Simon Baker (Canadian actor)
Simon Richard Baker III is an Aboriginal Canadian actor of Cree, Haida, and Squamish descent. He has appeared in Strange Empire, Murdoch Mysteries, Outlander, and Hey, Viktor!.
Baker hails from North Vancouver-Capilano, British Columbia, and is of Cree, Haida, and Squamish descent. He is a graduate of the Canadian Film Centre Actors Conservatory.
Career
Baker began his filming career at the age nine in the movie Once in a Blue Moon. He played Charlie Muskrat in North of 60.
In 2023, he worked with FortisBC to present a series of documentaries called The New Energy on First Nation peoples on how indigenous communities have engaged in economic, energy and cultural resourcefulness, to move forward while still preserving their culture and traditions.
Filmography
Once in a Blue Moon Back to Turtle Island The Sweet Hereafter - Bear OttoSmoke Signals - Young Thomas Builds the FireBig Bear - HorsechildShanghai Noon - Little FeatherCanada: A People's History - Vision Quest BoyBefore We Ruled the Earth - Moak Spooky House - PrescottNow & Forever - Young John MyronDream Storm - Charlie Muskrat Tribe of Joseph - TaanAnother Country - Charlie Muskrat Dreamkeeper - Second Brother On the Corner - Randy HenryThe Missing - HonescoDistant Drumming - Charlie MuskratI, Robot - Farber PosseBuffalo Dreams - Thomas BlackhorseInto the West - Young loved by the BuffaloBuckaroo: The Movie - JeromeCrying 4 U - JoeyThe Stone Child - RogerJourney to the Center of the Earth - Wakinta RescuerStrange Empire - WematinMurdoch Mysteries - Akaanáa Outlander - Still WaterThe Faraway Place Short - UrusThe New Energy - HimselfHey, Viktor! - SimonThe Birds Who Fear Death - Ryan