Sala Baker

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Sala Baker
Born (1976-09-22) 22 September 1976 (age 47)
Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation(s)Actor, stuntman
Years active2001–present

Sala Baker (born 22 September 1976) is a New Zealand actor and stuntman. He is best known for portraying the villain Sauron in the Lord of the Rings trilogy by Peter Jackson.

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Career

Originally hired as one of several stunt performers for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy,[ citation needed ] he ended up landing the part of the Dark Lord Sauron. [1] In addition, he also played several Orcs, a Gondorian, and one of the Rohirrim. Outside of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Baker has performed in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe , two Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows , Deadpool 2 , Braven , Sleepless , and Mile 22 .

Baker was also a part of the miscellaneous crew in the making of The Last Samurai in 2003.

In 2023, Baker played one of the leads in the Starz feature crime thriller The Last Deal. [2] He followed that with a role in David Fincher's new action film The Killer. [3]

Filmography

Actor

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Sauron and LugdushVoiced by Alan Howard as Sauron
2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Haradrim warrior
2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Sauron and MurgashVoiced by Alan Howard as Sauron
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Stunts
2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2006Potheads: The MovieGrim
F8Bouncer
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Stunts
2007 Next
Epic Movie
The Kingdom KidnapperUncredited
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Pirate
2008 Stiletto Store Clerk
The Prince of VeniceLani
2009 Race to Witch Mountain Stunts
Gamer MercenaryUncredited
Star Trek Drill Tower Romulan
Blood and Bone Jesus
2010 The Expendables MercenaryUncredited
The Book of Eli Construction Thug
The A-Team ManUncredited
2011 Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Stunts
2012 Contraband
Savages Motorcycle Cop
Battleship SoldierUncredited
2013 Parker Ernesto
Iron Man 3 Extremis Soldier
2014 Falcon Rising Gang Member 2
The Equalizer Teddy's Guy
Transcendence StuntsUncredited
2015 Ant-Man
2016 Captain America: Civil War
The Nice Guys Body Guard
79 PartsGonzo
Deadpool StuntsUncredited
Central Intelligence Body Guard
2017 Fist Fight Stunts
Bright Gang BangerUncredited
Sleepless Henchmen
2018 Braven Mercenary
Deadpool 2 Older Firefist [4]
Mile 22 Assassin
2021 Jungle Cruise Body Guard
2023 The Last Deal The Boss
2023 The Killer The Brute

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 24 Stunts2 Episodes - Uncredited
Prison Break WorldUncredited
2008 The Unit LuisUncredited
2009 Chuck Terrorist BodyguardUncredited
2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Henchman #1Uncredited
True Blood Vampire2 Episodes - Uncredited
The Mentalist Stunts4 Episodes - Uncredited
2014 The Last Ship StuntsUncredited
The Mentalist Stunts3 Episodes
2015 The Player StuntsUncredited
2016 Power Rangers Dino Super Charge Lord ArcanonUncredited
2017 Iron Fist StuntsUncredited
2018 Mayans M.C. StuntsUncredited
Westworld ArnoUncredited
2019 The Mandalorian Klatooinian Raider Captain

Stunts

Miscellaneous crew

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryFilmResult
2001Phoenix Film Critics Society AwardBest Cast
Shared with Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Marton Csokas, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Lawrence Makoare, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Rhys-Davies, Martyn Sanderson, Liv Tyler, David Weatherley, Hugo Weaving, Elijah Wood
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Won
2002Best Cast
Shared with Sean Astin, John Bach, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Brad Dourif, Bernard Hill, Bruce Hopkins, Christopher Lee, John Leigh, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, Miranda Otto, Craig Parker, John Rhys-Davies, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Won
2003Best Cast
Shared with Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, Viggo Mortensen, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Elijah Wood
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Nominated
2008 Taurus Award Best Fight The Kingdom Nominated
Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion PictureNominated
2010 Star Trek Won

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References

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  2. Collinson, Gary (16 May 2023). "Crime thriller The Last Deal sets Starz release in June". Flickering Myth. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. "The Killer: On Set Of David Fincher's Most Bruising Action Sequence – Exclusive". Empire. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
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