Sala Baker

Biography

Sala Baker 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 the Dark Lord Sauron. In addition, he also played several Orcs, a Gondorian, and one of the Rohirrim. Outside of the trilogy, Baker has performed in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and two Pirates of the Caribbean movies. Baker was also a part of the miscellaneous crew in the making of The Last Samurai in 2003.

Known For

Shadow Force

Scath

The Rookie

Daxton Reid

NCIS: Los Angeles

Henchman #1

Deadpool 2

Older Firefist

Chuck

Terrorist Bodyguard

The Equalizer

Rattler

The Mandalorian

Klatoonian Raider Captain

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Sauron

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	Shadow Force	Scath
2023	The Killer	The Brute
2023	Dangerous Waters	Henchman John
2023	The Last Deal	The Boss
2022	69 Parts	Gonzo
2021	99 Problems	The Cook
2020	Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)	Prisoner
2018	Once Upon a Deadpool	Older Firefist
2018	Braven	Gentry
2018	Deadpool 2	Older Firefist
2017	Sleepless	Bennik
2017	Bridget and Iain	Malo
2016	The Nice Guys	Bodyguard (uncredited)
2016	79 Parts	Gonzo
2014	The Equalizer	Teddy's Guy
2014	Falcon Rising	Gang Member 2
2013	Parker	Ernesto
2013	Out of the Blue	Henchman #3
2013	Iron Man 3	Extremis Soldier
2012	Savages	Motorcycle Cop
2011	Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows	Adler's Escort (uncredited)
2010	The Book of Eli	Construction Thug
2009	Star Trek	Drill Tower Romulan (uncredited)
2009	Powder Blue	Thug #1
2009	Blood and Bone	Jesus
2008	Stiletto	Store Clerk
2007	The Kingdom	Kidnapper
2006	Potheads: The Movie	Grim
2005	Ringers: Lord of the Fans	Self
2004	UnConventional	Self
2003	The Making of 'The Long and Short of It'	Self
2003	The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King	Featured Orc
2002	The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Man Flesh Uruk
2001	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring	Sauron
	Hostile Takeover	Pequino

Year	TV Show	Role
2024	Echo	Black Knife
2021	The Equalizer	Rattler
2019	The Mandalorian	Klatoonian Raider Captain
2018	The Rookie	Daxton Reid
2017	Marvel's Iron Fist	King
2014	Legends	Terrorist interrogator (uncredited)
2009	NCIS: Los Angeles	Henchman #1
2007	Chuck	Terrorist Bodyguard