Mentalist: Simon Baker recruited his entire family to star in the series

Long broadcast in the first part of the evening on TF1, the American series Mentalist retained millions of French and international viewers until the series ended in 2015 after seven seasons. As a reminder, the successful CBS detective series followed medium Patrick Jane, a CBI consultant with absolutely remarkable gifts of observation and manipulation. Under the orders of Teresa Lisbon (Robin Tunney), the attractive character played by Australian actor and producer Simon Baker helps to unmask the criminals, while pursuing a very specific goal: to find and neutralize the serial killer Red John in order to avenge the death of his wife and granddaughter. What viewers don’t know is that the actor Devil wears Prada shared his success on screen with two of his close friends, his wife and his son, in different episodes of the series.

Simon Baker’s ex-wife Rebecca Rigg starred in Mentalist

If viewers saw nothing but fire, Simon Baker gave the answer to his wife at the time, the Australian actress Rebecca Rigg, in the ninth episode of season 1 called A dozen red roses. She plays the character Felicia Scott, a proxy killer who seduced and manipulated her stepdaughter’s boyfriend into killing her husband, former senator and film producer Felix Hanson. Before their divorce in 2021, Simon Baker and Rebecca Rigg had three children, who have famous godmothers: Stella, Harry and Claude all three made appearances in Mentalist.

Mentalist : had you spotted Simon Baker’s children on screen?

30-year-old Stella Baker is known for playing the lead character in the drama series The Republic of Sarah, canceled after one season. She appeared in the second episode of season 7 of Mentalist, baptized Behind bars. The comedian’s eldest daughter plays the role of a prisoner and is credited as the “angry inmate.” So as not to miss it, look for a young woman in an orange outfit, with braids. As for Simon Baker’s sons, Claude and Harry, they both participated in episode 8 of season 5, The mare, an episode directed by their father! The first stares at Patrick Jane, when he buys hair color and food for Lorelei, the second plays football when Lorelei and Jane escape from the motel. If you want to spot them, Mentalist is available in full on Prime Video.

Was Simon Baker happy with the ending of Mentalist ?

Honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2013, Simon Baker has definitively closed the chapter Mentalist in 2015 after seven seasons and 151 episodes. The fiction ended on a happy event with the unexpected marriage of Patrick Jane and Lisbon, who confides to him that he is going to be a dad again. At the time, the actor commented on the end of the series to our colleagues at Allociné, a conclusion “complete and neat“.”Since the disappearance of the character of Red John, mine no longer had a purpose. Now the approach is different, it has become a romantic series“, he commented then. However, in 2015 on the website The Press, Simon Baker hoped for a conclusion “slightly different” For Mentalist : “I think the most tragic endings are more romantic in a way. I also think about the character I signed up for. He was a tragic character from the beginning, and for me, I always found it normal that there be some sort of tragic ending.” For the creator of the series, Bruno Heller, this last episode could not please fans more. “It’s a real happy ending (…) We could only have a happy ending. It’s natural and obvious. It’s a gift for the fans.” he declared in TVMag.

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