Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin at Comic-Con (2012)

Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962 in Winnetka , Illinois ) is an American actor .

Live and act

Adam Baldwin graduated from New Trier Township High School East in Winnetka near Chicago in the US state of Illinois . He made his debut in the comedy The Schoolyard Rats of Chicago (1980), in which he played one of the bigger roles alongside Matt Dillon and Joan Cusack . In the comedy Die Chaotenclique (1983) he appeared alongside Mr. T and Paul Rodriguez . One of his best-known roles is that of the soldier Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick's anti-war film Full Metal Jacket (1987) .

In the TV movie used in the inferno (1996) he played a starring role, the same year he was in the television series Countdown X - Alarm in Space as Colonel Jack Riles to see. In 1998 he starred in the award-winning miniseries From the Earth to the Moon . Baldwin was nominated for the Video Premiere Award in 2001 for his leading role in the television film Prophecy of the Tiger (1999) . In the period film The Patriot (2000) he appeared alongside Mel Gibson and Heath Ledger as Captain Wilkins . In the thriller Murderous Temptation (2000) he played the role of Captain Wagner alongside Kiefer Sutherland and Rebecca De Mornay .

He is known to science fiction fans for his role as Jayne Cobb in the television series Firefly - Der Aufbruch der Serenity (2002) and the film based on it, Serenity - Escape into New Worlds (2005). He also had an appearance in the first season of the television series Bones in 2005 . With the leading actor David Boreanaz he already played in the last season of Angel - Hunters of Darkness . From September 2007 to January 2012 he served as John Casey in Action - comedy television series Chuck to see.

Baldwin won a 2006 Science Fiction Genre Award (Best Supporting Actor / Television) for his role as Jayne Cobb in the television series Firefly .

Baldwin is married to actress Ami Julius and has three children. He is not related to the Baldwin brothers .

Filmography (selection)

• 1980: The School Rats of Chicago (My Bodyguard)
• 1980: Ordinary People (Ordinary People)
• 1983: The Chaotenclique (DC Cab)
• 1985: The Totally Freaky Summer Camp (Poison Ivy)
• 1986: The Hour of the Cobras - 3:15 (3:15)
• 1986: Bad Guys - More brutal than the police allow (Bad Guys)
• 1987: Full Metal Jacket
• 1988: Hitman (Cohen and Tate)
• 1989: Call for Retribution (Next of Kin)
• 1990: Predator 2
• 1991: Guilty by Suspicion (Guilty by Suspicion)
• 1992: The Poison of Doubt (Cruel Doubt)
• 1992: Flight into Adventure (Radio Flyer)
• 1994: The Icy Breath of Death (Cold Sweat)
• 1994: Wyatt Earp - The Life of a Legend (Wyatt Earp)
• 1995: An American Quilt (How to Make an American Quilt)
• 1996: Use in the flame hell (Smoke Jumpers)
• 1996: Independence Day
• 1996–1997: Countdown X - Alarm in Space ( The Cape , TV series, 17 episodes)
• 1997: The Visitor (TV series)
• 1998: The head in the noose (Indiscreet)
• 1998: Outer Limits - The Unknown Dimension ( The Outer Limits , TV series, episode 4x24)
• 1998: Gargantua - The Monster from the Deep (Gargantua)
• 1999: Prophecy of the Tiger (Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde)
• 2000: The Patriot (The Patriot)
• 2000: The Right Temptation - Murderous temptation (The Right Temptation)
• 2001: Hypersonic
• 2001: The Avenger - Alone Against the Syndicate (Farewell, My Love)
• 2001–2002: The X-Files - The Scary Cases of the FBI ( The X-Files , TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2002: Firefly - Der Aufbruch der Serenity ( Firefly , TV series, 14 episodes)
• 2002: Hypersonic
• 2003: Control Factor - Witnesses of the Future (Control Factor)
• 2003: Gacy
• 2003: Monster Makers
• 2003: Betrayal - Death is their business (Betrayal)
• 2004: JAG - On behalf of honor ( Good Intentions , TV series, Cmdr. Michael Rainer, episode 9x13)
• 2004: Stargate - Command SG-1 ( Stargate SG-1 , episode 7x17–7x18)
• 2004: Angel ( Angel , TV series, 5 episodes)
• 2004: CSI: Miami (TV series, episode 1x15 radioactive )
• 2004: Navy CIS ( NCIS , episode 1x22)
• 2004: Freediver - Death lurks in the depths (The Freediver)
• 2004: Evil Eyes
• 2005: Serenity - Escape into New Worlds (Serenity)
• 2005: The Poseidon Adventure (The Poseidon Adventure)
• 2006: Bones ( Bones , TV series, episode 1x15)
• 2007: Sands of Oblivion (TV movie)
• 2007–2012: Chuck (TV series, 91 episodes)
• 2008: Gospel Hill
• 2008: CSI: NY (TV series, episode 4x21)
• 2009: Frenemy (Little Fish, Strange Pond)
• 2010: Mass Effect 2 (video game, voice)
• 2011–2012: Transformers: Prime (TV series, 10 episodes, voice)
• 2012: Leverage (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2012: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV series, 3 episodes)
• 2012, 2015: Castle (TV series, 2 episodes)
• 2014–2018: The Last Ship (TV series)
• 2019: The Kid (The Kid)

Web links

Commons : Adam Baldwin  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

• Adam Baldwin in the Internet Movie Database (English)