Simon R. Baker
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Simon Richard Baker III (born 30 March 1986) is an Aboriginal Canadian
actor, of Cree
, Haida, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh descent. He hails from North Vancouver-Capilano
, British Columbia
. Baker began his filming career at the age nine in the movie Once in a Blue Moon. He played Charlie in North of 60
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
actor, of Cree
Cree
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...
, Haida, and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh descent. He hails from North Vancouver-Capilano
North Vancouver-Capilano
North Vancouver-Capilano was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1966 to 1986. The riding's predecessor was North Vancouver, which first appeared on the hustings from 1903....
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. Baker began his filming career at the age nine in the movie Once in a Blue Moon. He played Charlie in North of 60
North of 60
North of 60 is a mid-1990s Canadian television series depicting life in the sub-Arctic northern boreal forest . It first aired on CBC Television in 1992 and was syndicated around the world. It is set in the fictional community of Lynx River, a primarily Native-run town depicted as being in the...
.
Filmography
- Back to Turtle Island (1995)
- The Sweet HereafterThe Sweet HereafterThe Sweet Hereafter is a 1991 novel by American author Russell Banks. It is set in a small town in the aftermath of a deadly school bus accident that has killed most of the town's children...
(1997) - Bear Otto - Smoke SignalsSmoke Signals (film)Smoke Signals is an independent film directed and co-produced by Chris Eyre and with a screenplay by Sherman Alexie, based on the short story "This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona" from his book Lone Ranger and Tonto: Fistfight in Heaven. It won several awards and accolades, and was...
(1998) - Young Thomas Builds-the-Fire - Big BearBig BearBig Bear or Mistahi-maskwa was a Cree leader notable for his involvement in the North-West Rebellion and his subsequent imprisonment.-Early life and leadership:...
(1998) - Horsechild - Spooky House (1999) - Prescott
- Shanghai NoonShanghai NoonShanghai Noon is a 2000 American martial arts action comedy western film starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson. The film, marking the directorial debut of Tom Dey, was written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar....
(2000) - Little Feather - Canada: A people's history (2000) - Vision Quest Boy
- Before We ruled the Earth (2001) - Moak ("Buffalo Tracks")
- Now & Forever (2001) - Young John Myron
- Dream Storm (2001) - Charlie Muskrat(TV)
- Tribe of JosephTribe of JosephThe Tribe of Joseph was one of the Tribes of Israel, though since Ephraim and Manasseh together traditionally constituted the tribe of Joseph, it was often not listed as one of the tribes, in favour of Ephraim and Manasseh being listed in its place; consequently it was often termed the House of...
(2002) - Taan - Another CountryAnother CountryAnother Country may refer to:* Another Country , by James Baldwin* Another Country , by Julian Mitchell* Another Country , an adaptation of the play* Another Country...
(2002) - Charlie Muskrat(TV) - DreamkeeperDreamkeeperDreamkeeper is a 2003 film written by John Fusco and directed by Steve Barron. The main plot of the film is the conflict between a Lakota elder and storyteller named Pete Chasing Horse and his Lakota grandson, Shane Chasing Horse...
(2003) - Second Brother(TV) - On the corner (2003) - Randy Henry
- The MissingThe MissingThe Missing is a 2003 Western thriller film directed by Ron Howard, based on Thomas Eidson's 1996 novel The Last Ride.This Western thriller set in 1885 New Mexico Territory is notable for the authentic use of the Apache language by various actors, some of whom spent long hours studying it...
(2003) - Honesco - Distant Drumming (2004) - Charlie Muskrat
- I, RobotI, RobotI, Robot is a collection of nine science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, first published by Gnome Press in 1950 in an edition of 5,000 copies. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines Super Science Stories and Astounding Science Fiction between 1940 and 1950. The stories are...
(2004) - Farber Posse - Buffalo DreamsBuffalo DreamsBuffalo Dreams is a 2005 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Reiley McClendon and directed by David S. Jackson.Set against the backdrop of New Mexico, the film follows a boy who moves because of his father's job and becomes involved with a group of teens attempting to preserve the buffalo and...
(2005) - Thomas Blackhorse - "Into the WestInto the West (TV miniseries)Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks, with six two-hour episodes . The series was first broadcast in the U.S. on Turner Network Television on six Fridays starting on June 10, 2005...
" (2005) - Young loved by the Buffalo - BuckarooBuckarooA Buckaroo is a cowboy of the vaquero tradition of the Great Basin and California regions of the United States, particularly one skilled in the handling of horses...
(2005) - Jerome - Crying 4 U (2007) - Joey
- The Stone Child (2008) - Roger