David Aaron Baker (born August 14, 1963) is an American actor whose credits stretch across theater, film, television and audiobooks.

Biography

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, he is most prominently known for his starring role as "Prince Dauntless" opposite

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in the 1996 Tony nominated revival of ''

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''. He subsequently appeared in the 2004 revival of

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's ''

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'', opposite

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, and

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. Baker performed as Jimmy Curry in

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's 1992 production of 110 in the Shade at

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's New York State Theater, and then in 2018 appeared on the same stage in

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's Jerome Robbins 100 Festival playing the MajorDomo in Fanfare (ballet). On film, he has appeared in

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’s '' Melinda and Melinda''. He is the voice of

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's Odd Thomas on audio book. He voices a role in

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Filmography

* ''

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'' (1998) as Ted in Season 1, Episode 6: " Secret Sex" * ''

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'' (2000) as Rick * ''

The Music Man ''The Music Man'' is a musical theatre, musical with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson, based on a story by Willson and Franklin Lacey. The plot concerns a confidence trick, con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and ...

'' (2003) as Marcellus * ''

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'' (2005) as Will Sykes in Season 1, Episode 17: " A Real Rain" * '' Once More with Feeling'' (2009) as Rich * ''

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'' (2010) as Father Leo in Season 1, Episodes 6: " Smack Attack" * ''

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'' (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 * ''

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'' (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

External links

* * *http://www.tv.com/people/david-aaron-baker/
https://www.audible.com/DavidAaronBaker
*https://davidaaronbaker.com/ American male stage actors Living people 1963 births 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Durham, North Carolina American male television actors American male film actors 20th-century American male actors {{US-screen-actor-1960s-stub