
Adam Baldwin
Born February 27, 1962 · 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 feed
Notable Appearances
Movies

Full Metal Jacket

Independence Day

The Patriot

Predator 2

Serenity

American Underdog

Drillbit Taylor

Ordinary People

Superman: Doomsday

Wyatt Earp

Guilty by Suspicion

Next of Kin

How to Make an American Quilt

Radio Flyer

The Poseidon Adventure

The Kid

My Bodyguard

Where the Day Takes You

Little Fish, Strange Pond

D.C. Cab

War of the Worlds: Goliath

Sands of Oblivion

Cold Sweat

Gacy

Murder in High Places

3:15 the Moment of Truth

Blind Justice

Reckless

In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers

Poison Ivy
TV Shows

Castle

JAG

S.W.A.T.

The X-Files

Stargate SG-1

The Outer Limits

Young Justice

CSI: NY

Angel

Chuck

9-1-1: Lone Star

The Last Ship

Jackie Chan Adventures

Leverage

Justice League Unlimited

Static Shock

Transformers: Prime

Firefly

From the Earth to the Moon

Fallen Angels

The Zeta Project

Beware the Batman

Day Break

Love Bites

The Inside

The Visitor

Men in Black: The Series

VR.5

The Cape

Cruel Doubt
More Movies

Digital Man

Sawbones

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

Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special

InSight

Cohen and Tate

The Freediver

Betrayal

The Pigs vs. The Freaks

The Right Temptation

The Legend of 5 Mile Cave

Gospel Hill

The Chocolate War

Love, Courage and the Battle of Bushy Run

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil

Indiscreet

Done the Impossible

Double Bang

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon

Control Factor

Farewell, My Love

Pursuit of Happiness

Bitter Harvest

Lover's Knot

Evil Eyes

Treacherous

Above & Beyond

Monster Makers

Hyper Sonic

Jackpot

The Thirst

The Assignment

Deadbolt

Starquest II

Gargantua

Bad Guys

Hadley's Rebellion

Welcome Home, Bobby

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