Australian actor and director Simon Baker has pleaded guilty to drink driving in a New South Wales (NSW) court.
Baker was apprehended for driving under the influence near his home in the Byron Bay region in the early hours of July 20.
Although he was excused from attending Mullumbimby Court House on Wednesday, court documents reveal that the 55-year-old admitted to a single charge of driving under the influence, marking his first such offence.
Baker is well-known for his roles in Home and Away, The Devil Wears Prada, and earned Emmy and Golden Globe nominations for his lead role in the US crime drama series The Mentalist.
He grew up in northern NSW and began his career on classic Australian shows like Heartbreak High and A Country Practice.
In 1993, he won Best New Talent at the Logies, Australia’s top television awards, and soon moved to the US, where he secured a role in the Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential.
After two decades in Hollywood, which earned him a star on the Walk of Fame, Baker returned to Australian film and TV, expanding into directing as well as acting.
He was recently nominated for Best Lead Actor at the Logies for his role in the hit Netflix show Boy Swallows Universe.
Baker is scheduled to return to Mullumbimby Court House on September 11 for sentencing.