# Adam Baldwin

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 on February 27, 1962 in Winnetka, Illinois, and studied at New Trier Township High School in east Winnetka.

## 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 Ricky Linderman 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. He returned to Castle in the eighth-season episode "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 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 as Marine squad leader Kal'Reegar.

## Personal life

Baldwin 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.
In late 2015, Baldwin endorsed Ted Cruz for the 2016 United States presidential election via Twitter.
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. He later told an interviewer that "leftists" were imposing "political crap" on gamers.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1980 | My Bodyguard | Ricky Linderman | |
| 1980 | Ordinary People | Kevin Stillman | |
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | Albert Hockenberry | |
| 1984 | Reckless | Randy Daniels | |
| 1986 | 3:15 | Jeff Hannah | |
| 1986 | Bad Guys | Skip Jackson | |
| 1987 | Full Metal Jacket | Sergeant 'Animal Mother' | |
| 1987 | Hadley's Rebellion | 'Bobo' McKenzie | |
| 1988 | Cohen and Tate | Tate | |
| 1988 | 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 | |
| 1992 | Radio Flyer | The King | |
| 1993 | Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon | Koja | |
| 1993 | Treacherous | Tommy Wright | |
| 1993 | Bitter Harvest | Bobby | |
| 1994 | Cold Sweat | Mitch | |
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Tom McLaury | |
| 1995 | Digital Man | Captain West | |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Finn's Father | |
| 1996 | Independence Day | Major Mitchell | |
| 1996 | Lover's Knot | John Reed | |
| 1997 | Starquest II | Lee | |
| 1998 | Gargantua | Marine Biologist | |
| 2000 | The Patriot | Captain Wilkins, British Army | |
| 2000 | The Right Temptation | Captain Wagner | |
| 2001 | Pursuit of Happiness | Chad Harmon | |
| 2001 | Above & Beyond | Peter Clerkin | |
| 2001 | Jackpot | Mel James | |
| 2001 | Farewell, My Love | Jimmy | |
| 2001 | Double Bang | Vinnie Krailes | |
| 2002 | The Keyman | Chris Myers / Keyman | |
| 2003 | Betrayal | Detective Mark Winston | |
| 2003 | Control Factor | Lance Bishop | |
| 2004 | The Freediver | Dr. Viades | |
| 2004 | 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 | |
| 2008 | 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 | |
| 2019 | The Legend of 5 Mile Cave | Sam Barnes | |
| 2021 | American Underdog | Terry Allen | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Pigs vs. Freaks | Mickey South | Television film |
| 1985 | Special Treat | Otto Frommer | Episode: "Out of Time" |
| 1985 | 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 |
| 1992 | 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" |
| 1995 | VR.5 | Scott Cooper | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1995 | Trade-Off | Thomas Hughes | Television film |
| 1995 | Sawbones | Burt Miller | Television film |
| 1995 | Shadow-Ops | Dalt | Television film |
| 1996 | Smoke Jumpers | Don Mackey | Television film |
| 1996–1997 | The Cape | Col. Jack Riles | Main role |
| 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" |
| 1998 | Gargantua | Jack Ellway | Television film |
| 1998 | Indiscreet | Jeremy Butler | Television film |
| 1998 | The Outer Limits | Major James Bowen | Episode: "Phobos Rising" |
| 2000 | Recess | B.O.E. Agent #2 | Voice, episode: "All the Principal's Men" |
| 2000 | 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 |
| 2003 | CSI: Miami | De Soto | Episode: "Dead Woman Walking" |
| 2003 | Gacy | John Gacy Sr. | Video |
| 2003 | Monster Makers | Jay Forrest | Television film |
| 2004 | JAG | Cmdr. Michael Rainer | Episode: "Good Intentions" |
| 2004 | Stargate SG-1 | Col. Dave Dixon | Episode: "Heroes" |
| 2004 | NCIS | Cmdr. Michael Rainer | Episode: "The Weak Link" |
| 2004 | Angel | Marcus Hamilton | 5 episodes |
| 2005 | Molly & Roni's Dance Party | School Principal | Video |
| 2005 | Justice League Unlimited | Jonah Hex, Rick Flag, Bonk | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2005 | The Inside | Special Agent Danny Love | Main role |
| 2005 | The Poseidon Adventure | Sea Marshal Mike Rogo | Television film |
| 2006 | Talk to Me | | TV series |
| 2006 | Bones | Special Agent Jamie Kenton | Episode: "Two Bodies in the Lab" |
| 2006 | 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" |
| 2008 | 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" |
| 2012 | Leverage | Colonel Michael Vance | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | 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 |
| 2019–present | GunnyTime | Himself / Host | |
| 2023, 2024 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Detective McGregor | 2 Episodes |
| 2024 | S.W.A.T. | Calvin Webb | Episode: "Family Man" |

### Video games

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2003 | Kill.switch | Archer |
| 2007 | Halo 3 | Marines |
| 2007 | 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 |
| 2015 | Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. | Henry Fleming |
| 2015 | Infinite Crisis | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern |
| 2015 | Firefly Online | Jayne Cobb |
| 2021 | Mass Effect Legendary Edition | Kal'Reegar |