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Adam Baldwin

 
Actor: Adam Baldwin
 
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  • Born: Feb 27, 1962 in Chicago, Illinois
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '80s-2000s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Horror
  • Career Highlights: Full Metal Jacket, My Bodyguard, Cruel Doubt
  • First Major Screen Credit: My Bodyguard (1980)

Biography

The acting career of Adam Baldwin -- no relation to the famous Baldwin brothers Alec, William, and Stephen -- has been filled with ups and downs as he aspires to the stardom that as yet, seems to elude him. Due to his muscular 6'4" frame, the handsome Baldwin is frequently cast as hulking bad guys and psychopathic killers. He has been involved with films since he appeared in My Bodyguard (1980), the story of a victimized teenager seeking the protection of the school bully (Baldwin) who is believed to have killed his brother. While he did a fine job as the taciturn, deeply traumatized young man who affects a violent facade to conceal his inner pain, it was his costar Matt Dillon who became famous. Baldwin then went on to play supporting roles in three lesser films before playing the lead in the 1986 bomb Bad Guys, where he dyed his naturally dark hair bright blond and played a young cop who becomes a wrestler after he is suspended from the force. One year later he appeared in his most memorable role as the psychopathic war-loving soldier Animal in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987). In 1992, Baldwin played a drunken, abusive stepfather in Radio Flyer. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
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Adam Baldwin

Baldwin at AdventureCon 2006
Born February 27, 1962 (1962-02-27) (age 47)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation Film and Television Actor
Years active 1980 — present

Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor, not related to the Baldwin brothers.[1] He is known for his roles as Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, Ricky Linderman in My Bodyguard, Knowle Rohrer in The X-Files, and Marcus Hamilton in Joss Whedon's Angel. He also established a cult following as Jayne Cobb in the series Firefly and the movie Serenity.

He currently stars as NSA agent John Casey on the NBC comedy-spy series Chuck.

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Biography

Early life

Baldwin was born in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at New Trier Township High School East in Winnetka, Illinois, and once worked as a truck driver.

Career

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), 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 won a SyFy Genre Award in 2006 for Best Supporting Actor/Television for his role as Jayne Cobb in the television series Firefly.[2]

New projects

Baldwin was cast as the voice of 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 game Halo 3. He voices a Marine in the game. He is joined in this capacity by former Firefly colleagues Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk. The personality each of these actors are given in the game match those from their characters in Firefly. At several points in the game he is heard to shout "Have a taste of Vera!", a direct reference to his gun in the show. The line "sure would be nice if we had some grenades," from the movie Serenity, also appears.

Baldwin also appears as a voice actor in Half Life 2: Episode 2 as additional voices for various resistance soldiers and citizens throughout the game.

Adam Baldwin is currently a featured writer on the conservative blogging website Big Hollywood.[3]

He also has a main voice role in the upcoming Xbox 360 game Halo 3: ODST as Corporal Taylor "Dutch" Miles.

Filmography

Television/voice acting

References

  1. ^ Extra, March 5, 2009
  2. ^ "SyfyPortal Awards". http://syfyportal.com/news.php?id=2895. Retrieved on 2006-10-08. 
  3. ^ "Big Hollywood Website". http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/author/abaldwin/. Retrieved on 2009-07-02. 

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