Christopher James Baker
Biography
Christopher James Baker is an Australian actor, writer, and director born and raised in Australia, where he studied drama for three years in Sydney before beginning his career in theatre. He lived in the UK before returning home, then moved to the United States in 2009, where he initially featured in numerous Off-Broadway theatre roles before landing film and television work. He returned to Australia in 2020 and now splits his time between both countries.
His most notable television roles include Blake Churchman in True Detective (2015, 7 episodes, HBO), Boyd Langmore in Ozark (2017–2022, 8 episodes, Netflix), Henry King Sr. / Brainwave in Stargirl (2020–2021, 12 episodes, The CW), Chronicom Hunter Malachi in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2019, 6 episodes, ABC), Theo Bennett in Shades of Blue (2018, 7 episodes, NBC), Raymond Earl in Gotham (2014), and Ivan Kroll in Boy Swallows Universe (2024, 6 episodes, Netflix, with Simon Baker and Travis Fimmel). His film credits include Harmon James in The Purge: Election Year (2016), Monte in The Duel (2016, with Liam Hemsworth and Woody Harrelson), J.D. in Sanctum (2011, with Richard Armitage), Ensign in Nim's Island (2008, with Joanna Newsom and Christopher Plummer), Monty in The Great Raid (2005, with Ben Foster), Crumble in Kangaroo Jack (2003, with Joel Edgerton), and Doc in Unit 234 (2024).
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
True Detective
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
The Rookie
Starting over isn't easy, especially for small-town guy John Nolan who, after a life-altering incident, is pursuing his dream of being an LAPD officer. As the force's oldest rookie, he's met with skepticism from some higher-ups who see him as just a walking midlife crisis.
Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Agent Phil Coulson of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division) puts together a team of agents to investigate the new, the strange and the unknown around the globe, protecting the ordinary from the extraordinary.
Gotham
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?
Ozark
A financial adviser drags his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where he must launder $500 million in five years to appease a drug boss.
DC's Stargirl
Courtney Whitmore, a smart, athletic and above all else kind girl, discovers her step-father has a secret: he used to be the sidekick to a superhero. "Borrowing" the long-lost hero’s cosmic staff, she becomes the unlikely inspiration for an entirely new generation of superheroes.
The Purge: Election Year
Seventeen years after choosing not to kill the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Leo Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlene Roan, the front runner in the next Presidential election due to her vow to eliminate the Purge. On the night of what should be the final Purge, a betrayal from within the government forces Barnes and Roan out onto the street where they must fight to survive the night.
Serendipity
Although already in relationships, two strangers realize they have genuine chemistry after a chance encounter – but part company soon after. Years later, they each yearn to reunite, despite being destined for the altar. But to give true love a chance, they have to find one another again.
Boy Swallows Universe
A young boy growing up in the suburbs of 1980s Brisbane faces the harsh realities of life — and the looming dangers that threaten his family.
The Pout-Pout Fish
Living on a rundown shipwreck, Mr. Fish one day discovers a hyperactive young sea dragon Pip – who had mistaken his home for a junkyard – pilfering his belongings. The heated argument that ensues leaves both their houses in ruin. But there is hope! Embarking on a seemingly impossible quest in search of the mythical 'Shimmer' to grant them a wish, there’s only one problem: someone else is on the hunt...
Darby and Joan
An English widow on a reluctant quest. An Australian detective escaping his past. When lives collide, two strangers embark on an epic outback odyssey together.
The Good Cop
Honest cop Tony Jr. gets advice from his unscrupulous father, retired NYPD officer Tony Sr., about everything from his job to his love life.
Quarry
The story of Mac Conway, a Marine who returns home to Memphis from Vietnam in 1972 and finds himself shunned by those he loves and demonized by the public. As he struggles to cope with his experiences at war, Conway is drawn into a network of killing and corruption that spans the length of the Mississippi River.
Eden
The disappearance of a young woman triggers a devastating chain of events which lays bare the dark, hidden heart of paradise. Long buried secrets are dragged into the open as lives and deeds of local residents intersect over one fractured summer and its aftermath.