Sala Baker

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.

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.

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

Filmography Actor Film

Television

Stunts The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Stunt Performers The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): Stunt Performers The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Stunt Performers Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003): Stunts The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005): Stunts Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): Stunt Native Epic Movie (2007): Stunts Deadliest Warrior (2009): Weapons Demonstration The A-Team (2010): Stunts

Miscellaneous crew The Last Samurai (2003): Location Manager: Split Unit The Long and Short of It (2003): Traffic Controller/Grip Deadliest Warrior: Shaolin Monk vs Māori Warrior (TV) (2009): Himself, demonstrating Māori weapons

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Film Result 2001 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award Best CastShared 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 2002 Best CastShared 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 2003 Best CastShared 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 2008 Taurus Award Best Fight The Kingdom Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture 2010 Star Trek