Charles Baker (actor)

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.

Charles Baker
Baker in 2016
Born	(1971-02-27) February 27, 1971 (age 54) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupations	Actor writer director
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Rachel Baker ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	2

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.

Personal life

Baker married his wife Rachel on April 27, 2002.^[10] Together they have two children.^[11][12]

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	[13]
2024	Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2	Drifter
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