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Christopher James Baker
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Christopher James Baker is an Australian actor, writer, and director born and raised in Australia, where he studied drama for three years in Sydney before beginning his career in theatre. He lived in the UK before returning home, then moved to the United States in 2009, where he initially featured in numerous Off-Broadway theatre roles before landing film and television work. He returned to Australia in 2020 and now splits his time between both countries.
His most notable television roles include Blake Churchman in True Detective (2015, 7 episodes, HBO), Boyd Langmore in Ozark (2017–2022, 8 episodes, Netflix), Henry King Sr. / Brainwave in Stargirl (2020–2021, 12 episodes, The CW), Chronic…
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Christopher James Baker is an Australian actor, writer, and director born and raised in Australia, where he studied drama for three years in Sydney before beginning his career in theatre. He lived in the UK before returning home, then moved to the United States in 2009, where he initially featured in numerous Off-Broadway theatre roles before landing film and television work. He returned to Australia in 2020 and now splits his time between both countries. His most notable television roles include Blake Churchman in True Detective (2015, 7 episodes, HBO), Boyd Langmore in Ozark (2017–2022, 8 episodes, Netflix), Henry King Sr. / Brainwave in Stargirl (2020–2021, 12 episodes, The CW), Chronicom Hunter Malachi in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2019, 6 episodes, ABC), Theo Bennett in Shades of Blue (2018, 7 episodes, NBC), Raymond Earl in Gotham (2014), and Ivan Kroll in Boy Swallows Universe (2024, 6 episodes, Netflix, with Simon Baker and Travis Fimmel). His film credits include Harmon James in The Purge: Election Year (2016), Monte in The Duel (2016, with Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson), J.D. in Sanctum (2011, with Richard Armitage), Ensign in Nim's Island (2008, with Joanna Newsom and Christopher Plummer), Monty in The Great Raid (2005, with Ben Foster), Crumble in Kangaroo Jack (2003, with Joel Edgerton), and Doc in Unit 234 (2024).
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BODY OF WORK
Christopher James Baker's Filmography
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Posthumous
as Rohan
The Pout-Pout Fish
as Fish #1 / Mail Fish / Poppa Fish / Fish #4 / Cuttlefish #1 / Chuck / Cuttlefish Worker #1 / Fish Critic (voice)
They Kill By Night
In Absence
as Irwin
Unit 234
as Doc
Blood Brothers
as Jake
Keep Watching
as The Creator
The Purge: Election Year
as Harmon James
The Duel
as Monte
Appropriate Behavior
as Ted
Deliverance Creek
as Cyril
Sanctum
as J.D.
1 and 0 nly
as Lieutenant Professor Frank James Morley
Nim's Island
as Ensign
The Condemned
as Eddie C
Kokoda
as Blue
The Great Raid
as Monty
Hell Has Harbour Views
as Martin Cordell
Ike: Countdown to D-Day
as Group Capt. Maj. James Stagg
Kangaroo Jack
as Crumble
Serendipity
as Lars Band #1
Renaissance Man
as Laundry Private #1
Beyond Kokoda
as Narrator