Simon Baker debuts shock hair-raising new look as he shows off his towering coif and shaved undercut on the set of his new film project in Sydney
Simon Baker usually sports a boyish, shaggy mop of strawberry blonde hair.
But the 51-year-old has changed things up for a much harder look, revealing a towering coif and shaved-down sides while filming in Sydney this week.
The actor debuted the new cut as he got into a white four-wheel drive, wearing a pair of dark sunglasses.
New look: Actor Simon Baker, 51, (pictured) debuted a new haircut on the set of his new film project in Sydney this week
The Margin Call star first chatted to brunette crew member in a black puffer coat before leaving the area.
Simon, who looked quite different with his towering locks piled high, wore a black puffer jacket and a blue hooded jumper.
The production had a huge police presence around it due to the city’s Covid outbreak.
![Looking good: Simon has changed things up, revealing a towering coif and shaved-down sides while filming in Sydney this week](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/23/07/45793505-9817289-image-m-35_1627021959891.jpg)
Looking good: Simon has changed things up, revealing a towering coif and shaved-down sides while filming in Sydney this week
![Shaggy: He usually sports a shaggy mop of strawberry blonde hair. Pictured in March 2021](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/23/07/45794815-9817289-image-a-46_1627023380510.jpg)
Shaggy: He usually sports a shaggy mop of strawberry blonde hair. Pictured in March 2021
The High Ground star told Vancouver Sun in May 2018 that his style has ‘evolved out of necessity’.
‘I travel a lot and have to do varied activities, from catching up with old friends at a bar to dinner with diplomats. It’s good to have a sense of yourself and feel comfortable in the way you present no matter the circumstance,’ he explained.
The father-of-three added that he keeps his looks ‘simple and restrained’, and often sports head-to-toe dark blue or grey, comfortable coordinates and T-shirts.
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Policed: The film production had a number of vans alongside a huge police presence, due to an outbreak of coronavirus in the city
The star scored a breakout role as attractive young writer Christian Thompson in 2006 comedy-drama The Devil Wears Prada.
The Breath actor then became the star of American drama TV series The Mentalist, playing former psychic Patrick Jane.
Simon branched out into directing with his first feature film Breath, premiering in Sydney in April 2018.
He is now in a relationship with new girlfriend Laura May Gibbs after announcing his split from wife Rebecca Rigg, 53, after 29 years of marriage, on January 29.
![Split: He is now in a relationship with new girlfriend Laura May Gibbs after announcing his split from wife Rebecca Rigg, 53, (left) after 29 years of marriage, on January 29](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/07/23/07/38645144-9817289-Red_carpet_duo_The_actor_previously_gave_an_interview_where_he_r-a-38_1627023007309.jpg)
Split: He is now in a relationship with new girlfriend Laura May Gibbs after announcing his split from wife Rebecca Rigg, 53, (left) after 29 years of marriage, on January 29
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