Simon Baker, an Australian actor and director, pleaded guilty to drink driving in a New South Wales court.
Baker was captured inebriated behind the vehicle on a road near his house in the Byron Bay district early on July 20.
He was excused from appearing at Mullumbimby Court House on Wednesday, but court documents reveal that the 55-year-old admitted to a single charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, which was his first offence.
Baker has been in Home and Away, The Devil Wears Prada, and received Emmy and Golden Globe nods for his starring role in the American crime drama series The Mentalist.
He grew up in northern New South Wales and learnt his craft on legendary Australian productions such as Heartbreak High and A Country Practice.
He received Best New Talent at the Logies, Australia’s highest television honours, in 1993, but quickly relocated to the United States, where he earned a role in the Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential.
After two decades in Hollywood, where he was honoured with a Walk of Fame star, Baker returned to Australian film and television, expanding out into both directing and acting.
He was just nominated for Best Lead Actor at the Logies for his part in the popular Netflix series Boy Swallows Universe.
He is scheduled to appear in Mullumbimby Court House again on September 11, where he will face sentence.
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