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Adam Baldwin | |
|---|---|
 Baldwin at the 2016WonderCon | |
| Born | (1962-02-27)February 27, 1962 (age 63) Winnetka, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor. He made his film debut inMy Bodyguard (1980). He later appeared inFull Metal Jacket (1987) as Animal Mother, and in the television seriesFirefly and its continuation filmSerenity as Jayne Cobb. His roles include Stillman inOrdinary People (1980), ColonelJohn Casey inChuck, and Mike Slattery inThe Last Ship.
Baldwin was born on February 27, 1962 inWinnetka, Illinois, and studied atNew Trier Township High School in east Winnetka.[1]
Appearing in a large number of films since 1980, Baldwin rose to prominence as the troubled outcast Ricky Linderman inMy Bodyguard (1980) and moved on to bigger roles inD.C. Cab (1983),Full Metal Jacket (1987),Next of Kin (1989),Predator 2 (1990),Deadbolt (1992),Independence Day (1996),The Patriot (2000), andSerenity (2005)—in which he reprises his role as themercenaryJayne Cobb from the television seriesFirefly. His other work includesRadio Flyer (1992),From the Earth to the Moon (1998),The X-Files (Knowle Rohrer),The Cape,Men in Black: The Series,Stargate SG-1,Angel,The Inside,NCIS, and the 2005 remake ofThe Poseidon Adventure. He also starred in the ABC seriesDay Break as Chad Shelten in 2006.
Baldwin parodied Ricky Linderman in the 2008 filmDrillbit Taylor. He is also known for NBC'sChuck, in which he playedJohn Casey, a hard-nosed Marine colonel working for theNSA. In season four ofCastle, Baldwin was reunited with formerFirefly castmateNathan Fillion. He played Detective Ethan Slaughter in the 21st episode called "Headhunters" which aired April 16, 2012.[2][3] He returned toCastle in the eighth-season episode "Cool Boys".
Baldwin won aSyFy Genre Award in 2006 forBest Supporting Actor/Television for his role as Jayne Cobb in the television seriesFirefly.[4] Baldwin was cast asSuperman inSuperman: Doomsday, which is based onDC Comics'The Death of Superman. He also voices the character in themassively multiplayer online gameDC Universe Online. Baldwin has a role as a voice actor in theXbox 360 gamesHalo 3 andHalo 3: ODST. The latter put him in the role of Corporal Taylor "Dutch" Miles, and re-united him with hisFirefly/Serenity castmatesAlan Tudyk andNathan Fillion.[5] Baldwin also appears as a voice actor inHalf-Life 2: Episode Two for various resistance soldiers and citizens. Along with hisChuck co-star,Yvonne Strahovski, he also appeared inMass Effect 2 as Marine squad leader Kal'Reegar.
Baldwin has three children with his wife, Ami Julius.[6] He is a supporter of Ride 2 Recovery, a bike-riding organization set up for the rehabilitation of wounded veterans. He participated in the 2009 "Don't Mess With Texas Challenge" bike ride.[7][8][better source needed]
In late 2015, Baldwin endorsedTed Cruz for the2016 United States presidential election viaTwitter.[9] Baldwin has sometimes been credited with originating the hashtag#GamerGate near the end of August 2014 by posting the hashtag on Twitter alongside a pair of videos that, as part of wider criticisms, repeated earlier allegations againstZoë Quinn and Nathan Grayson.[10] He later told an interviewer that "leftists" were imposing "political crap" on gamers.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | My Bodyguard | Ricky Linderman | |
| Ordinary People | Kevin Stillman | ||
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | Albert Hockenberry | |
| 1984 | Reckless | Randy Daniels | |
| 1986 | 3:15 | Jeff Hannah | |
| Bad Guys | Skip Jackson | ||
| 1987 | Full Metal Jacket | Sergeant 'Animal Mother' | |
| Hadley's Rebellion | 'Bobo' McKenzie | ||
| 1988 | Cohen and Tate | Tate | |
| The Chocolate War | Carter | ||
| 1989 | Next of Kin | Joey Rosselini | |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Agent Adam Garber | |
| 1991 | Guilty by Suspicion | FBI Agent #1 | |
| 1992 | Where the Day Takes You | Officer Black | |
| Radio Flyer | The King | ||
| 1993 | Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon | Koja | |
| Treacherous | Tommy Wright | ||
| Bitter Harvest | Bobby | ||
| 1994 | Cold Sweat | Mitch | |
| Wyatt Earp | Tom McLaury | ||
| 1995 | Digital Man | Captain West | |
| How to Make an American Quilt | Finn's Father | ||
| 1996 | Independence Day | Major Mitchell | |
| Lover's Knot | John Reed | ||
| 1997 | Starquest II | Lee | |
| 1998 | Gargantua | Marine Biologist | |
| 2000 | The Patriot | Captain Wilkins,British Army | |
| The Right Temptation | Captain Wagner | ||
| 2001 | Pursuit of Happiness | Chad Harmon | |
| Above & Beyond | Peter Clerkin | ||
| Jackpot | Mel James | ||
| Farewell, My Love | Jimmy | ||
| Double Bang | Vinnie Krailes | ||
| 2002 | The Keyman | Chris Myers / Keyman | |
| 2003 | Betrayal | Detective Mark Winston | |
| Control Factor | Lance Bishop | ||
| 2004 | The Freediver | Dr. Viades | |
| Evil Eyes | Jeff Stenn | ||
| 2005 | Serenity | Jayne Cobb | |
| 2006 | The Thirst | Lenny | |
| 2007 | Superman: Doomsday | Superman (voice) | Direct-to-video[12] |
| 2008 | Gospel Hill | Carl Herrod | |
| Drillbit Taylor | Disgruntled Bodyguard | ||
| 2009 | Little Fish, Strange Pond aka.Frenemy | Tommy | |
| 2010 | Browncoats: Redemption | Phone Operator | Uncredited |
| 2011 | InSight | Dr. Graham Barrett | |
| 2012 | War of the Worlds: Goliath | Wilson (voice) | |
| 2015 | Vault of the Macabre II | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| 2017 | Vault of the Macabre: The House Upon the Hill | ||
| 2019 | The Kid | Bob Olinger | |
| The Legend of 5 Mile Cave | Sam Barnes | ||
| 2021 | American Underdog | Terry Allen |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Pigs vs. Freaks | Mickey South | Television film | |
| 1985 | Special Treat | Otto Frommer | Episode: "Out of Time" | |
| Poison Ivy | Ike Dimick | Television film | ||
| 1986 | Welcome Home, Bobby | Cleary Biggs | ||
| 1992 | Cruel Doubt | Det. John Taylor | ||
| Deadbolt | Alec Danz | |||
| 1993 | The Last Shot | Mark Tullis Jr. | TV short | |
| 1994 | Blind Justice | Sgt. Hastings | Television film | |
| 1995 | Fallen Angels | Ralph | Episode: "Good Housekeeping" | |
| VR.5 | Scott Cooper | Episode: "Pilot" | ||
| Trade-Off | Thomas Hughes | Television film | ||
| Sawbones | Burt Miller | |||
| Shadow-Ops | Dalt | |||
| 1996 | Smoke Jumpers | Don Mackey | ||
| 1996–1997 | The Cape | Col. Jack Riles | Main role | |
| 1997 | The Visitor | Michael O'Ryan | 4 episodes | |
| 1997–1999 | Firehawks | Morgan Dalton (voice) | 26 episodes | |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Fred Haise | Episode: "For Miles and Miles" | |
| Gargantua | Jack Ellway | Television film | ||
| Indiscreet | Jeremy Butler | |||
| The Outer Limits | Major James Bowen | Episode: "Phobos Rising" | ||
| 2000 | Recess | B.O.E. Agent (voice) | Episode: "All the Principal's Men" | |
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | Television film | ||
| 2000–2001 | Static Shock | York (voice) | 2 episodes[12] | |
| 2000–2001 | Men in Black: The Series | Agent X (voice) | 7 episodes | |
| 2000–2005 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Finn (voice) | Main cast | |
| 2001 | The Zeta Project | Sven (voice) | Episode: "Crime Waves"[12] | |
| 2001–2002 | The X-Files | Knowle Rohrer | 5 episodes | |
| 2002 | Hyper Sonic | Christopher Bannon | Video | |
| 2002–2003 | Firefly | Jayne Cobb | Main role | |
| 2003 | Control Factor | Lance Bishop | Television film | |
| CSI: Miami | De Soto | Episode: "Dead Woman Walking" | ||
| Gacy | John Gacy Sr. | Video | ||
| Monster Makers | Jay Forrest | Television film | ||
| 2004 | JAG | Cmdr. Michael Rainer | Episode: "Good Intentions" | |
| Stargate SG-1 | Col. Dave Dixon | Episode: "Heroes" | ||
| NCIS | Cmdr. Michael Rainer | Episode: "The Weak Link" | ||
| Angel | Marcus Hamilton | 5 episodes | ||
| 2005 | Molly & Roni's Dance Party | School Principal | Video | |
| Justice League Unlimited | Jonah Hex,Rick Flag, Bonk (voice) | 3 episodes[12] | ||
| The Inside | Special Agent Danny Love | Main role | ||
| The Poseidon Adventure | Sea Marshal Mike Rogo | Television film | ||
| 2006 | Bones | Special Agent Jamie Kenton | Episode: "Two Bodies in the Lab" | |
| Invader Zim | Various voices | Episode: "The Frycook What Came from All That Space"[12] | ||
| 2006–2008 | Day Break | Chad Shelton | Main role | |
| 2007 | Sands of Oblivion | Jesse Carter | Television film | |
| 2007–2012 | Chuck | John Casey | Main role | |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | DHS Agent Brett Dunbar | Episode: "Hostage" | |
| Chuck Versus the Webisodes | John Casey | 5 episodes | ||
| 2011 | Love Bites | Hotel Dick | Episode: "Modern Plagues" | |
| 2011–2012 | Transformers: Prime | Breakdown (voice) | [12] | |
| 2012, 2015 | Castle | Detective Ethan Slaughter | 2 episodes | |
| 2012 | Young Justice | Parasite (voice) | Episode: "Performance"[12] | |
| Leverage | Colonel Michael Vance | 2 episodes | ||
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Captain Steven Harris | Season 14, 3 episodes | ||
| 2013 | Beware the Batman | Rex Mason / Metamorpho (voice) | 3 episodes[12] | |
| 2014–2018 | The Last Ship | Commander / Captain Mike Slattery,USN | Main role | |
| 2019–present | GunnyTime | Himself / Host | ||
| 2023, 2024 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Detective Brian McGregor | 2 Episodes | [13] |
| 2024 | S.W.A.T. | Calvin Webb | Episode: "Family Man" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kill.switch | Archer | |
| 2007 | Halo 3 | Marines | [12] |
| Half-Life 2: Episode Two | Citizens | [12] | |
| 2009 | Halo 3: ODST | Dutch | |
| 2010 | Mass Effect 2 | Kal'Reegar | |
| 2011 | DC Universe Online | Superman | [12] |
| 2013 | Injustice: Gods Among Us | Hal Jordan | |
| 2015 | Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. | Henry Fleming | [12] |
| Infinite Crisis | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | ||
| Firefly Online | Jayne Cobb |
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