Charles Baker
Baker in 2016
Born (1971-02-27) February 27, 1971 (age 53)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • director
Years active1999–present

Charles Baker (born February 27, 1971)[1] is an American actor, writer, and director. He is best known for playing Skinny Pete on the AMC series Breaking Bad, and he has 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.[2]

Early life

Baker was born in Washington, D.C..[1] He is the son of a U.S. Army colonel, and as a result, he moved frequently during his childhood.[3] Though he had aspirations to become a teacher, he double majored in music and theater in college.[3]

Career

Baker began appearing in small budget movies including Playing Dead and Fat Girls. He also performed in dubs for multiple anime series, such as One Piece, Baki the Grappler, and D.Gray-man. 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.[4] He was cast in Terrence Malick's To the Wonder in 2011.[5]

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.[6] 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.[6] In early 2013, he was cast in the television pilot of The Blacklist starring James Spader. In mid 2013, Baker was cast in Ain't Them Bodies Saints.[7] In mid-2014, he was cast in Wild starring Reese Witherspoon.[8] He was also cast in a recurring role in TNT's Murder in the First.[9] He was cast as a Mandalorian on The Mandalorian in 2023.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Fat Girls Roller Rink Attendant
2007 Walking Tall: The Payback Nate
2008 Splinter Blake Sherman Jr.
2009 Shroud William "Billy" Sidehammer
2011 Fright Flick Chase
2012 To the Wonder Carpenter
2013 Ain't Them Bodies Saints Bear
Flutter Lonny
2014 Wild TJ
2016 Approaching the Unknown Captain Frank Worsely
The Neon Demon Mikey
Alterscape Sam Miller
2018 Eleven Eleven Tim Faris
2019 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Skinny Pete [10]
TBA You Can't Win Fremont Older

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1999–2004 One Piece Various Characters English dub
27 episodes
2001 Baki the Grappler Kohei English dub
Episode: "Here Comes the King"
2003 The Galaxy Railways Hijacker English dub
Episode: "Big One Hijacked"
2005 Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire Herman Van Horne Television film
2006 Prison Break Camper Guy Episode: "Manhunt"
D.Gray-man Additional Characters English dub
2 episodes
2007 El Cazador de la Bruja Jose English dub
Episode: "A Woman Who Puts It On"
Claymore Bandits' Head Episode dub
2008 Comanche Moon Monkey John Miniseries
2008–2013 Breaking Bad Skinny Pete 15 episodes
2010 In Plain Sight TJ Episode: "Father Goes West"
The Good Guys Wolf / Cellmate 2 episodes
Detroit 1-8-7 Marcus Mosier Episode: "Pharmacy Double/Bullet Train"
Temple Grandin Billy Television film
2011 Chase Wiry Inmate Episode: "Seven Years"
2013 NTSF:SD:SUV:: Milo Episode: "Trading Faces"
The Blacklist Newton Phillips 3 episodes
2014 Murder in the First Chris Walton 6 episodes
2015 Chicago P.D. Terry Warfield Episode: "What Puts You On That Ledge"
2016 Colony Spider Episode: "Pilot"
2017 Grimm Dan Episode: "Breakfast in Bed"
Brooklyn Nine-Nine George Judy Episode: "The Fugitive (Part 2)"
Lethal Weapon Peter Scarelli Episode: "Lawmen"
2019 The Rookie Terry Wright Episode: "Homefront"
2020 Perry Mason Stanislaw Nowak 4 episodes
2021 CSI: Vegas Bill Dwyer Episode: “Legacy”
2022 1883 Henry Weaver
2023 Mayor of Kingstown Horace Episode: “The Pool”
The Mandalorian Survivor Scout 2 episodes
TBA Driving Test Spoons

References

  1. ^ a b "Charles Baker". Allmovie. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Tassi, Paul (August 24, 2019). "Netflix's 'El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie' Gets A Trailer, Story And Release Date". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Interview with Actor Charles Baker". WordPress. June 11, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  4. ^ "Icons of Fright News and Updates: SPLINTER On DVD January 27th!". Icons of Fright. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  5. ^ "Casting News: Pan, Burial, Davis, Silver - News - Dark Horizons". Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Martin, Denise (August 7, 2013). "Breaking Bad's Matt Jones and Charles Baker on Playing Lovable Stoners Badger and Skinny Pete". Vulture.com. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  7. ^ Armitage, Hugh (August 20, 2013). "'Ain't Them Bodies Saints' gets comic book prologue". Digital Spy. Retrieved October 17, 2013.
  8. ^ Papamichael, Stella. "Wild review: Reese Witherspoon breaks out of rom-com rut". Digital Spy. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  9. ^ "Review: Steven Bochco goes retro with TNT's 'Murder in the First'". HitFlix. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  10. ^ "El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Adds Another Series Alum". www.cbr.com.

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