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
Predator 2
(Garber)
Murder in High Places
(Stoney Ptak)
Independence Day
(Major Mitchell)
Full Metal Jacket
(Animal Mother)
The Patriot
(Capt. Wilkins)
Gospel Hill
(Carl Herrod)
My Bodyguard
(Ricky Linderman)
Radio Flyer
(The King)
Pursuit of Happiness
(Chad Harmon)
Sands of Oblivion
(Jesse Carter)
Cohen and Tate
(Tate)
3:15 the Moment of Truth
(Jeff Hannah)
Done the Impossible
(Self - Host)
Evil Eyes
(Jeff Stenn)
D.C. Cab
(Albert Hockenberry)
Gacy
(John Gacy, Sr.)
Next of Kin
(Joey Rosselin)
Superman: Doomsday
(Superman / Clark Kent / Dark Superman (voice))
The Poseidon Adventure
(Mike Rogo)
In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers
(Don Mackey)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
(Dr Jekyll / Mr Hyde)
Blind Justice
(Sgt. Hastings)
Serenity
(Jayne Cobb)
Reckless
(Randy Daniels)
Ordinary People
(Stillman)
Poison Ivy
(Ike Dimick)
Where the Day Takes You
(Officer Black)
Betrayal
(Det. Mark Winston)
Little Fish, Strange Pond
(Tommy)
War of the Worlds: Goliath
(Wilson)
Control Factor
(Lance Bishop)
The Keyman
(Chris Myers / Keyman)
Above & Beyond
(Peter Clerkin)
Bad Guys
(Skip Jackson)
The Right Temptation
(Captain Wagner)
The Thirst
(Lenny)
Hyper Sonic
(Christopher Bannon)
Deadbolt
(Alec Danz)
InSight
(Dr. Graham Barrett)
American Underdog
(Coach Allen)
Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special
(Himself)
Monster Makers
(Jay Forrest)
Double Bang
(Vinnie Krailes)
The Freediver
(Dr. Viades)
Gargantua
(Jack Ellway)
Cold Sweat
(Mitch)
Jackpot
(Mel James)
Indiscreet
(Jeremy Butler)
Sawbones
(Burt Miller)
Starquest II
(Lee)
Bitter Harvest
(Bobby)
Digital Man
(Captain West)
Wyatt Earp
(Tom McLaury)
Welcome Home, Bobby
(Cleary)
Love, Courage and the Battle of Bushy Run
(Gen. Jeffrey Amherst)
Lover's Knot
(John Reed)
Hadley's Rebellion
(Bobo McKenzie)
The Assignment
(Mr. Clements)
The Last Shot
(Mark Tullis Jr.)
Rockin' the Wall
(Self - Narrator (voice))
Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon
(Koja)
How to Make an American Quilt
(Finn's Father)
The Pigs vs. The Freaks
(Mickey South)
The Kid
(Bob Orlinger)
Treacherous
(Tommy Wright)
Drillbit Taylor
(Disgruntled Bodyguard)
Guilty by Suspicion
(FBI Agent #1)
Farewell, My Love
(Jimmy, the bartender)
Trade Off
(Thomas Hughes)
The Chocolate War
(Carter)
The Legend of 5 Mile Cave
(Sam Barnes)
Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
(Self)
Jackie Chan Adventures
(Finn (voice))
Chuck
(John Casey)
Castle
(Ethan Slaughter)
Static Shock
(York (voice))
Men in Black: The Series
(Agent X (voice))
Bones
(Special Agent Jamie Kenton)
VR.5
(Scott Cooper)
Angel
(Marcus Hamilton)
CSI: NY
(DHS Agent Brett Dunbar)
The X-Files
(Knowle Rohrer)
The Zeta Project
The Inside
(Special Agent Danny Love)
NCIS
(Michael Rainer)
Day Break
(Chad Shelten)
Stargate SG-1
(Colonel Dave Dixon)
JAG
(Cmdr. Michael Rainer)
The Cape
(Col. Jack Riles)
The Visitor
(Michael O'Ryan)
Leverage
(Colonel Michael Vance)
The Visitor
(Michael O'Ryan / Joe York)
Jackie Chan Adventures
(Old West Finn (voice))
Jackie Chan Adventures
(Finn / Ulf (voice))
Jackie Chan Adventures
(Finn / E.B. MacDonald (voice))
Jackie Chan Adventures
(Finn / Coach (voice))
Jackie Chan Adventures
(Finn / Carnival Worker (voice))
Jackie Chan Adventures
(Gameshow Host (voice))
Justice League Unlimited
(Jonah Hex (voice))
Justice League Unlimited
(Bonk (voice))
Justice League Unlimited
(Rick Flagg (voice))
The Last Ship
(XO Mike Slattery)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Steven Harris)
From the Earth to the Moon
(Fred Haise)
Young Justice
(Parasite (voice))
Firefly
(Jayne Cobb)
The Outer Limits
(Major James Bowen)
CSI: Miami
(De Soto)
Cruel Doubt
(Det. John Taylor)
Transformers: Prime
(Breakdown (voice))
The Fearing Mind
(Jim Sullivan)
Fallen Angels
(Ralph Fiske)
S.W.A.T.
(Calvin Weber)
Beware the Batman
(Metamorpho / Rex Mason (voice))