Sala Baker

Sala Baker
Gender	Male
Date of birth	22 September, 1976
Nationality	New Zealand
IMDb profile

Sala Baker (born September 22, 1976) is an actor and stuntman from Wellington, New Zealand. Originally hired as one of several stunt performers for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, he ended up landing the part of Sauron, the trilogy's title role. In addition, he also played several Orcs, including Murgash, a Gondorian, and a Rohirrim. Outside of the trilogy, Baker has performed in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and the first three Pirates of the Caribbean movies (which co-starred Orlando Bloom).

Baker was also a part of the miscellaneous crew in the making of The Last Samurai in 2003.

In Filmography

STUNTS

• Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007): Stunt Pirate
• Epic Movie (2007): Stunts
• Eragon (2006): Stunts
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006): Stunt Native
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005): Stunts
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Stunts (uncredited)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (2003): Stunts
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): Stunt Performer
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Stunts

ACTOR

• F8 (2006): Bouncer
• Potheads: The Movie (2005): Grim
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003): Sauron, Murgash
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002): Lugdush, Sauron
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001): Sauron, Lugdush

MISCELLANEOUS CREW

• The Last Samurai (2003): Location Manager: Split Unit
• The Long and Short of It (2003): Traffic Controller/Grip

External links

• Sala Baker at Tolkien Gateway
• Official website
• Sala Baker at the Internet Movie Database