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Adam Baldwin
American actor (born )
For the singer, see Adam Baldwin (singer).Not to be confused with Alec Baldwin.
Adam Baldwin | |
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Baldwin at the WonderCon | |
| Born | () February 27, (age&#;62) Winnetka, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | –present |
| Spouse | Ami Julius &#; (m.&#;)&#; |
| Children | 3 |
Adam Baldwin (born February 27, ) is an American actor. He made his film debut in My Bodyguard (). He later appeared in Full Metal Jacket () as Animal Mother, and 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.
Early life
Baldwin was born on February 27, in Winnetka, Illinois, and studied at New Trier Township High School in east Winnetka.[1]
Career
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Appearing in a large number of films since , 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 (), Next of Kin (), Predator 2 (), Deadbolt (), Independence Day (), The Patriot (), and Serenity ()—in which he reprises his role as the mercenaryJayne Cobb from the television series Firefly.
His other work includes Radio Flyer (), From the Earth to the Moon (), The X-Files (Knowle Rohrer), The Cape, Men in Black: The Series, Stargate SG-1, Angel, The Inside, NCIS, and the remake of The Poseidon Adventure. He also starred in the ABC series Day Break as Chad Shelten in
Baldwin parodied Ricky Linderman in the 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, [2][3] He returned to Castle in the eighth-season episode "Cool Boys".
Baldwin won a SyFy Genre Award in 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 gameDC Universe Online.
Baldwin has a role as a voice actor in the Xbox 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 "Don't Mess With Texas Challenge" bike ride.[6][7][better&#;source&#;needed]
In late , Baldwin endorsed Ted Cruz for the United States presidential election via Twitter.[8]
Baldwin has sometimes been credited with originating the hashtag #GamerGate near the end of August 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
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigs vs. Freaks | Mickey South | Television film | ||
| Special Treat | Otto Frommer | Episode: "Out of Time" | ||
| Poison Ivy | Ike Dimick | Television film | ||
| Welcome Home, Bobby | Cleary Biggs | Television film | ||
| Murder in High Places | Television film | |||
| Cruel Doubt | Det. John Taylor | Television film | ||
| Deadbolt | Alec Danz | Television film | ||
| The Last Shot | Mark Tullis Jr. | TV short | ||
| Blind Justice | Sgt. Hastings | Television film | ||
| 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 | ||
| Smoke Jumpers | Don Mackey | Television film | ||
| – | The Cape | Col. Jack Riles | Main role | |
| The Visitor | Michael O'Ryan | 4 episodes | ||
| – | Firehawks | Morgan Dalton | Voice, 26 episodes | |
| 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" | ||
| Recess | B.O.E. Agent #2 | Voice, episode: "All the Principal's Men" | ||
| Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | Television film | ||
| Static Shock | York | Voice, 2 episodes[11] | ||
| – | Jackie Chan Adventures | Finn | Voice, main role | |
| The Zeta Project | Sven | Voice, episode: "Crime Waves"[11] | ||
| – | The X-Files | Knowle Rohrer | 5 episodes | |
| Hyper Sonic | Christopher Bannon | Video | ||
| – | Firefly | Jayne Cobb | Main role | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Molly & Roni's Dance Party | School Principal | Video | ||
| Justice League Unlimited | Jonah Hex, Rick Flag, Bonk | Voice, 3 episodes[11] | ||
| The Inside | Special Agent Danny Love | Main role | ||
| The Poseidon Adventure | Sea Marshal Mike Rogo | Television film | ||
| 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"[11] | ||
| – | Day Break | Chad Shelton | Main role | |
| Sands of Oblivion | Jesse Carter | Television film | ||
| – | Chuck | John Casey | Main role | |
| CSI: NY | DHS Agent Brett Dunbar | Episode: "Hostage" | ||
| Chuck Versus the Webisodes | John Casey | 5 episodes | ||
| Love Bites | Hotel Dick | Episode: "Modern Plagues" | ||
| – | Transformers: Prime | Breakdown | Voice[11] | |
| , | Castle | Detective Ethan Slaughter | 2 episodes | |
| Young Justice | Parasite | Voice, episode: "Performance"[11] | ||
| Leverage | Colonel Michael Vance | 2 episodes | ||
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Captain Steven Harris | Season 14, 3 episodes | ||
| Beware the Batman | Rex Mason / Metamorpho | Voice, 3 episodes[11] | ||
| – | The Last Ship | Commander / Captain Mike Slattery, USN | Main role | |
| –present | GunnyTime | Himself / Host | ||
| , | Lone Star | Detective McGregor | 2 Episodes | [12] |
| S.W.A.T. | Calvin Webb | Episode: "Family Man" |
Video games
References
- ^Ryan, Maureen (January 6, ). "'Chuck's' Adam Baldwin on John Casey, a man of few words and many bullets". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 14, Retrieved November 9,
- ^Keck, William (March 27, ). "Keck's Exclusives First Look: Firefly's Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin Reunite on Castle". TV Guide. Retrieved April 8,
- ^"Castle, Season 4, Episode 21". Archived from the original on April 29, Retrieved April 8,
- ^"SyfyPortal Awards". Archived from the original on November 7, Retrieved October 8,
- ^Babineau, Jeff (December 15, ). "Faces of the Game". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 25, Retrieved October 29,
- ^Baldwin, Adam (May 20, ). "Ride 2 Recovery: An Amazing Journey". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 8,
- ^"Road 2 Recovery Don't Mess with Texas Challenge". Road 2 Recovery. April 7, Retrieved April 8,
- ^Hausam, Michael (February 29, ). "#NeverHillary Just Brought Back Conservative Actor Adam Baldwin to Twitter -". . Archived from the original on December 14, Retrieved August 10,
- ^Kaplan, Sarah (September 12, ). "With #GamerGate, the video-game industry's growing pains go viral". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 18,
- ^Salter, Michael (). "Gamergate and the subpolitics of abuse in online publics". Crime, Justice and Social Media. New York: Routledge. p. ISBN&#;
- ^ abcdefghijkl"Adam Baldwin (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 13, A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
- ^Swift, Andy (April 27, ). " Lone Star Staging Firefly Reunion With Adam Baldwin and Gina Torres". . TVLine. Retrieved May 1,
- ^Turbine, Inc.Infinite Crisis. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, Voice Over Talent.