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Christopher James Baker

Christopher James Baker
NationalityAustralian
Other namesChris Baker
Christopher Baker
OccupationActor / Writer / Director
Years active1994–present
Notable workTrue Detective
Ozark
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Stargirl
Eden
Boy Swallows Universe
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)

Christopher James Baker is an Australian actor known for his work as Henry King Sr. / Brainwave in the DC Universe series Stargirl.[1]

Early life

Baker grew up in Australia. Raised by parents Maggie Baker and John Baker. In his early life, he lived in the United Kingdom before returning to Australia.[2] After finishing high school, Baker did some travelling before studying a three-year drama course in Sydney.[3]

Career

After graduating from his acting studies, Baker spent his early career working in theatre. He co-founded the stage company 'Urban Tales' together with other alumni from his acting course, and spent his early career performing more than 14 seasons of theatre works. He was also a member of Nick Enright's theatre company 'State of Play'.[4]

He also played small parts in Australian and locally filmed American films,[5] including comedy Kangaroo Jack (alongside Jerry O’Connell) and Ned Kelly (alongside Heath Ledger and Orlando Bloom) (both 2003), Hell Has Harbour Views and war film The Great Raid (alongside Benjamin Bratt and James Franco) (both 2005). Further films made while in Australia war film Kokoda (2006), action film The Condemned (2007), adventure film Nim's Island (alongside Jodie Foster and Gerard Butler in 2008) and action-thriller film Sanctum (2011).

After relocating to the States, he initially featured in numerous Off-Broadway theatre roles, before landing the role of Cyril in the Warner Bros. television pilot Deliverance Creek in 2014.[6] Shortly following, he scored the regular role of Blake Churchman, a secondary character in the second season of HBO's True Detective, playing the assistant of Vince Vaughn's character. He also had a recurring role in 2016 crime series Shades of Blue, alongside Jennifer Lopez. In 2019, Baker played Boyd Langmore in Netflix's hit series, Ozark (alongside Jason Bateman and Laura Linney), and Chronicom Hunter Malachi in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D..[7] In 2020, he was cast as Brainwave in DC series Stargirl. Other television credits include Gotham, Bull, The Blacklist, The Good Cop, and The Rookie.

Baker's film credits while in America included Deliverance Creek (2014), Kieran Darcy-Smith's The Duel (alongside Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson) and The Purge: Election Year (both 2016).

Since moving back to Australia, Baker has featured in Stan drama series Eden as Lou Gracie, and as an Irish immigrant Patrick Thomas in murder mystery miniseries New Gold Mountain (filmed back to back in 2021).

He returned to the US to film the fourth season of Ozark, the second season of Stargirl and the thriller film Unit 234 in the Cayman Islands.

Back in Australia, Baker starred as Ivan Kroll in Netflix miniseries Boy Swallows Universe, based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Brisbane author Trent Dalton (alongside Simon Baker, Travis Fimmel and Bryan Brown),[8] and as Mitch Leeway in drama series Prosper (both 2024).

Personal life

Baker moved to New York City in 2009 with his wife Hannah, to further his career. They have two children who were born in Manhattan.[9]

In 2020, after eleven years in the States, Baker returned to Australia to live, to escape "the COVID situation" and because he wanted his kids to grow up in Australia.[10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Army Intelligence (aka Renaissance Man) Laundry Private #1 Feature film
2000 The Three Stooges Clapper Boy (uncredited) Feature film
2001 Serendipity Lars Band #1 Feature film
2002 The Road from Coorain Danny TV movie
2003 Kangaroo Jack Crumble Feature film
2003 Ned Kelly Kurnow Feature film
2004 Magpie and the Pigeon: A Day in the Life of Superheroes Magpie Short film
2004 Ike: Countdown to D-Day Group Captain Major James Stagg TV movie
2005 Hell Has Harbour Views Martin Cordell TV movie
2005 The Great Raid Monty Feature film
2006 Kokoda Blue Feature film
2006 Vend Vend Short film
2006 Saturday Night Newtown, Sunday Morning Enmore Short film
2006 The Game John Short film
2006 Sands of Time Nicholai Torrez Short film
2007 Bommie Glenn Short film
2007 The Condemned Eddie C Feature film
2008 Nim's Island Ensign Feature film
2008 Amours Filmez Equipage Soundy Short film
2008 1 and 0 nly Frank James Morley Feature film
2009 When a Muffin Knocks Man Short film
2011 Sanctum J.D. Feature film
2012 Focus Jake Short film
2014 Appropriate Behavior Ted Feature film
2015 Deliverance Creek Cyril TV movie
2015 Peter and John Jake Rivers Feature film
2016 The Duel Monty Feature film
2016 The Purge: Election Year Harmon James Feature film
2017 Keep Watching The Creator Feature film
2021 Blood Brothers Jake Feature film
2024 In Absence Irwin Short film
2024 Unit 234 Doc Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2000 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Number Two TV series, episode: "Closure"
2001 Changi Lofty Morgan TV miniseries, 4 episodes
2005 All Saints Leo Boravoskas TV series, season 8, episode 20: "In the Name of Love"
2008 The Abominable Flatmate Bommie TV micro-series
2009 The Road to Tropfest Bruce Denahey TV series
Scariacs Scientist #2 TV series
My Place Tippy TV series, episode 4: "1978 Mike"
2014 Gotham Raymond Earl / The Goat TV series, episode 6: "Spirit of the Goat"
2015 True Detective Blake Churchman TV series, 7 episodes
2016 The Blacklist Clayton TV series, season 3, episode 2: "Marvin Gerard (No. 80)"
Quarry Eugene Linwood TV series, 2 episodes
2017 Bull Hayden Watkins TV series, episode 21: "How to Dodge a Bullet"
2017; 2022 Ozark Boyd Langmore TV series, 8 episodes
2018 Shades of Blue Theo Bennett TV series, 7 episodes
The Good Cop Corey Speck TV series, episode 2: "What is the Supermodel's Secret?"
2018–2019 The Rookie Marcus Vance TV series, 2 episodes
2019 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Malachi TV series, season 6, 6 episodes
2020–2021 Stargirl Henry King Sr. / Brainwave TV series, season 1–2, 12 episodes
2021 Eden Lou Gracie TV miniseries, 7 episodes
New Gold Mountain Patrick Thomas TV miniseries, 4 episodes
2022 Darby and Joan Curtis TV series, 2 episodes
2024 Boy Swallows Universe Ivan Kroll TV miniseries, 6 episodes
Prosper Mitch Leeway TV series, 8 episodes

Theatre

As actor

Year Title Role Location / Co.
1999 Tumbling Dice Studio 1B, Sydney
1999 Father's Day Studio 1B, Sydney with Ferknerkle Productions
1999 Spurboard Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC & ATYP
2000 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Albury Performing Arts Centre with HotHouse Theatre, Railway St Theatre Company & Riverina Theatre Company
Dreams of Clytemnestra Agamemnon / Aegisthus [11]
Othello Roderigo [12]
Friday Night Youth Group Jesus [13]
Iphigenia in Aulis Achilles [14]
2004 Don't Stare Too Much The Commitment Phobe Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney with White Rhino & pell mell Productions
2005 The Fire Raisers Eisenring Old Fitzroy Theatre, Sydney with Flyby Productions
2005 The Internationalist Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney with Practical Theatre Company
2006 Mademioselle Fifi Karl Darlinghurst Theatre, Sydney with White Rhino
2007 Wilde Tales Various roles Australian regional tour with Critical Stages & State of Play
2024 White Rabbit, Red Rabbit La Boite Theatre, Brisbane

As director

Year Title Role Location / Co.
2007 Bangers and Mash Director Australian regional tour with Critical Stages & Civic Theatre

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References

  1. ^ Damore, Meagan (17 May 2020). "Stargirl: Christopher James Baker Introduces Injustice Society's Brainwave". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ^ "On Set With HardFork-Series Star Christopher James Baker". steemit. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ^ https://thepopbreak.com/2019/05/31/christopher-james-baker-talks-shield-stargirl/
  4. ^ https://events.humanitix.com/white-rabbit-red-rabbit-hkjsk4vc
  5. ^ https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@bakerchristopher/on-set-with-hardfork-series-star-christopher-james-baker
  6. ^ https://events.humanitix.com/white-rabbit-red-rabbit-hkjsk4vc
  7. ^ Sarnecky, Aaron. "Christopher James Baker on Working on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Stargirl & Accents". The Pop Break. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. ^ Knox, David (1 September 2022). "Production begins on Boy Swallows Universe for Netflix | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  9. ^ https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@bakerchristopher/on-set-with-hardfork-series-star-christopher-james-baker
  10. ^ https://if.com.au/from-new-york-to-eden-christopher-james-baker-settles-back-home-after-11-years/
  11. ^ https://resumes.breakdownexpress.com/one_page_resume.cfm?custom_link=677643-1827743
  12. ^ https://resumes.breakdownexpress.com/one_page_resume.cfm?custom_link=677643-1827743
  13. ^ https://resumes.breakdownexpress.com/one_page_resume.cfm?custom_link=677643-1827743
  14. ^ https://resumes.breakdownexpress.com/one_page_resume.cfm?custom_link=677643-1827743
  15. ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/406025
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