolm Slaight.

Many actors are fortunate enough to land a role that both benefits and challenges them. For Simon Baker, the 50-year-old Australian actor, that role was Patrick Jane in The Mentalist, the drama series he starred in from 2008 to 2015 for seven seasons. The character, a psychic who is recruited by the California Bureau of Investigation, was tailor-made for Baker, showcasing his pure charisma.

Films with Simon Baker

At the same time, it was the big breakthrough for Simon Baker in Hollywood after his performances in Australian series like E-Street, Home and Away, and Heartbreak High. Despite the positives, playing Patrick Jane also typecast him and prevented him from returning to another leading role of equal magnitude. However, Baker doesn't seem to mind. In various interviews, he has expressed a desire to keep a low profile and avoid feeling that the industry owes him anything.

In this gallery we show you his most memorable films.