Charles Baker (actor)

Charles Baker
Born	(1971-02-27) February 27, 1971 Washington, D.C., United States
Occupation	Actor, writer, director
Years active	1999–present
Website	www.charlesbakeractor.com

Charles Edward Baker (born February 27, 1971) is an American actor, writer, and director. He is known for playing Skinny Pete on the AMC series Breaking Bad, and currently has a recurring role on the NBC series The Blacklist.

Early life

Baker was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Hawaii. He is the son of an army colonel. His father was written up in the Los Angeles Times in 1994 by famous writer Robin Wright. He had traveled around the world by the time he turned 17. His father was stationed around the world, including Israel and England. Baker studied at many schools including Southwest High School in Fort Worth, Texas and London Central High School in Buckinghamshire. He gained a vocal scholarship at Tarrant County College in music and later attended University of Texas at Arlington. He was a music major and took theatre as a means to improve his singing career. After a few early acting stints, he decided to pursue his acting career. He worked at some of the better known theaters around Texas. He met his future wife, Rachel, at one of the theaters (The Hip Pocket Theatre).

Career

He started off playing small roles in small budget movies including Playing Dead and Fat Girls. He also dubbed for Japanese anime series, One Piece. In 2006, he wrote, composed, produced, and directed his own short film called The Waterson Project. In 2007, he was cast in the direct-to-video sequel of Walking Tall. In 2008, he was cast in the horror film Splinter. He was cast in Terrence Malick's To the Wonder in 2011.

He was cast in Breaking Bad as Skinny Pete, a close associate and friend of Jesse Pinkman who served time in prison. His original character name was supposed to be "skinny stoner" in the audition. He was called back a few days later and his part was expanded and after the filming of his first episode, he was called and told to return for future episodes. His ability to play the piano was noticed by the writers of the show and in one Season Five episode, he plays an intricate piano melody (CPE Bach - Solfeggietto) on a keyboard. In early 2013, he was cast in the television pilot of The Blacklist starring James Spader, which was later picked to series. In mid 2013, was cast in Ain't Them Bodies Saints. In Mid 2014, he was cast in Wild starring Reese Witherspoon. He was also cast in a recurring role in TNT's Murder in the First.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire	Herman Van Horne	Television film
2006	Fat Girls	Roller Rink Attendant
2007	Walking Tall: The Payback	Nate
2008	Splinter	Blake Sherman Jr.
2009	Shroud	William "Billy" Sidehammer
2010	Temple Grandin	Billy	Television film
2012	To the Wonder	Carpenter
2013	Ain't Them Bodies Saints	Bear
2013	Flutter	Lonny
2014	Wild	Tj

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999-2004	One Piece	Various Characters	English dub 27 episodes
2001	Baki the Grappler	Kohei	English dub Episode: "Here Comes the King"
2003	The Galaxy Railways	Hijacker	English dub Episode: "Big One Hijacked"
2006	Prison Break	Camper Guy	Episode: "Manhunt
2006	D.Gray-man	Additional Characters	English dub 2 episodes
2007	El Cazador de la Bruja	Jose	English dub Episode: "A Woman Who Puts It On"
2007	Claymore	Bandits' Head	Episode dub
2008	Comanche Moon	Miniseries
2008-2013	Breaking Bad	Skinny Pete	15 episodes
2010	In Plain Sight	TJ	Episode: "Father Goes West"
2010	The Good Guys	Wolf Cellmate	2 episodes
2010	Detroit 1-8-7	Marcus Mosier	Episode: "Pharmacy Double/Bullet Train"
2011	Chase	Wiry Inmate	Episode: "Seven Years"
2013	NTSF:SD:SUV::	Milo	Episode: "Trading Faces"
2013	The Blacklist	Grey	3 episodes
2014	Murder in the First	Chris Walton
2016	Colony	Spider	Episode: "Pilot"

External links

• Charles Baker at the Internet Movie Database
• TV Guide
• Q&A – Charles Baker (Skinny Pete) at AMCtv.com