Robert Baker (actor)

Robert Baker
Born (1979-10-15) October 15, 1979 (age 45)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present

Robert Baker (born October 15, 1979) is an American actor known for his roles in Valentine, Grey's Anatomy, Out of Time, and a supporting role in the film Special.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Baker is the son of musician Lee Baker and his wife Carol.[5] His father Lee was a member of the Memphis rock group, Mud Boy and the Neutrons.[6]

Career

He had a small role as a partygoer in the 1999 film Angel on Abbey Street.[7] While still attending theater school at the University of Southern California, he landed a role in the TV movie The Ruling Class, playing a funny high school jock.[8]

In 2018, Baker recurred in Supergirl as Mercy Graves' brother Otis Graves.

In 2024, Baker starred as Thomas Hose in the Lifetime movie The Girl Upstairs: The Tanya Kach Story as part of its "Ripped from the Headlines" feature film which was based on the Kidnapping of Tanya Nicole Kach.[9]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Angel on Abbey Street Partygoer
2001 Ruling Class Andre TV movie
2003 Old School Student #2
2003 Out of Time Tony Dalton
2004 The Ladykillers Quarterback
2005 Little Athens Berubi
2006 Special Everett
2006 Seraphim Falls Pope
2007 Save Me Lester
2007 Towelhead Mr. Joffrey
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull M.P. Sergeant Jimmy Wycroft
2008 Leatherheads Stump
2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation Cobra Commander
(voice) 		Uncredited
2013 The Lone Ranger Navarro
2013 Devil's Knot Detective Bryn Ridge
2013 The Incident Clive Short film
2014 Our RoboCop Remake Dick Jones
2014 The Last Time You Had Fun Simon

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 JAG Petty Officer 2nd Class Lester Petrosky 1 episode
2002 The Funkhousers Murch Television film
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Virgil 1 episode, Uncredited
2003 NCIS Seaman 1 episode
2004 Las Vegas Slim 1 episode
2004 L.A. Dragnet Robert "Bob" Allen Payne 2 episodes
2004 Six Feet Under Priest 2 episodes
2004 Veronica Mars Liam Episode: "The Wrath of Con"
2005 Cold Case Buck Lowman, 1976 1 episode
2005 Reunion Cop 1 episode
2006 Ambrose Bierce: Civil War Stories Re-enactor Television film
2008–2009 Valentine Leo Francisci
Hercules Leonardo Joveson 		Main role
2009–2010, 2012, 2016 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Charles Percy Recurring (season 6) Guest (seasons 8 and 12)
2010 Law & Order: Los Angeles Actor 1 episode
2013 CSI: NY Calvin George 1 episode
2013 Justified Randall Kusik 3 episodes
2013 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tobias Ford Episode: "Repairs"
2014 Mad Men Lloyd Hawley 1 episode (The Monolith)
2014 True Blood Mack 3 episodes
2014 Bones Joe Martucci 1 episode
2015 Grimm Frankie Atkins 1 episode
2015 Scandal Kidnapper of Olivia 1 episode
2015 Texas Rising Big Foot Wallace TV mini-series
2016 Rizzoli & Isles Jeff Collins 1 episode
2016 Grace & Frankie Police Officer Leach 1 episode
2016 Kingdom Kevin Bostic 1 episode
2016 Longmire Joe-Mega 4 episodes
2017 Riverdale Mr. Robert Phillips / Sugar Man 2 episodes
2017 Modern Family Pete Builder Episode: "Heavy Is the Head"
2018 Santa Clarita Diet Boone Traver 2 episodes
2018 The Originals Emmett 3 episodes
2018 Wrecked Brewster 3 episodes
2018–2021 Supergirl Otis Graves Recurring role
2021 Magnum P.I. Randall Episode: "The Harder They Fall"
2022 Pivoting Dan Recurring role
2024 The Girl Upstairs: The Tanya Kach Story Thomas Hose Television film

Video game

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Maynard "Griff" Griffin

References

  1. ^ "Scandal Actors You'll Recognise From Other Shondalond Shows". by Lindsay Putnam, New York Post. 2015-1-30
  2. ^ "Robert Baker". Buddytv.com Retrieved 2016-5-25
  3. ^ "Robert Baker Goes Virtual Sundance After Dark". Backstage.com Retrieved 2016-5-25
  4. ^ "The Lone Ranger's Robert Baker on Good Guys and Cobra Commander". spinoff comic book resources Retrieved 2016-5-25
  5. ^ The Commercial Appeal May 18, 2014 Lifestyle, Memphis Connection: Robert Baker By Michael Donahue
  6. ^ Memphis Flyer Still Getting Down, The legacy of bluesman Lee Baker will survive his tragic death. by Robert Gordon
  7. ^ Cinema RX Persoane / Robert Baker
  8. ^ The Commercial Appeal May 18, 2014 Lifestyle, Memphis Connection: Robert Baker By Michael Donahue
  9. ^ Baker, KC (April 12, 2024). "Lifetime Teams Up with Elizabeth Smart for New Movie on Tanya Kach, Who Was Held Captive by School Security Guard". People. Retrieved June 8, 2024.