Adam Baldwin


Adam Baldwin is an American actor and voice actor. He starred in Full Metal Jacket as Animal Mother, as well as in the television series Firefly and its continuation film Serenity as Jayne Cobb. His roles include Stillman in Ordinary People, Colonel John Casey in Chuck, and Mike Slattery in The Last Ship.

Career

Appearing in a large number of films since 1980, Baldwin rose to prominence as the troubled outcast Ricky Linderman in My Bodyguard and moved on to bigger roles in D.C. Cab, Full Metal Jacket, Predator 2, Next of Kin, Deadbolt, Independence Day, The Patriot, and Serenity —in which he reprises his role as the mercenary Jayne Cobb from the television series Firefly.
His other work includes Radio Flyer, From the Earth to the Moon, The X-Files, The Cape, ', 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, one of the lead characters for the five season run of the show.
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. 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.
Baldwin was cast as Superman in ', 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 ', the latter putting him in the role of Corporal Taylor "Dutch" Miles. Baldwin also appears as a voice actor in ' 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 was born in Winnetka, Illinois, and studied at New Trier Township High School East in Winnetka. He has three children with his wife, Ami Julius.
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.
Baldwin is not related to the Baldwin brothers.

Political views

Politically, he states that he re-examined his liberal views after being given a copy of David Horowitz's book Radical Son. He now considers himself a "small government conservative libertarian", and has contributed to The Huffington Post.
In late 2015 Baldwin endorsed Ted Cruz for the 2016 United States presidential election via Twitter.

Involvement in Gamergate

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 Zoe Quinn and Nathan Grayson.
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. The convention's management decided to keep Baldwin as a guest.

Filmography

Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Pigs vs. FreaksMickey SouthTV movie
1985Special TreatOtto FrommerEpisode: "Out of Time"
1985Poison IvyIke DimickTV movie
1986Welcome Home, BobbyCleary BiggsTV movie
1991Murder in High PlacesTV movie
1992Cruel DoubtDet. John TaylorTV movie
1992DeadboltAlec DanzTV movie
1993The Last ShotMark Tullis Jr.TV short
1994Blind JusticeSgt. HastingsTV movie
1995Fallen AngelsRalphEpisode: "Good Housekeeping"
1995VR.5Scott CooperEpisode: "Pilot"
1995Trade-OffThomas HughesTV movie
1995SawbonesBurt MillerTV movie
1995Shadow-OpsDaltTV movie
1996Smoke JumpersDon MackeyTV movie
1996–1997The CapeCol. Jack RilesMain role
1997The VisitorMichael O'Ryan4 episodes
1998From the Earth to the MoonFred HaiseEpisode: "For Miles and Miles"
1998GargantuaJack EllwayTV movie
1998IndiscreetJeremy ButlerTV movie
1998The Outer LimitsMajor James BowenEpisode: "Phobos Rising"
2000Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeDr. Jekyll / Mr. HydeTV movie
2000Static ShockYork Episode: "Aftershock"
2000–2005Jackie Chan AdventuresFinn / Various Main role
2001Static ShockYork Episode: "Junior"
2001The Zeta ProjectSwen Episode: "Crime Waves"
2001–2002The X-FilesKnowle Rohrer5 episodes
2002Hyper SonicChristopher BannonVideo
2002–03FireflyJayne CobbMain role
2003Control FactorLance BishopTV movie
2003'De SotoEpisode: "Dead Woman Walking"
2003GacyJohn Gacy Sr.Video
2003Monster MakersJay ForrestTV movie
2004JAGCmdr. Michael RainerEpisode: "Good Intentions"
2004Stargate SG-1Col. Dave DixonEpisode: "Heroes: Part 1", "Heroes: Part 2"
2004NCISCmdr. Michael RainerEpisode: "The Weak Link"
2004AngelMarcus Hamilton5 episodes
2005Molly & Roni's Dance PartySchool PrincipalVideo
2005Justice League UnlimitedHal Jordan / Green Lantern / Jonah Hex / Rick Flag / Bonk 3 episodes
2005The InsideSpecial Agent Danny LoveMain role
2006Talk to MeTV series
2006BonesSpecial Agent Jamie KentonEpisode: "Two Bodies in the Lab"
2006Invader ZimVarious Episode: "The Frycook What Came from All That Space"
2006–2008Day BreakChad SheltonMain role
2007Sands of OblivionJesse CarterTV movie
2007–2012ChuckJohn CaseyMain role
2008'DHS Agent Brett DunbarEpisode: "Hostage"
2008Chuck Versus the WebisodesJohn Casey5 episodes
2011Love BitesHotel DickEpisode: "Modern Plagues"
2011–2012'Breakdown
2012, 2015CastleDetective Ethan Slaughter2 Episodes: "Headhunter", "Cool Boys"
2012Young JusticeParasite Episode: "Performance"
2012LeverageColonel Michael VanceEpisodes: "The Very Big Bird Job", "The Rundown Job"
2012'Captain Steven Harris; 3 episodes
2013Beware the BatmanRex Mason / Metamorpho 3 episodes
2014–2018The Last ShipCommander/Captain Mike Slattery, USNMain role
2015Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.Vance Astro
2015Guardians of the GalaxyVance Astro
2019–presentGunnyTimeHimself / Host

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Kill.switchArcher
2007Halo 3Marines
2007'Citizens
2009'Dutch
2010Mass Effect 2Kal'Reegar
2011DC Universe OnlineSuperman
2013'Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
2015'Henry Fleming
2015Infinite CrisisHal Jordan / Green Lantern
2015Firefly OnlineJayne Cobb