Baker began appearing in small budget movies including
Playing Dead and
Fat Girls. He also performed in dubs for multiple
anime series, such as
One Piece,
Baki the Grappler, and
D.Gray-man. In 2006, he wrote, composed, produced, and directed his own short film called
The Waterson Project. In 2007, he was cast in the
direct-to-video sequel of Walking Tall. In 2008, he was cast in the horror film
Splinter. He was cast in
Terrence Malick's
To the Wonder in 2011. He was cast in
Breaking Bad as
Skinny Pete, a close associate and friend of
Jesse Pinkman who served time in prison. His original character name was supposed to be "skinny stoner" in the audition. He was called back a few days later and his part was expanded. After the filming of his first episode, he was called and asked to return for future episodes. His ability to play the piano was noticed by the writers of the show and in the Season Five episode "
Hazard Pay", he plays a piano piece (CPE Bach -
Solfeggietto) on a keyboard. In mid-2014, he was cast in
Wild starring
Reese Witherspoon. He was also cast in a recurring role in
TNT's
Murder in the First. He was cast as a Mandalorian on
The Mandalorian in 2023. ==Personal life==