David Aaron Baker

David Aaron Baker
Born (1963-08-14) August 14, 1963 (age 61)
Durham, North Carolina
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present

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]

Biography

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]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Green, Jesse (July 12, 2018). "'Mary Page Marlowe' Lives an Ordinary, Extraordinary Life". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  2. ^ Brantley, Ben (November 12, 1999). "Subtle Spins in an Old Tale". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Brantley, Ben (January 14, 2002). "THEATER REVIEW; Tough Victorian Defeats Dad and Gets Her Man". New York Times. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  4. ^ Phillips, Michael (February 14, 2003). "Disney's 'Music Man' has trouble with capital 'T'". CHICAGO TRIBUNE. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  5. ^ Minskoff, Alan (May 2016). "REVIEW: A Doubter's Almanac". AudioFile magazine. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  6. ^ Evans, Greg (December 19, 1996). "Once Upon a Mattress". Variety. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  7. ^ Brantley, Ben (April 27, 2004). "A Breakthrough 50's Drama Revived in a Suspenseful Mood". The New York Times. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  8. ^ "110 in the Shade New York City Opera Revival (1992)". overture.com.
  9. ^ Edward Rothstein (July 21, 1992). "Review/Music; Bang a Drum, Bind a Mule's Legs And Let the Heavens Pour Forth". The New York Times.
  10. ^ Jeff Lunden (May 3, 2018). "'Jerome Robbins 100' Is A Centennial Celebration Of Timeless Choreography". npr.org. National Public Radio.
  11. ^ Sondra Forsyth (May 13, 2018). "ROBBINS 100, New York City Ballet's Homage to the Co-Founding Choreographer".
  12. ^ Odd Thomas – via Audible.com.
  13. ^ "Here's What's New in Podcasts This Week".


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