Sala Baker (born 22 September 1976) 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 film trilogy,[citation needed] he ended up landing the part of the Dark Lord Sauron.
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.
In 2023, Baker played one of the leads in the Starz feature crime thriller The Last Deal.