Simon Richard Baker III (born March 30, 1986) is an

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actor, of

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, and Squamish descent. He hails from

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. Baker began his filming career at the age nine in the movie '' Once in a Blue Moon''.Rob Salem, "Delightful look back at '60s suburbia". ''

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'', June 21, 1996. He played Charlie in ''

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''.

Filmography

* '' Once in a Blue Moon'' (1995) * ''Back to Turtle Island'' (1995) * '' The Sweet Hereafter'' (1997) - Bear Otto * ''

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'' (1998) - Young Thomas Builds the Fire * ''

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'' (1998) - Horsechild * ''

Shanghai Noon ''Shanghai Noon'' is a 2000 martial arts western action comedy film starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu. The first in the ''Shanghai'' film series and marking the directorial debut of Tom Dey, ''Shanghai Noon'' was written by Alfred ...

'' (2000) - Little Feather * '' Canada: A People's History'' (2000) - Vision Quest Boy * ''Before We Ruled the Earth'' (2001) - Moak ("Buffalo Tracks") * ''

Spooky House ''Spooky House'' is a 2002 American family comedy film directed, co-produced and co-written by William Sachs, and starring Ben Kingsley and Mercedes Ruehl. It was entered into the Chicago International Children's Film Festival, winning two aw ...

'' (2002) - Prescott * '' Now & Forever'' (2002) - Young John Myron * ''Dream Storm'' (2001) - Charlie Muskrat (TV) * ''

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'' (2002) - Taan * '' Another Country'' (2002) - Charlie Muskrat (TV) * ''

Dreamkeeper ''Dreamkeeper'' 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 (August Schellenberg) and his Lakota grandson, Shane Chas ...

'' (2003) - Second Brother (TV) * ''

On the Corner ''On the Corner'' is a studio album by American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Miles Davis. It was recorded in June and July 1972 and released on October 11 of the same year by Columbia Records. The album continued Davis's exploration o ...

'' (2003) - Randy Henry * '' The Missing'' (2003) - Honesco * ''Distant Drumming'' (2004) - Charlie Muskrat * ''

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'' (2004) - Farber Posse * ''

Buffalo Dreams ''Buffalo Dreams'' is a 2005 American Western television film directed by David Jackson on Disney Channel Original Movie. Plot Set against the backdrop of New Mexico, the film follows a boy, Josh Townsend, who moves because of his father's jo ...

'' (2005) - Thomas Blackhorse * '' Into the West'' (2005) - Young loved by the Buffalo * '' Buckaroo: The Movie'' (2005) - Jerome * ''Crying 4 U'' (2007) - Joey * ''The Stone Child'' (2008) - Roger

References

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* Living people 1986 births Canadian male television actors First Nations male actors People from North Vancouver Male actors from British Columbia 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors {{Canada-screen-actor-stub