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
as Gen. Jeffrey Amherst
as Coach Allen
as Detective Brian McGregor(1 ep)
as Sam Barnes
as Bob Orlinger
as Calvin Weber(1 ep)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
as XO Mike Slattery(56 eps)
as Metamorpho / Rex Mason (voice)(3 eps)
as Wilson (voice)
as Dr. Graham Barrett
as Hotel Dick(1 ep)
as Parasite (voice)(1 ep)
as Breakdown (voice)(11 eps)
as Mr. Clements
as Tommy
as Ethan Slaughter(2 eps)
as Colonel Michael Vance(2 eps)
as Carl Herrod
as Disgruntled Bodyguard
as Superman / Clark Kent / Dark Superman (voice)
as John Casey(91 eps)
as Jesse Carter
as Lenny
as Chad Shelten(13 eps)
as Self - Host
as Mike Rogo
as Jayne Cobb
as Jamie Kenton(1 ep)
as Special Agent Danny Love(13 eps)
as DHS Agent Brett Dunbar(1 ep)
as Jeff Stenn
as Jonah Hex (voice)(1 ep)
as Bonk (voice)(1 ep)
as Rick Flagg (voice)(1 ep)
as Dr. Viades
as Jay Forrest
as Michael Rainer(1 ep)
as Det. Mark Winston
as John Gacy, Sr.
as Lance Bishop
as De Soto(1 ep)
as Jayne Cobb(11 eps)
as Chris Myers / Keyman
as Christopher Bannon
as Vinnie Krailes
as Mel James
as Peter Clerkin
as Chad Harmon
as York (voice)(2 eps)
as Finn (voice)(41 eps)
as Old West Finn (voice)(1 ep)
as Finn / Ulf (voice)(1 ep)
as Finn / E.B. MacDonald (voice)(1 ep)
as Finn / Coach (voice)(1 ep)
as Finn / Carnival Worker (voice)(1 ep)
as Gameshow Host (voice)(1 ep)
as Captain Wagner
as Dr Jekyll / Mr Hyde
as Capt. Wilkins
as Jimmy, the bartender
as Marcus Hamilton(5 eps)
as Steven Harris(3 eps)
as Jeremy Butler
as Jack Ellway
as Fred Haise(1 ep)
as Agent X (voice)(13 eps)
as Michael O'Ryan(4 eps)
as Michael O'Ryan / Joe York(1 ep)
as Colonel Dave Dixon(2 eps)
as Col. Jack Riles(22 eps)
as John Reed
as Major Mitchell
as Don Mackey
as Lee
as Finn's Father
as Cmdr. Michael Rainer(1 ep)
as Captain West
as Burt Miller
as Thomas Hughes
as Major James Bowen(1 ep)
as Scott Cooper(1 ep)
as Sgt. Hastings
as Tom McLaury
as Bobby
as Tommy Wright
as Knowle Rohrer(5 eps)
as Mark Tullis Jr.
as Ralph Fiske(1 ep)
as Mitch
as Alec Danz
as Officer Black
as Det. John Taylor(2 eps)
as The King
as Stoney Ptak
as FBI Agent #1
as Garber
as Joey Rosselin
as Tate
as Carter
as Animal Mother
as Skip Jackson
as Cleary
as Jeff Hannah
as Ike Dimick
as Mickey South
as Randy Daniels
as Albert Hockenberry
as Bobo McKenzie
as Stillman
as Ricky Linderman