Adam Baldwin

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Adam Baldwin
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Baldwin at the 2016 WonderCon
Born (1962-02-27) February 27, 1962 (age 62)
OccupationActor
Years active1980–present
Spouse
Ami Julius
(m. 1988)
Children3

Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor. He made his film debut in My Bodyguard (1980). He later appeared in Full Metal Jacket (1987) as Animal Mother, and in the television series Firefly and its continuation film Serenity as Jayne Cobb. His roles include Stillman in Ordinary People (1980), Colonel John Casey in Chuck , and Mike Slattery in The Last Ship .

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Early life

Baldwin was born on February 27, 1962 in Winnetka, Illinois, and studied at New Trier Township High School in east Winnetka. [1]

Career

Appearing in a large number 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), Next of Kin (1989), Predator 2 (1990), Deadbolt (1992), 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), 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 Ricky Linderman in the 2008 film Drillbit Taylor . He is also known for NBC's Chuck , in which he played John Casey, a hard-nosed Marine colonel working for the NSA.

In season four of Castle, Baldwin was reunited with former Firefly castmate Nathan Fillion. He played Detective Ethan Slaughter in the 21st episode called "Headhunters" which aired April 16, 2012. [2] [3] He returned to Castle in the eighth-season episode "Cool Boys".

Baldwin won a SyFy Genre Award in 2006 for Best Supporting Actor/Television for his role as Jayne Cobb in the television series Firefly. [4]

Baldwin was cast as Superman in Superman: Doomsday , which is based on DC Comics' The Death of Superman . He also voices the character in the massively multiplayer online game DC Universe Online .

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 Corporal Taylor "Dutch" Miles. Baldwin also appears as a voice actor in Half-Life 2: Episode Two for various resistance soldiers and citizens. Along with his Chuck co-star, Yvonne Strahovski, he also appeared in Mass Effect 2 as Marine squad leader Kal'Reegar.

Personal life

Baldwin has three children with his wife, Ami Julius. [5]

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. [6] [7] [ better source needed ]

In late 2015, Baldwin endorsed Ted Cruz for the 2016 United States presidential election via Twitter. [8]

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 against Zoë Quinn and Nathan Grayson. [9] He later told an interviewer that "leftists" were imposing "political crap" on gamers. [10]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1980 My Bodyguard Ricky Linderman
Ordinary People Kevin Stillman
1983 D.C. Cab Albert Hockenberry
1984 Reckless Randy Daniels
19863:15Jeff Hannah
Bad GuysSkip 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
TreacherousTommy Wright
Bitter Harvest Bobby
1994 Cold Sweat Mitch
Wyatt Earp Tom McLaury
1995Digital ManCaptain West
How to Make an American Quilt Finn's Father
1996 Independence Day Major Mitchell
Lover's KnotJohn 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
2001Above & BeyondPeter Clerkin
Jackpot Mel James
Farewell, My Love Jimmy
Double Bang Vinnie Krailes
2002The KeymanChris 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 [11]
2008 Gospel Hill Carl Herrod
Drillbit Taylor Disgruntled Bodyguard
2009 Little Fish, Strange Pond aka. FrenemyTommy
2010Browncoats: RedemptionPhone OperatorUncredited
2011 InSight Dr. Graham Barrett
2012 War of the Worlds: Goliath WilsonVoice
2015Vault of the Macabre IINarratorVoice, short film
2017Vault of the Macabre: The House Upon the HillNarratorVoice, short film
2019 The Kid Bob Olinger
The Legend of 5 Mile CaveSam Barnes
2021 American Underdog Terry Allen

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1984 Pigs vs. Freaks Mickey SouthTelevision film
1985 Special Treat Otto FrommerEpisode: "Out of Time"
Poison Ivy Ike DimickTelevision film
1986Welcome Home, BobbyCleary BiggsTelevision film
1991 Murder in High Places Television film
1992 Cruel Doubt Det. John TaylorTelevision film
Deadbolt Alec DanzTelevision film
1993The Last ShotMark Tullis Jr.TV short
1994 Blind Justice Sgt. HastingsTelevision film
1995 Fallen Angels RalphEpisode: "Good Housekeeping"
VR.5 Scott CooperEpisode: "Pilot"
Trade-OffThomas HughesTelevision film
Sawbones Burt MillerTelevision film
Shadow-OpsDaltTelevision film
1996Smoke JumpersDon MackeyTelevision film
1996–1997 The Cape Col. Jack RilesMain role
1997 The Visitor Michael O'Ryan4 episodes
1997–1999FirehawksMorgan DaltonVoice, 26 episodes
1998 From the Earth to the Moon Fred Haise Episode: "For Miles and Miles"
GargantuaJack EllwayTelevision film
Indiscreet Jeremy ButlerTelevision film
The Outer Limits Major James BowenEpisode: "Phobos Rising"
2000 Recess B.O.E. Agent #2Voice, episode: "All the Principal's Men"
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Jekyll / Mr. HydeTelevision film
2000-2001 Static Shock YorkVoice, 2 episodes [11]
2000–2005 Jackie Chan Adventures FinnVoice, main role
2001 The Zeta Project SvenVoice, episode: "Crime Waves" [11]
2001–2002 The X-Files Knowle Rohrer5 episodes
2002Hyper SonicChristopher BannonVideo
2002–2003 Firefly Jayne CobbMain role
2003 Control Factor Lance BishopTelevision film
CSI: Miami De SotoEpisode: "Dead Woman Walking"
Gacy John Gacy Sr.Video
Monster MakersJay ForrestTelevision film
2004 JAG Cmdr. Michael RainerEpisode: "Good Intentions"
Stargate SG-1 Col. Dave DixonEpisode: "Heroes"
NCIS Cmdr. Michael RainerEpisode: "The Weak Link"
Angel Marcus Hamilton5 episodes
2005Molly & Roni's Dance PartySchool PrincipalVideo
Justice League Unlimited Jonah Hex, Rick Flag, BonkVoice, 3 episodes [11]
The Inside Special Agent Danny LoveMain role
The Poseidon Adventure Sea Marshal Mike RogoTelevision film
2006Talk to MeTV series
Bones Special Agent Jamie KentonEpisode: "Two Bodies in the Lab"
Invader Zim VariousVoice, episode:
"The Frycook What Came from All That Space" [11]
2006–2008 Day Break Chad SheltonMain role
2007 Sands of Oblivion Jesse CarterTelevision film
2007–2012 Chuck John Casey Main role
2008 CSI: NY DHS Agent Brett DunbarEpisode: "Hostage"
Chuck Versus the WebisodesJohn Casey5 episodes
2011 Love Bites Hotel DickEpisode: "Modern Plagues"
2011–2012 Transformers: Prime BreakdownVoice [11]
2012, 2015 Castle Detective Ethan Slaughter2 episodes
2012 Young Justice Parasite Voice, episode: "Performance" [11]
Leverage Colonel Michael Vance2 episodes
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Captain Steven Harris Season 14, 3 episodes
2013 Beware the Batman Rex Mason / Metamorpho Voice, 3 episodes [11]
2014–2018 The Last Ship Commander / Captain Mike Slattery, USN Main role
2019–presentGunnyTimeHimself / Host
2023 9-1-1: Lone Star Detective McGregorEpisode: "Donors" [12]
2024 S.W.A.T. Calvin WebbEpisode: "Family Man"

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003 Kill.switch Archer
2007 Halo 3 Marines [11]
Half-Life 2: Episode Two Citizens [11]
2009 Halo 3: ODST Dutch
2010 Mass Effect 2 Kal'Reegar
2011 DC Universe Online Superman [11]
2013 Injustice: Gods Among Us Hal Jordan
2015 Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Henry Fleming [11]
Infinite Crisis Hal Jordan / Green Lantern [13]
Firefly Online Jayne Cobb
2021 Mass Effect Legendary Edition Kal'Reegar

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