Adam Baldwin

For the singer, see Adam Baldwin (singer).Not to be confused with Alec Baldwin.

Adam Baldwin
Baldwin at the 2016 WonderCon
Born	(1962-02-27) February 27, 1962 (age 62) Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1980–present
Spouse	Ami Julius ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	3

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 .

Early life

Baldwin was born 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 the Ricky Linderman character 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 season eight, episode six "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 , playing the role of Quarian 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] [ dead link ]}

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] His role in the Gamergate controversy led to a petition to prevent Baldwin from appearing as a guest at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo in 2015. ^{[11] [ dead link ] [12]} The convention's management decided to keep Baldwin as a guest. ^[13]

Filmography

Film

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
2001	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
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	Narrator	Voice, short film
2019	The Kid	Bob Olinger
	The Legend of 5 Mile Cave	Sam Barnes
2021	American Underdog	Terry Allen

Television

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	Television film
1991	Murder in High Places		Television film
1992	Cruel Doubt	Det. John Taylor	Television film
	Deadbolt	Alec Danz	Television film
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	Television film
	Shadow-Ops	Dalt	Television film
1996	Smoke Jumpers	Don Mackey	Television film
1996–1997	The Cape	Col. Jack Riles	Main role
	The Pinocchio Shop	Ronnie Howser	Series regular, Seasons 2–3, 52 episodes
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	Television film
	The Outer Limits	Major James Bowen	Episode: "Phobos Rising"
2000	Recess	B.O.E. Agent #2	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
2000–2005	Jackie Chan Adventures	Finn	Voice, main role
2001	The Zeta Project	Sven	Voice, episode: "Crime Waves"
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	Hal Jordan / Green Lantern, Jonah Hex, Rick Flag	Voice, 3 episodes
	The Inside	Special Agent Danny Love	Main role
	The Poseidon Adventure	Sea Marshal Mike Rogo	Television film
2006	Talk to Me		TV series
	Bones	Special Agent Jamie Kenton	Episode: "Two Bodies in the Lab"
	Invader Zim	Various	Voice, episode: "The Frycook What Came from All That Space"
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
2012, 2015	Castle	Detective Ethan Slaughter	2 episodes
2012	Young Justice	Parasite	Voice, episode: "Performance"
	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
2014–2018	The Last Ship	Commander / Captain Mike Slattery, USN	Main role
2015	Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.	Vance Astro	Voice
	Guardians of the Galaxy	Vance Astro	Voice
2019–present	GunnyTime	Himself / Host
2023	9-1-1: Lone Star	Detective McGregor	Episode: "Donors"	[14]
2024	S.W.A.T.	Calvin Webb	Episode: "Family Man"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Kill.switch	Archer
2007	Halo 3	Marines
	Half-Life 2: Episode Two	Citizens
2009	Halo 3: ODST	Dutch
2010	Mass Effect 2	Kal'Reegar
2011	DC Universe Online	Superman
2013	Injustice: Gods Among Us	Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
2015	Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.	Henry Fleming
	Infinite Crisis	Hal Jordan / Green Lantern	[15]
	Firefly Online	Jayne Cobb
2021	Mass Effect Legendary Edition	Kal'Reegar

References

1. Ryan, Maureen (January 6, 2010). "'Chuck's' Adam Baldwin on John Casey, a man of few words and many bullets". Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on November 14, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
2. Keck, William (March 27, 2012). "Keck's Exclusives First Look: Firefly's Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin Reunite on Castle". TV Guide . Retrieved April 8, 2013.
3. "Castle, Season 4, Episode 21". Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
4. "SyfyPortal Awards". Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2006.
5. Babineau, Jeff (December 15, 1996). "Faces of the Game". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved October 29, 2010.
6. Baldwin, Adam (May 20, 2009). "Ride 2 Recovery: An Amazing Journey". The Huffington Post . Retrieved April 8, 2013.
7. "Road 2 Recovery Don't Mess with Texas Challenge". Road 2 Recovery. April 7, 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
8. Hausam, Michael (February 29, 2016). "#NeverHillary Just Brought Back Conservative Actor Adam Baldwin to Twitter -". hausrules.us. Retrieved August 10, 2018.
9. Kaplan, Sarah (September 12, 2014). "With #GamerGate, the video-game industry's growing pains go viral". The Washington Post . Retrieved October 18, 2018.
10. Salter, Michael (2017). "Gamergate and the subpolitics of abuse in online publics". Crime, Justice and Social Media. New York: Routledge. p. 45. ISBN   978-1-138-91966-2
11. Mann, Effie (January 22, 2015). "There's a petition to keep the Sci-Fi actor who started #Gamergate out of Australia". Daily Life. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
12. Williams, Tom (January 21, 2015). "Australians Are Trying To Keep Adam Baldwin Away Over #Gamergate". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
13. "Australia's Supanova Convention Decides to Keep Firefly's Adam Baldwin as a Guest Despite Outcry". The Mary Sue. February 12, 2015.
14. Swift, Andy (April 27, 2023). "9-1-1: Lone Star Staging Firefly Reunion With Adam Baldwin and Gina Torres". www.tvline.com. TVLine. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
15. Turbine, Inc. Infinite Crisis . Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, Voice Over Talent.

External links

• Adam Baldwin at IMDb  
• Adam Baldwin at AllMovie