Biography
Baker was honored with an IFP Gotham Award and an IFP West Independent Spirit Award nomination for his starring role as Bill Maplewood in the critically acclaimed film HAPPINESS. Directed by Todd Solondz, the film wowed audiences and took the Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Born in Syracuse, NY, Baker spent his childhood in Lynchburg, Virginia. Upon graduation from Georgetown Prep School in Rockville, Maryland, he attended The College of William and Mary, where his interest in the theater was born. He earned his B.F.A. at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and his M.F.A. at the Yale School of Drama. While at Yale, he appeared onstage in such Yale Repertory productions as Rum and Coke, Tartuffe, About Face, and Richard III.
Baker earned Tony Award and Drama Desk Award nominations for his role as The Prince in the Broadway production of LA BETE, won a Theater World Award for his Broadway debut in Richard Greenberg’s Eastern Standard and an Obie Award for his performance in the Off-Broadway production of NOT ABOUT HEROES. Other Off-Broadway productions include Tony Kushner’s HOMEBODY/KABUL, The Atlantic Theater Company’s THE SEA OF TRANQUILITY and THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASONS at the Second Stage Theatre.
Baker’s additional feature film credits include: SPIDERMAN 2, KINSEY, HIDE & SEEK, THE MATADOR, LET’S GO TO PRISON, HEAD OF STATE, CHANGING LANES, ROAD TO PERDITION, HOW TO DEAL, THIRTEEN DAYS, THE CELL, ALONG CAME A SPIDER, TAILOR OF PANAMA, CELEBRITY, RANDOM HEARTS, COMMITTED, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE, TRUE BLUE, DISCLOSURE, PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES, TALK RADIO, THE WIZARD OF LONELINESS, THE LONG WALK HOME, DELIRIOUS, and PASSED AWAY.
Baker’s television credits include an arc on THE PRACTICE, Tom Hanks’ HBO mini-series FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON, THE LARAMIE PROJECT, THE PITTS, THE BOOK OF DANIEL, Stephen Bochco’s courtroom drama MURDER ONE, FEDS, the CBS M-O-W DEADLY FORCE, the NBC mini-series THE MURDER OF MARY PHAGAN, and the CBS mini-series’ MAFIA MARRIAGE and RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE.
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Chicago 10 |
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Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan - narrator |
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Benjamin Franklin (series) |
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The Making of 'Along Came a Spider' |
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Independent Lens (series) |
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Frontline (series) |
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The Chest |
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We Were an Island |
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Actor Seeks Role |
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Live at Five |
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Grasp |
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Hollywood Insider |
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2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards |
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Huckabee |
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HBO First Look |
1991 |
The 45th Annual Tony Awards |
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Great Performances |
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