Adam Baldwin

Known for ActingBorn 1962-02-27 (age 64)Winnetka, Illinois, USA

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 feedRead more

Movies & web series

Here's How It Was: The Making of 'Firefly'

Love, Courage and the Battle of Bushy Run

Young Justice

Firefly

Justice League Unlimited

The X-Files

Stargate SG-1

Bones

9-1-1: Lone Star

Transformers: Prime

Jackie Chan Adventures

S.W.A.T.

From the Earth to the Moon

Castle

Static Shock

Full Metal Jacket

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Last Shot

Bad Guys

Angel

Chuck

CSI: Miami

Leverage

The Outer Limits

NCIS

The Zeta Project

Day Break

The Cape

Serenity

Men in Black: The Series

CSI: NY

The Inside

Beware the Batman

American Underdog

JAG

Ordinary People

The Patriot

The Last Ship

Radio Flyer

Independence Day

Superman: Doomsday

Treacherous

Wyatt Earp

Jackpot

VR.5

The Assignment

Cohen and Tate

Guilty by Suspicion