SIMON BAKER (Max Rourke), a native of Australia, is a Golden Globe nominee for his work on the CBS series “The Guardian,” and is also building an impressive list of film credits. Following “The Ring Two,” he next stars in the thriller “Land of the Dead,” co-starring Dennis Hopper, John Leguizamo and Asia Argento, which is the much-anticipated fourth installment in George A. Romero’s “Dead” series. Baker plays a soldier sent to battle the evolving zombie threat in a fearsome, tank-like vehicle called the Dead Reckoning. Currently, he is in rehearsals for a film centered around an interracial love story, in which he stars opposite Sanaa Lathan.
Baker most recently starred in the independent film “Book of Love,” which screened in competition at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Written and directed by Alan Brown, the film also stars Gregory Smith and Frances O'Connor. Baker also co-starred in Ang Lee’s critically acclaimed “Ride With the Devil,” which screened at the 1999 Deauville Film Festival and was also a gala presentation at the 1999 Toronto Film Festival; and appeared in Curtis Hanson’s Oscar-winning drama “L.A. Confidential.” His other film credits include “The Affair of the Necklace,” “Red Planet,” “Sunset Strip,” “Love From Ground Zero,” “Judas Kiss” and “Restaurant.”
On television, Baker starred in the highly rated CBS drama “The Guardian” from 2001 to 2004. He portrayed a hardened corporate lawyer who had been sentenced to work as a legal child advocate after being found guilty of drug possession. In the first season, Baker was recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association with a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series.
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