Patrick Jane, July 30th 2023

This day has us wishing a very happy 54th birthday to Simon Baker aka Patrick Jane

Snapshots of Simon Baker

Simon Baker, internationally known for his titular role as The Mentalist Patrick Jane caused a sensation when the show hit the air in 2008. When Bruno Heller, the creator of The Mentalist was looking to cast the Patrick Jane part he had a definite idea of what he was looking for. Heller stated he was looking for a Cary Grant type actor for the role because he saw the psychic character needed to be someone with “grace - physical and spiritual grace” as these qualities would be required to be believable in a mentalist turned private detective able to use his skills help police solve crimes. He found these qualities in Simon Baker.

Baker brought these qualities to life so well he earned a Lead Actor Emmy nomination (2009) for his depiction of Patrick Jane.

Three faces of Patrick Jane

This role wasn’t the first successful TV series Baker was involved in. He was the star of the hit series The Guardian (2001-2004) as Nicholas Fallin, a corporate attorney sentenced to 1,500 hours of community service as the result of a drug conviction. The show won a number of awards including a Best Actor, Family Television Award as well as a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama in 2002.

Simon’s early life was spent in Australia where he developed his love of the outdoors, nature and surfing. He appeared on the show “Who Do You Think You Are,” a show that traces ancestry filmed in June 2022, an interesting look into his family history.

Simon began his acting career with a part in a commercial in his native Australia before acting in various Australian TV series starting in 1992, resulting in his winning the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent in 1993. Shortly after he moved with his young family to Hollywood where his North American career began. His breakout role was as Matt Reynolds in the iconic movie L.A. Confidential. Simon appears in an extensive list of film productions as well as several TV productions including but not limited to:

• L.A. Confidential

• Restaurant

• Love from Ground Zero

• Ride with the Devil

• Red Planet

• The Guardian - TV series

• Something New

• The Devil Wears Prada

• Smith - TV series

• The Key to Reserva

• Margin Call

• The Mentalist - TV series

• Breath

• High Ground

• Blaze (2022)

• Limbo (2023)

As an award winning actor and director, this much loved actor still has an incredibly fierce and passionate fan-base who will celebrate this day by saying “Happy Birthday” to Simon Baker!

Simon Baker Moments

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