Simon Baker is an Australian born film and television actor. During his teen years he was an avid athlete and competed at state level in surfing and water polo. Baker started his acting career on Australian television taking on roles in soap operas and going by the name "Simon Baker Denny" or "Simon Denny". Soon after he decided to move to the United States and landed the role of small-time actor "Matt Reynolds" in the popular Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential.

His breakthrough role came with a part opposite his real life wife, actress Rebecca Riggs in the Australian series E Street. In 1995, his part in Heartbreak High locked in his status as a sex symbol. Soon after, many other notable appearances followed in The Guardian, The Affair of the Necklace, Land of the Dead, Book of Love and The Devil Wears Prada.

Baker has been considered for a role in the new movie Wonder Woman.

1. Born: July 30, 1969
2. Birthplace: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
3. Credited as: Denny Baker, Simon Baker, Simon Baker-Denny, Simon Denny
4. Raised Catholic
5. Immigrated to the U.S. in 1995
6. Made People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" list
7. In 1991 Dolly magazine named him as one of the "50 coolest guys around"
8. Wife: Rebecca Rigg
9. Children: Stella, Claude and Henry
10. 1992: Received Logie Award
11. Friends with Nicole Kidman

Simon Baker: If you can't be proud of what you do, go and sell shoes. Do something else.

(On changing his name back to Baker) Simon Baker: There was nothing Hollywood about me changing my name. It was about wanting to find out where you fit in the world and where you come from. A lot of that became more potent for me when I was about to become a father myself. So that was the beginning of the saga and it took me to 30 to change back to Baker.