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David Aaron Baker (born August 14, 1963) is an American actor whose credits stretch across theater, film, television and audiobooks.[1][2][3][4][5]
On Broadway, he is most prominently known for his starring role as "Prince Dauntless" opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in the 1996 Tony nominated revival of Once Upon a Mattress.[6] He subsequently appeared in the 2004 revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, opposite Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan, and Sean Combs.[7]
Baker performed as Jimmy Curry in New York City Opera's[8] 1992 production of 110 in the Shade[9] at Lincoln Center's New York State Theater, and then in 2018 appeared on the same stage in New York City Ballet's Jerome Robbins 100 Festival[10] playing the MajorDomo in Fanfare (ballet).[11]
On film, he has appeared in Woody Allen’s Melinda and Melinda. He is the voice of Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas[12] on audio book. He voices a role in QCode’s fiction series podcast Listening In starring Rachel Brosnahan.[13]