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Christopher James Baker

Christopher James Baker

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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).

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2026
Posthumous

as    Rohan

2025
Unit 234

as    Doc

2025
In Absence

as    Irwin

2021
Blood Brothers

as    Jake

2021
New Gold Mountain

as    Patrick

2021
Eden

as    Patrick Gracie

2017
Keep Watching

as    The Creator

2016
The Duel

as    Monte

2014
Deliverance Creek

as    Cyril

2011
Sanctum

as    J.D.

2008
Nim's Island

as    Ensign

2008
1 and 0 nly

as    Lieutenant Professor Frank James Morley

2007
The Condemned

as    Eddie C

2006
Kokoda

as    Blue

2004
Ike: Countdown to D-Day

as    Group Capt. Maj. James Stagg

1
Beyond Kokoda

as    Narrator