
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.

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
2003 · as Featured Orc

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2001 · as Sauron

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
2002 · as Man Flesh Uruk

The Equalizer
2014 · as Teddy's Guy

Iron Man 3
2013 · as Extremis Soldier

Deadpool 2
2018 · as Older Firefist

The Killer
2023 · as The Brute

Star Trek
2009 · as Drill Tower Romulan (uncredited)

The Nice Guys
2016 · as Bodyguard (uncredited)

Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
2020 · as Prisoner

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
2011 · as Adler's Escort (uncredited)

The Book of Eli
2010 · as Construction Thug

Blood and Bone
2009 · as Jesus

Shadow Force
2025 · as Scath

The Kingdom
2007 · as Kidnapper

Parker
2013 · as Ernesto

Hostile Takeover
2025 · as Pequino

Savages
2012 · as Motorcycle Cop