Robert Baker (actor)

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Robert Baker
Born (1979-10-15) October 15, 1979 (age 45)
Nationality American
OccupationActor
Years active1999present

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]

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999Angel on Abbey StreetPartygoer
2001Ruling ClassAndreTV 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
2013The IncidentCliveShort film
2014 Our RoboCop Remake Dick Jones
2014The Last Time You Had FunSimon

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 JAG Petty Officer 2nd Class Lester Petrosky1 episode
2002The FunkhousersMurchTelevision film
2003 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Virgil1 episode, Uncredited
2003 NCIS Seaman1 episode
2004 Las Vegas Slim1 episode
2004 L.A. Dragnet Robert "Bob" Allen Payne2 episodes
2004 Six Feet Under Priest2 episodes
2004 Veronica Mars LiamEpisode: "The Wrath of Con"
2005 Cold Case Buck Lowman, 19761 episode
2005 Reunion Cop1 episode
2006Ambrose Bierce: Civil War StoriesRe-enactorTelevision film
2008–2009 Valentine Leo Francisci
Hercules Leonardo Joveson
Main role
2009–2010, 2012, 2016 Grey's Anatomy Dr. Charles PercyRecurring (season 6) Guest (seasons 8 and 12)
2010 Law & Order: Los Angeles Actor1 episode
2013 CSI: NY Calvin George1 episode
2013 Justified Randall Kusik3 episodes
2013 Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Tobias FordEpisode: "Repairs"
2014 Mad Men Lloyd Hawley1 episode (The Monolith)
2014 True Blood Mack3 episodes
2014 Bones Joe Martucci1 episode
2015 Grimm Frankie Atkins1 episode
2015 Scandal Kidnapper of Olivia1 episode
2015 Texas Rising Big Foot Wallace TV mini-series
2016 Rizzoli & Isles Jeff Collins1 episode
2016 Grace & Frankie Police Officer Leach1 episode
2016 Kingdom Kevin Bostic1 episode
2016 Longmire Joe-Mega4 episodes
2017 Riverdale Mr. Robert Phillips / Sugar Man2 episodes
2017 Modern Family Pete BuilderEpisode: "Heavy Is the Head"
2018 Santa Clarita Diet Boone Traver2 episodes
2018 The Originals Emmett3 episodes
2018 Wrecked Brewster3 episodes
2018–2021 Supergirl Otis Graves Recurring role
2021 Magnum P.I. RandallEpisode: "The Harder They Fall"
2022 Pivoting DanRecurring role
2024 The Girl Upstairs: The Tanya Kach Story Thomas HoseTelevision film

Video game

YearTitleRoleNotes
2016 Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Maynard "Griff" Griffin

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