Profile
Ethnicity
Samoan
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Height
180 cm
Age Range
50–63
Career Highlights
Ben Baker is as Samoan-New Zealand actor, who has worked across film, television and theatre. His feature film credits include roles in Samoan comedy “Sione’s Wedding,” feature films “Matariki,” and most recently, “The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire and Faith.” Ben has also appeared as a core cast member in television series “Karaoke High” and “Orange Roughies.”
Short Film.
| 2020 | Blue Smoke | Fetu (Guest) | Dir. Ivan Barge |
| 2003 | My Gardener | Security Guard (Guest) | Best Friends Productions Dir. Various |
Feature Film.
| 2019 | The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith | Viliami 'Sione' Paletu'a (Support) | Kolipoki Pictures Dir. Mitch Davis |
| 2009 | Matariki | Rick's Dad (Support) | Filmwork (Matariki) Ltd Dir. Michael Bennett |
| 2005 | Sione's Wedding | Lakopo (Guest) | South Pacific Pictures Dir. Chris Graham |
| 2001 | The Extreme Team | Eric Blenhein (Support) | E Team Productions Dir. Leslie Libman |
Television.
| 2007 | Karaoke High - Season 1 | Sione Faiva (Core) | TVNZ Dir. Mike Smith |
| 2006 | Orange Roughies - Season 1 | Colin Turk (Core ) | Screenworks Dir. Chris Bailey, John Laing, Peter Sharp |
| 1999 | Street Legal - Season 1-3 | Samson Silesi (Core) | Screenworks Dir. Chris Bailey |
Presenter.
| 2008 | Homai Te PakiPaki | Maori Television |
Theatre.
| 2003 | The Songmaker's Chair | Fa'amau | Auckland Theatre Company Dir. Nathaniel Lees |
| 2003 | Young Baron | Cavalier | Theatre Stampede, Auckland Dir. Ben Crowder |
| 2000 | Fire Mountain | Sam |
Voice.
| 2016 | Warehouse Money | Voice Over Exclusivity | |
| 2015 | Steinlager demo (new) | DDB/Silk | |
| 2015 | Subway/NZ | The Voice Plant | |
| 2014 | BNZ VO brand demo | Colenso BBDO | |
| 2014 | Suppliers Dinner, The Warehouse: Conference video | Film Construction | |
| 2012 | Far Cry 3 | Various Villagers | Ubisoft Entertainment |
| 2012 | The Warehouse | Voice | |
| 2009 | Spartacus Loop Group | Pacific Renaissance | |
| 2008 | Avis- Radio | ||
| 2008 | DTR - TV | ||
| 2008 | Dulux - TV | ||
| 2008 | Genesis Energy AV- Production | ||
| 2008 | McDonalds - TV/Radio | ||
| 2008 | Pedigree | ||
| 2008 | Voice of TVNZ promos |
Training.
| Meisner Technique, NZ - 2004, Michael Saccente |