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
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| Organization | Category | Movie |
|---|
Chuck
as John Casey
Episodes: 91
First Aired: Sep 24, 2007
The Last Ship
as XO Mike Slattery
Episodes: 56
First Aired: Jun 22, 2014
Jackie Chan Adventures
as Finn (voice)
Episodes: 41
First Aired: Sep 09, 2000
The Cape
as Col. Jack Riles
Episodes: 22
First Aired: Sep 09, 1996
Men in Black: The Series
as Agent X (voice)
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Oct 11, 1997
The Inside
as Special Agent Danny Love
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jun 08, 2005
Day Break
as Chad Shelten
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Nov 15, 2006
Firefly
as Jayne Cobb
Episodes: 11
First Aired: Sep 20, 2002
Transformers: Prime
as Breakdown (voice)
Episodes: 11
First Aired: Nov 26, 2010
Angel
as Marcus Hamilton
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Oct 05, 1999
The X-Files
as Knowle Rohrer
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Sep 10, 1993
The Visitor
as Michael O'Ryan
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 19, 1997
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Steven Harris
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 20, 1999
Beware the Batman
as Metamorpho / Rex Mason (voice)
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jul 13, 2013
Castle
as Ethan Slaughter
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 09, 2009
Static Shock
as York (voice)
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 23, 2000
Stargate SG-1
as Colonel Dave Dixon
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 27, 1997
Leverage
as Colonel Michael Vance
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 07, 2008
Cruel Doubt
as Det. John Taylor
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 17, 1992
Jackie Chan Adventures
as Finn / Coach (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2000
Jackie Chan Adventures
as Finn / Carnival Worker (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2000
Jackie Chan Adventures
as Finn / Ulf (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2000
Justice League Unlimited
as Jonah Hex (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 31, 2004
Justice League Unlimited
as Rick Flagg (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 31, 2004
Justice League Unlimited
as Bonk (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 31, 2004
Bones
as Special Agent Jamie Kenton
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 2005
VR.5
as Scott Cooper
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 10, 1995
CSI: NY
as DHS Agent Brett Dunbar
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 22, 2004
NCIS
as Michael Rainer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2003
JAG
as Cmdr. Michael Rainer
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1995
The Visitor
as Michael O'Ryan / Joe York
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 1997
Jackie Chan Adventures
as Old West Finn (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2000
Jackie Chan Adventures
as Finn / E.B. MacDonald (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2000
From the Earth to the Moon
as Fred Haise
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 05, 1998
Young Justice
as Parasite (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 26, 2010
The Outer Limits
as Major James Bowen
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 26, 1995
CSI: Miami
as De Soto
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2002
The Fearing Mind
as Jim Sullivan
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 21, 2000
Fallen Angels
as Ralph Fiske
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 01, 1993
S.W.A.T.
as Calvin Weber
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 02, 2017
Jackie Chan Adventures
as Gameshow Host (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2000
The Zeta Project
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 27, 2001
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