- Born
- Birth nameElijah Alexander Baker
- Nicknames
- Eli
- Ellie
- Lij
- Height5′ 7″ (1.70 m)
- Hailing from South East London, Elijah first starting acting as a hobby at the age of 14 and began going to Lewisham Youth Theatre at Catford Broadway. Acting remained a hobby for Elijah until a few years later, when members of The Old Vic theatre came to Elijah's Secondary school to hold open auditions for a play they were setting up in partnership with The Imperial War Museum. Backed by Kevin Spacey, It was a play about young men joining the British army in World War 1 and fighting in the Battle Of The Somme. 'On The Middle Day', written by Gavin Birch and Directed by Matt Wild.
Elijah won the supporting lead role of 'Archibald Cotton' and the play went on to be a huge success, winning Best Heritage award, which Elijah was chosen on behalf of the cast & crew to accept at the National Lottery Awards 2007.
Baker then went on to attend Sylvia young evening classes and it was at this school where he met the founder, 'Sylvia Young' , who recommended Baker to her daughters agency. Baker soon landed his first role as a guest lead in an episode of 'The Bill'. Following The Bill, Baker has since landed roles in other well known shows such as 'Silent witness', 'The Sarah Jane adventures' , 'Doctors, 'Injustice' and 'Phone Shop'.
Baker was recently awarded best male emerging talent for his performance in 'Signs Of Silence' by the Buff Film Festival.
Recent credits include 'Tango One', 'Acceptable Damage', 'Dishoom' and 'Ethel'.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Representing Elijah Baker
- Strawberry Blonde hair
- Freckles
- He is the youngest of 5 brothers and sisters.
- A big martial arts enthusiast. Practices Lau Gar Kung Fu.
- Has also attended part time classes at Sylvia Young, Helen O Grady and Identity Drama school.
- Some of his favorite actors are Oliver Reed, Travis Fimmel, Gary Oldman, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, Stephen Graham, Charles Mnene, Johnny Depp & Viggo Mortensen.
- Founder and Managing Director of Independent London based film company EnuffTalk Productions.
- Most people [who I've spoken to] have felt alone at some point, whether that's been for 10 minutes, 10 years or their whole lives. I related to him feeling like he was by himself. Eli had his brother [in the film] despite his mother treating him badly but I related to it because I've felt alone before. For example, you can be in a crowd full of people but not gelling with anyone because you don't like their energy, so you feel alone. I remembered the exact feeling and implicated that into the performance.
- I like roles that mean something and I like films with heart.
- [on his mixed heritage & how it's caused a conflict of opportunities when auditioning for roles} I've found myself not landing certain roles based on my multi-ethnic appearance - I don't fit into a category. I don't look like most people of my mixed heritage and many people assume that we all are meant to look like Alicia Keys or Drake. When in reality, that's far from accurate. You'd think looking and passing for all different types of people would be a benefit as an actor (and it should be) but ignorance can be quite plentiful in this industry. Much like Vin Diesel, who I have definitely taken inspiration from, he struggled to get work due to his. I believe he coined the phrase 'multi-facial' appearance and decided early on to create his own material, which then got him noticed. I struggle to get roles based on my look, so I then proceeded to create my own material too, and it's working out exceptionally well. I'm grateful that my road has been tough as it's made me a stronger performer.
- People educating themselves on their rights, true history and sticking together to create change is the way forward. I will certainly do my part as a performer and creator to spread positive realness; encouraging people to see the bigger picture.
- [on Race, Ignorance & Segregation] Race is such an old issue which has caused so much segregation, pain and ignorance. Personally I feel there is only one race on this planet, which is the human race. It's so ridiculous to regard ourselves as different races based on colour and background. The diversity among the human race is wonderful and should be celebrated, but I fear we will never truly grow as a species until we can all except that we are all connected. There are definitely rules and systems set in place that allow certain groups to benefit more than others and that's unacceptable. Change takes time and I feel film can be such a powerful tool to Inspire and educate people on human morality.
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