Charles Baker (actor)

Charles Baker
Baker in 2016
Born	(1971-02-27) February 27, 1971 (age 50) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Alma mater	University of Texas at Arlington
Occupation	Actor writer director
Years active	1999–present
Website	www.charlesbakeractor.com

Charles Edward Baker (born February 27, 1971) is an American actor, writer, and director. He played Skinny Pete on the AMC series Breaking Bad, and had a recurring role on the NBC series The Blacklist.

He reprised the role of Skinny Pete in the film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which was released on Netflix on October 11, 2019.^[1]

Early life[]

Baker was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Hawaii, the son of a US Army Colonel. His father was written up in the Los Angeles Times in 1994 by Robin Wright. Baker's father was stationed around the world, including Israel and England. Baker studied at many schools including Southwest High School in Fort Worth, Texas and London Central Elementary High School in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. He earned a vocal scholarship at Tarrant County College and later attended the University of Texas at Arlington.^[2] He was a music major and took theatre as a means to improve his singing career. After a few early acting stints, he decided to pursue his acting career. He worked at some of the better known theaters around Texas.^{[citation needed]} He met his future wife, Rachel, at one of the theaters (The Hip Pocket Theatre).^{[citation needed]}

Career[]

Baker began appearing in small budget movies including Playing Dead and Fat Girls. He also dubbed for Japanese anime series, One Piece. In 2006, he wrote, composed, produced, and directed his own short film called The Waterson Project. In 2007, he was cast in the direct-to-video sequel of Walking Tall. In 2008, he was cast in the horror film Splinter.^[3] He was cast in Terrence Malick's To the Wonder in 2011.^[4]

He was cast in Breaking Bad as Skinny Pete, a close associate and friend of Jesse Pinkman who served time in prison. His original character name was supposed to be "skinny stoner" in the audition. He was called back a few days later and his part was expanded. After the filming of his first episode, he was called and asked to return for future episodes.^[5] His ability to play the piano was noticed by the writers of the show and in the Season Five episode "Hazard Pay", he plays an intricate piano melody (CPE Bach - Solfeggietto) on a keyboard.^[5] In early 2013, he was cast in the television pilot of The Blacklist starring James Spader. In mid 2013, was cast in Ain't Them Bodies Saints.^[6] In mid-2014, he was cast in Wild starring Reese Witherspoon.^[7] He was also cast in a recurring role in TNT's Murder in the First.^[8]

Filmography[]

Film[]

Television[]

References[]

External links[]

• Charles Baker at IMDb
• TV Guide
• Q&A – Charles Baker (Skinny Pete) at AMCtv.com Archived 2013-10-17 at the Wayback Machine