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 Year Title Role Notes 2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Sauron and Lugdush Voiced by Alan Howard as Sauron 2002 The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Haradrim warrior 2003 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Sauron and Murgash Voiced by Alan Howard as SauronPirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Stunts2005The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe2006 Potheads: The Movie Grim F8 Bouncer Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Stunts2007NextEpic MovieThe Kingdom Kidnapper UncreditedPirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndPirate2008 Stiletto Store Clerk The Prince of Venice Lani 2009Race to Witch MountainStuntsGamerMercenaryUncreditedStar Trek Drill Tower RomulanBlood and BoneJesus2010The ExpendablesMercenaryUncreditedThe Book of Eli Construction Thug The A-TeamManUncredited2011Sherlock Holmes: A Game of ShadowsStunts2012ContrabandSavages Motorcycle Cop BattleshipSoldierUncredited2013ParkerErnestoIron Man 3 Extremis Soldier 2014 Falcon Rising Gang Member 2UncreditedThe EqualizerTeddy's GuyTranscendence StuntsUncredited2015Ant-Man2016Captain America: Civil WarThe Nice GuysBody Guard79 PartsGonzoDeadpool StuntsUncreditedCentral Intelligence Body Guard2017Fist FightStuntsBrightGang BangerUncreditedSleeplessHenchmen2018 Braven Mercenary Deadpool 2 Older FirefistMile 22Assassin2021Jungle CruiseBody Guard2023The Last DealThe Boss2023The KillerThe Brute
Television Year Title Role Notes200724Stunts2 Episodes - UncreditedPrison Break World Uncredited 2008 The Unit Luis Uncredited 2009 Chuck Terrorist Bodyguard Uncredited 2013 NCIS: Los Angeles Henchman #1 UncreditedTrue BloodVampire2 Episodes - UncreditedThe MentalistStunts4 Episodes - Uncredited2014The Last ShipStuntsUncreditedThe MentalistStunts3 Episodes2015The PlayerStuntsUncredited 2016 Power Rangers Dino Super Charge Lord Arcanon Uncredited2017Iron FistStuntsUncredited2018Mayans M.C.StuntsUncreditedWestworldArnoUncredited2019The MandalorianKlatooinian Raider Captain2020The RookieDaxton Reid
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
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