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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 P…
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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.
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Simon Baker's Filmography
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The Birds Who Fear Death
as Ryan
Hey, Viktor!
The Faraway Place
as Urus
The Gentlemen
as Frazier
Home for the Holidays
as Ak'aanáa
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Wakinta Rescuer
Buckaroo
as Jerome Taylor
Buffalo Dreams
as Thomas Blackhorse
Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
as Charlie Muskrat
I, Robot
as Farber Posse
The Missing
as Honesco, Kayitah's son
Now & Forever
as Young John Myron
Spooky House
as Prescott
Shanghai Noon
as Little Feather
Smoke Signals
as Young Thomas Builds-the-Fire
Big Bear
as Horsechild
The Sweet Hereafter
as Bear
Once in a Blue Moon
as Sam Cardinal