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New Zealand actor
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Male
Place of birth
Wellington, New Zealand
Star sign
VirgoAge
48 years
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1.8542 m
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Biography
Sala Baker is an actor and stuntman from New Zealand. He is best known for portraying the villain Sauron in the Lord of the Rings trilogy by Peter Jackson.
Career
Originally hired as one of several stunt performers for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, he ended up landing the part of the Dark Lord Sauron. 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.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Phoenix Film Critics Society Award | Best Cast | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Won |
| 2002 | Best Cast | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Won | |
| 2003 | Best Cast | 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 Picture | Nominated | ||
| 2010 | Star Trek | Won |
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