Simon Baker is a popular Australian film and TV actor who is best known for his leading role as Patrick Jane in the crime drama The Mentalist (2008-2015) as well as the leading role in the drama The Guardian (2001-2004). Apart from numerous other TV credits, he has also starred in acclaimed movies like L.A. Confidential (1997), The Ring Two (2005), n Land of the Dead (2005), The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and Margin Call (2011).