Sala Baker was born on 22 September 1976. He is a New Zealand actor and stuntman. He is best known for portraying the villain Sauron in the Lord of the Rings trilogy by Peter Jackson.
Originally hired as one of several stunt performers for the Lord of the Rings 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 Lord of the Rings trilogy, Baker has performed in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the wardrobe, two Pirates of the Caribbean movies, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Deadpool 2, Braven, Sleepless, and Mile 22.
Baker was also a part of the miscellaneous crew in the making of The Last Samurai in 2003.
Mr. Baker has worked on 240 movies and assorted TV shows including a couple with Seiuli Dwayne Johnson – he did a Siva Tau for Seiuli for the opening of the MTV movie awards.
Sala Baker parents: Who are his father and mother?
very little was known about his parents but his visit to Samoa revealed his roots. during Mr. Baker’s visit, he made these confessions “And so for me, this is a beautiful homecoming because I get to find out my real roots here in Samoa so that I know who I am.”
While fighting back tears of joy, he said: ”The reason why I’m crying is that I finally know who I am. I’m Samoan from here and it makes me happy especially I’m here with my mom.”
Sala is from the villages of Luatuanuu and Eva, and after experiencing life in his villages even if it was for a short while, he said he is proud to call himself a Samoan.
“It’s my first trip to Samoa to see my parents’ nu’u (villages) and it was really emotional because I got to see how and where my mom and dad were raised in a simple life,” he added.
“Because being raised in Porirua in E.F.K.S (Congregational Christian Church of Samoa) Ketesemane, my dad’s family all came over to Porirua to all have a better life for us but what’s amazing is.
“If I come back to Samoa, this is my home and this is where my ancestors are from, my parents and it makes me happy to be here because we all look the same and everyone is speaking in Samoan.”
Mr. Baker was brought up in New Zealand with his 11 siblings. They were brought up in line with Faasamoa (Samoan culture) by his mother, Lauifi Atilua Baker Tofete.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
