Simon Baker
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.
Acting
Movie
I, Robot
as Farber Posse
2004
Movie
The Gentlemen
as Frazier
2020
TV
Outlander
as Still Water
2014
Movie
Shanghai Noon
as Little Feather
2000
Movie
The Missing
as Honesco, Kayitah's son
2003
Movie
The Sweet Hereafter
as Bear
1997
Movie
Smoke Signals
as Young Thomas Builds-the-Fire
1998
Movie
Journey to the Center of the Earth
as Wakinta Rescuer
2008
TV
The Crow: Stairway to Heaven
1998
Movie
Buffalo Dreams
as Thomas Blackhorse
2005
Movie
Spooky House
as Prescott
2002
Movie
Now & Forever
as Young John Myron
2002
Movie
Home for the Holidays
as Ak'aanáa
2017
Movie
Once in a Blue Moon
as Sam Cardinal
1995
Movie
Buckaroo
as Jerome Taylor
2005
Movie
Distant Drumming: A North of 60 Mystery
as Charlie Muskrat
2005
Movie
The Birds Who Fear Death
as Ryan
2024
Movie
Big Bear
as Horsechild
1998
Movie
The Faraway Place
as Urus
2022
Movie
Hey, Viktor!
2024