David Aaron Baker

American actor

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David Aaron Baker

Born|  (1963-08-14) August 14, 1963 (age 61)

Durham, North Carolina

Occupation| Actor
Years active| 1993–present

David Aaron Baker (born August 14, 1963) is an American actor whose credits stretch across theater, film, television and audiobooks.[1][2][3][4][5]

## Biography

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On Broadway, he is most prominently known for his starring role as "Prince Dauntless" opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in the 1996 Tony nominated revival of Once Upon a Mattress.[6] He subsequently appeared in the 2004 revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, opposite Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan, and Sean Combs.[7]

Baker performed as Jimmy Curry in New York City Opera's[8] 1992 production of 110 in the Shade[9] at Lincoln Center's New York State Theater, and then in 2018 appeared on the same stage in New York City Ballet's Jerome Robbins 100 Festival[10] playing the MajorDomo in Fanfare (ballet).[11]

On film, he has appeared in Woody Allen’s Melinda and Melinda. He is the voice of Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas[12] on audio book. He voices a role in QCode’s fiction series podcast Listening In starring Rachel Brosnahan.[13]

## Filmography

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* Sex and the City (1998) as Ted in Season 1, Episode 6: "Secret Sex"
* The Tao of Steve (2000) as Rick
* The Music Man (2003) as Marcellus
* Criminal Minds (2005) as Will Sykes in Season 1, Episode 17: "A Real Rain"
* Once More with Feeling (2009) as Rich
* Blue Bloods (2010) as Father Leo in Season 1, Episodes 6: "Smack Attack"
* Boardwalk Empire (2010–2011) as Bill Fallon in 6 episodes
* And So It Goes (2014) as David Shaw
* The Purge: Election Year (2016), as NFFA Press Secretary Tommy Roseland
* Boarding School (2018) as Davis Rathbone
* The Society (2019) as Jim Pressman in Season 1, Episode 1: "What Happened"
* Asleep in My Palm (2023) as Sam Wallace

## References

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1. ^ Green, Jesse (July 12, 2018). "'Mary Page Marlowe' Lives an Ordinary, Extraordinary Life". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
2. ^ Brantley, Ben (November 12, 1999). "Subtle Spins in an Old Tale". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
3. ^ Brantley, Ben (January 14, 2002). "THEATER REVIEW; Tough Victorian Defeats Dad and Gets Her Man". New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
4. ^ Phillips, Michael (February 14, 2003). "Disney's 'Music Man' has trouble with capital 'T'". CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
5. ^ Minskoff, Alan (May 2016). "REVIEW: A Doubter's Almanac". AudioFile magazine. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
6. ^ Evans, Greg (December 19, 1996). "Once Upon a Mattress". Variety. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
7. ^ Brantley, Ben (April 27, 2004). "A Breakthrough 50's Drama Revived in a Suspenseful Mood". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
8. ^ "110 in the Shade New York City Opera Revival (1992)". overture.com.
9. ^ Edward Rothstein (July 21, 1992). "Review/Music; Bang a Drum, Bind a Mule's Legs And Let the Heavens Pour Forth". The New York Times.
10. ^ Jeff Lunden (May 3, 2018). "'Jerome Robbins 100' Is A Centennial Celebration Of Timeless Choreography". npr.org. National Public Radio.
11. ^ Sondra Forsyth (May 13, 2018). "ROBBINS 100, New York City Ballet's Homage to the Co-Founding Choreographer".
12. ^ Odd Thomas - via Audible.com.
13. ^ "Here's What's New in Podcasts This Week".

## External links

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* David Aaron Baker at IMDb
* David Aaron Baker at the Internet Broadway Database
* http://www.tv.com/people/david-aaron-baker/ Archived July 5, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
* https://www.audible.com/DavidAaronBaker
* https://davidaaronbaker.com/

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