
Appearing in dozens of films since 1980, Baldwin rose to prominence as the troubled outcast Ricky Linderman in My Bodyguard (1980) and moved on to bigger roles in D.C. Cab (1983), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Independence Day (1996), The Patriot (2000) and Serenity (2005)—in which he reprises his role as the mercenary Jayne Cobb from the television series Firefly. His other work includes Radio Flyer (1992), From the Earth to the Moon (1998), The X-Files (Knowle Rohrer), Smoke Jumpers (1996), The Cape, Men in Black: The Series, Stargate SG-1, Angel, The Inside, NCIS and the 2005 remake of The Poseidon Adventure. He also starred in the ABC series Day Break as Chad Shelten in 2006. Baldwin parodied the Ricky Linderman character in the 2008 film Drillbit Taylor. Baldwin won a SyFy Genre Award in 2006 for Best Supporting Actor/Television for his role as Jayne Cobb in the television series Firefly. Baldwin was cast as Clark Kent/Superman in the first DC animated universe movie, Superman: Doomsday, based on DC Comics' The Death of Superman and is currently co-starring in the NBC television show Chuck as NSA Agent John Casey. The show premiered September 24, 2007. Baldwin has a role as a voice actor in the Xbox 360 games Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST, the latter putting him in the role of Cpl. Taylor "Dutch" Miles. Baldwin also appears as a voice actor in Half Life 2: Episode 2 for various resistance soldiers and citizens. Adam also appeared in Mass Effect 2, playing the role of Quarian marine Kal'Reegar. Baldwin was born in Chicago, Illinois and studied at New Trier Township High School East in Winnetka, Illinois. He has three children with his wife, Ami. He has been a registered voter with the Democratic Party since 1980, but admits reexamining his views after being given a copy of David Horowitz's book Radical Son. Politically, he considers himself a "small government conservative libertarian", and has contributed blogs to the Huffington Post and Big Hollywood. As a hobby, he also collects and posts links to varying viewpoints on his Twitter feed
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Series | The Last Ship | XO Mike Slattery | 2014-06-22 |
Series | Beware the Batman | Metamorpho | 2013-07-13 |
Movie | Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special | Himself | 2012-11-11 |
Movie | InSight | Dr. Graham Barrett | 2011-09-02 |
Movie | The Assignment | Mr. Clements | 2010-06-15 |
Movie | Little Fish, Strange Pond | Tommy | 2009-10-23 |
Series | Castle | Ethan Slaughter | 2009-03-08 |
Movie | Drillbit Taylor | Disgruntled Bodyguard | 2008-02-04 |
Movie | Gospel Hill | Carl Herrod | 2008-02-09 |
Movie | The Thirst | Lenny | 2007-05-15 |
Movie | Sands of Oblivion | Jesse Carter | 2007-07-28 |
Series | Chuck | John Casey | 2007-09-24 |
Movie | Superman: Doomsday | Superman / Clark Kent / Dark Superman (voice) | 2007-09-18 |
Movie | Done the Impossible | Himself | 2006-07-28 |
Series | Day Break | Chad Shelten | 2006-11-15 |
Series | The Inside | 2005-06-08 | |
Movie | Serenity | Jayne Cobb | 2005-09-03 |
Series | Bones | Special Agent Jamie Kenton | 2005-09-13 |
Movie | The Poseidon Adventure | Mike Rogo | 2005-11-20 |
Series | Justice League Unlimited | Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) / Jonah Hex / Rick Flag | 2004-07-31 |
Movie | The Freediver | Dr. Viades | 2004-01-01 |
Movie | Evil Eyes | Jeff Stenn | 2004-08-04 |
Series | CSI: NY | Unknown | 2004-09-22 |
Movie | Control Factor | Lance Bishop | 2003-01-18 |
Movie | Gacy | John Gacy, Sr. | 2003-05-13 |
Movie | Betrayal | Det. Mark Winston | 2003-08-01 |
Movie | Monster Makers | Jay Forrest | 2003-10-26 |
Series | NCIS | Unknown | 2003-09-23 |
Movie | The Keyman | Chris Myers / Keyman | 2002-08-02 |
Movie | Hyper Sonic | Christopher Bannon | 2002-01-22 |
Series | Firefly | Jayne Cobb | 2002-09-20 |
Series | CSI: Miami | Unknown | 2002-09-23 |
Movie | Above & Beyond | Peter Clerkin | 2001-05-25 |
Series | The Zeta Project | Unknown | 2001-01-27 |
Movie | Jackpot | Mel James | 2001-07-26 |
Movie | Double Bang | Vinnie Krailes | 2001-08-17 |
Movie | The Patriot | Capt. Wilkins | 2000-06-28 |
Movie | Farewell, My Love | Jimmy, the bartender | 2000-02-15 |
Movie | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr Jekyll / Mr Hyde | 2000-07-28 |
Series | Jackie Chan Adventures | Unknown | 2000-09-09 |
Series | Static Shock | Unknown | 2000-09-23 |
Movie | The Right Temptation | Captain Wagner | 2000-08-19 |
Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Steven Harris | 1999-09-20 |
Series | Angel | Marcus Hamilton | 1999-10-05 |
Series | From the Earth to the Moon | 1998-04-05 | |
Movie | Gargantua | Jack Ellway | 1998-05-19 |
Movie | Indiscreet | Jeremy Butler | 1998-08-28 |
Series | Stargate SG-1 | Colonel Dave Dixon | 1997-07-27 |
Series | Men in Black: The Series | 1997-10-11 | |
Series | The Visitor | Unknown | 1997-09-19 |
Movie | Smoke Jumpers | Don Mackey | 1996-02-11 |
Movie | Independence Day | Major Mitchell | 1996-06-25 |
Movie | Starquest II | Lee | 1996-01-01 |
Movie | Lover's Knot | John Reed | 1996-07-12 |
Series | The Cape | 1996-09-09 | |
Movie | Trade Off | Thomas Hughes | 1995-04-29 |
Movie | Sawbones | 1995-01-01 | |
Series | VR.5 | Unknown | 1995-03-10 |
Movie | Digital Man | Captain West | 1995-09-05 |
Movie | How to Make an American Quilt | Finn's Father | 1995-10-06 |
Series | JAG | Unknown | 1995-09-23 |
Movie | Blind Justice | Sgt. Hastings | 1994-01-01 |
Movie | Wyatt Earp | Tom McLaury | 1994-06-24 |
Movie | The Last Shot | Mark Tullis Jr. | 1993-09-01 |
Movie | Cold Sweat | Mitch | 1993-05-07 |
Movie | Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon | Koja | 1993-01-01 |
Series | The X-Files | Unknown | 1993-09-10 |
Movie | Treacherous | Tommy Wright | 1993-09-27 |
Movie | Bitter Harvest | Bobby | 1993-11-03 |
Movie | Radio Flyer | The King | 1992-02-21 |
Series | Cruel Doubt | Det. John Taylor | 1992-05-17 |
Movie | Deadbolt | Alec Danz | 1992-10-16 |
Movie | Where the Day Takes You | Officer Black | 1992-09-11 |
Movie | Guilty by Suspicion | FBI Agent #1 | 1991-03-15 |
Movie | Predator 2 | Garber | 1990-11-20 |
Movie | Cohen and Tate | Tate | 1989-01-27 |
Movie | Next of Kin | Joey Rosselin | 1989-10-20 |
Movie | The Chocolate War | Carter | 1988-11-18 |
Movie | Full Metal Jacket | Animal Mother | 1987-06-26 |
Movie | 3:15 | Jeff Hannah | 1986-01-31 |
Movie | Welcome Home, Bobby | Cleary | 1986-02-22 |
Movie | Bad Guys | Skip Jackson | 1986-03-14 |
Movie | Poison Ivy | Ike Dimick | 1985-02-10 |
Movie | Reckless | Randy Daniels | 1984-02-03 |
Movie | Pigs vs. Freaks | Mickey South | 1984-06-07 |
Movie | D.C. Cab | Albert Hockenberry | 1983-12-16 |
Movie | Hadley's Rebellion | Bobo McKenzie | 1983-09-30 |
Movie | My Bodyguard | Ricky Linderman | 1980-07-11 |
Movie | Ordinary People | Stillman | 1980-09-19 |