Adam Baldwin
Adam Baldwin | |
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 Baldwin at the 2016 WonderCon | |
| Born | (1962-02-27) February 27, 1962 Winnetka, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Spouse(s) | Ami Julius (m. 1988) |
| Children | 3 |
Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor and voice actor. He starred in Full Metal Jacket (1987) as Animal Mother, as well as in the television series Firefly and its continuation film Serenity as Jayne Cobb. His roles include Stillman in Ordinary People (1980), Colonel John Casey in Chuck, and Mike Slattery in The Last Ship.
Contents
1 Career
2 Personal life
3 Political views
3.1 Involvement in Gamergate Controversy
4 Filmography
4.1 Film
4.2 Television
4.3 Video games
5 References
6 External links
Career
Appearing in a large number 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), Predator 2 (1990), Deadbolt (1992), 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), 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. He is also known for NBC's Chuck, in which he played John Casey, one of the lead characters for the five season run of the show.
In season four of Castle, Baldwin was reunited with former Firefly castmate Nathan Fillion. He played Detective Ethan Slaughter in the 21st episode called "Headhunters" which aired April 16, 2012.[1][2] He returned to Castle in season eight, episode six "Cool Boys".
Baldwin won a SyFy Genre Award in 2006 for Best Supporting Actor/Television for his role as Jayne Cobb in the television series Firefly.[3]
Baldwin was cast as Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman in Superman: Doomsday, which is based on DC Comics' The Death of Superman. He also voices the character in the massively multiplayer online game DC Universe Online.
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 Corporal Taylor "Dutch" Miles. Baldwin also appears as a voice actor in Half Life 2: Episode 2 for various resistance soldiers and citizens. Along with his Chuck co-star, Yvonne Strahovski, he also appeared in Mass Effect 2, playing the role of Quarian marine squad leader Kal'Reegar.
Personal life
Baldwin was born in Winnetka, Illinois, and studied at New Trier Township High School East in Winnetka.[4] He has three children with his wife, Ami Julius.[5]
He is a supporter of Ride 2 Recovery, a bike-riding organization set up for the rehabilitation of wounded veterans. He participated in the 2009 "Don't Mess With Texas Challenge" bike ride.[6][7]
Baldwin is not related to the "Baldwin brothers" (Alec, Daniel, William, and Stephen).
Political views
Politically, he states that he re-examined his liberal views after being given a copy of David Horowitz's book Radical Son.[8] He now considers himself a "small government conservative libertarian",[9] and has contributed to The Huffington Post.[6]
In late 2015 Baldwin endorsed Ted Cruz for the 2016 United States presidential election via Twitter.[10]
Involvement in Gamergate Controversy
Adam Baldwin
via Twitter
@AdamBaldwin
#GamerGate:
pt. 1: m.youtube.com/watch?v=C5-51PfwI3M
pt. 2: youtube.com/watch?v=pKmy5OKg6lo
Aug 27, 2014[11]
Baldwin has sometimes been credited with originating the hashtag #GamerGate near the end of August, 2014 by posting the hashtag on Twitter alongside a pair of videos that, as part of wider criticisms, repeated earlier debunked allegations against Zoe Quinn and Nathan Grayson.[12][13]
His role in the GamerGate controversy led to a petition to prevent Baldwin from appearing as a guest at the Supanova Pop Culture Expo in 2015.[14][15] The convention's management decided to keep Baldwin as a guest.[16]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | My Bodyguard | Ricky Linderman | |
Ordinary People | Kevin Stillman | ||
| 1983 | D.C. Cab | Albert Hockenberry | |
| 1984 | Reckless | Randy Daniels | |
| 1985 | Poison Ivy | Ike Dimick | |
| 1986 | 3:15 | Jeff Hannah | |
Bad Guys | Skip Jackson | ||
| 1987 | Full Metal Jacket | Sgt. "Animal Mother" | |
Hadley's Rebellion | Bobo McKenzie | ||
| 1988 | Cohen and Tate | Tate | |
The Chocolate War | Carter | ||
| 1989 | Next of Kin | Joey Rosselini | |
| 1990 | Predator 2 | Garber | |
| 1991 | Guilty by Suspicion | FBI Agent #1 | |
| 1992 | Where the Day Takes You | Officer Black | |
Radio Flyer | The King | ||
| 1993 | Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon | Koja | |
Treacherous | Tommy Wright | ||
Bitter Harvest | Bobby | ||
| 1994 | Cold Sweat | Mitch | |
Wyatt Earp | Tom McLaury | ||
| 1995 | Digital Man | Captain West | |
How to Make an American Quilt | Finn's Father | ||
| 1996 | Independence Day | Major Mitchell | |
Lover's Knot | John Reed | ||
| 1997 | Starquest II | Lee | |
| 1998 | Gargantua | Marine Biologist | |
| 2000 | The Patriot | Capt. Wilkins, British Army | |
The Right Temptation | Captain Wagner | ||
| 2001 | Pursuit of Happiness | Chad Harmon | |
| 2001 | Above & Beyond | Peter Clerkin | |
Jackpot | Mel James | ||
Farewell, My Love | Jimmy | ||
Double Bang | Vinnie Krailes | ||
| 2002 | The Keyman | Chris Myers / Keyman | |
| 2003 | Betrayal | Det. Mark Winston | |
| 2004 | The Freediver | Dr. Viades | |
Evil Eyes | Jeff Stenn | ||
| 2005 | The Poseidon Adventure | Sea Marshal Mike Rogo | |
Serenity | Jayne Cobb | ||
| 2006 | The Thirst | Lenny | |
| 2007 | Superman: Doomsday | Superman (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2008 | Gospel Hill | Carl Herrod | |
Drillbit Taylor | Disgruntled Bodyguard | ||
| 2009 | Little Fish, Strange Pond aka. Frenemy | Tommy | |
| 2010 | Browncoats: Redemption | Phone Operator (uncredited) | |
| 2011 | InSight | Dr. Graham Barrett | |
| 2012 | War of the Worlds: Goliath | Wilson (voice) | |
| 2015 | Vault of the Macabre II | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| 2017 | Vault of the Macabre: The House Upon the Hill | Narrator (voice) | Short film |
| 2019 | The Kid | Bob Olinger | Post-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Pigs vs. Freaks | Mickey South | TV movie |
| 1985 | Special Treat | Otto Frommer | Episode: "Out of Time" |
Poison Ivy | Ike Dimick | TV movie | |
| 1986 | Welcome Home, Bobby | Cleary Biggs | TV movie |
| 1991 | Murder in High Places | TV movie | |
| 1992 | Cruel Doubt | Det. John Taylor | TV movie |
Deadbolt | Alec Danz | TV movie | |
| 1993 | The Last Shot | Mark Tullis Jr. | TV short |
| 1994 | Blind Justice | Sgt. Hastings | TV movie |
| 1995 | Fallen Angels | Ralph | Episode: "Good Housekeeping" |
VR.5 | Scott Cooper | Episode: "Pilot" | |
Trade-Off | Thomas Hughes | TV movie | |
Sawbones | Burt Miller | TV movie | |
Shadow-Ops | Dalt | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Smoke Jumpers | Don Mackey | TV movie |
| 1996–97 | The Cape | Col. Jack Riles | Main role, 17 episodes |
| 1997 | The Visitor | Michael O'Ryan | 4 episodes |
| 1998 | From the Earth to the Moon | Fred Haise | Episode: "For Miles and Miles" |
Gargantua | Jack Ellway | TV movie | |
Indiscreet | Jeremy Butler | TV movie | |
The Outer Limits | Major James Bowen | Episode: "Phobos Rising" | |
| 2000 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde | TV movie |
Static Shock | York (voice) | Episode: "Aftershock" | |
| 2000-02 | Pokemon Camp | Todd Cooper | Seasons 3-6 52 episodes |
| 2000–05 | Jackie Chan Adventures | Finn / Various (voice) | Animated series, 48 episodes |
| 2001 | Static Shock | York (voice) | Episode: "Junior" |
The Zeta Project | Swen (voice) | Episode: "Crime Waves" | |
| 2001–02 | The X-Files | Knowle Rohrer | 5 episodes |
| 2002 | Hyper Sonic | Christopher Bannon | Video |
| 2002–03 | Firefly | Jayne Cobb | Main role, 14 episodes |
| 2003 | Control Factor | Lance Bishop | TV movie |
CSI: Miami | De Soto | Episode: "Dead Woman Walking" | |
Gacy | John Gacy, Sr. | Video | |
Monster Makers | Jay Forrest | TV movie | |
| 2004 | JAG | Cmdr. Michael Rainer | Episode: "Good Intentions" |
Stargate SG-1 | Col. Dave Dixon | Episode: "Heroes: Part 1" Episode: "Heroes: Part 2" | |
NCIS | Cmdr. Michael Rainer | Episode: "A Weak Link" | |
Angel | Marcus Hamilton | 5 episodes | |
| 2005 | Molly & Roni's Dance Party | School Principal | Video |
Justice League Unlimited | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern / Jonah Hex / Rick Flag / Bonk (voice) | 3 episodes | |
The Inside | Special Agent Danny Love | Main role, 13 episodes | |
The Poseidon Adventure | Mike Rogo | TV movie | |
| 2006 | Talk to Me | TV series | |
Bones | Special Agent Jamie Kenton | Episode: "Two Bodies in the Lab" | |
Invader Zim | Various (voice) | Episode: "The Frycook What Came from All That Space" | |
| 2006–08 | Day Break | Chad Shelton | Main role, 13 episodes |
| 2007 | Sands of Oblivion | Jesse Carter | TV movie |
Superman: Doomsday | Superman / Clark Kent / Dark Superman (voice) | Video | |
| 2007–12 | Chuck | John Casey | Main role, 91 episodes |
| 2008 | CSI: NY | DHS Agent Brett Dunbar | Episode: "Hostage" |
Chuck Versus the Webisodes | John Casey | 5 episodes | |
| 2011 | Love Bites | Hotel Dick | Episode: "Modern Plagues" |
| 2011–12 | Transformers: Prime | Breakdown (voice) | Animated series, 2 seasons |
| 2012, 2015 | Castle | Detective Ethan Slaughter | 2 Episodes: "Headhunter" "Cool Boys" |
| 2012 | Young Justice | Parasite (voice) | Episode: "Performance" |
Leverage | Colonel Michael Vance | 2 episodes: "The Very Big Bird Job", "The Rundown Job" | |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Captain Steven Harris | Season 14; 3 episodes | |
| 2013 | Beware the Batman | Rex Mason/Metamorpho (voice) | Animated series, 3 episodes |
| 2014–18 | The Last Ship | Commander/Captain Mike Slattery, USN | Main role, 36 episodes |
| 2015 | Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Vance Astro (voice) | Animated series |
Guardians of the Galaxy | Vance Astro (voice) | Animated series, recurring role |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kill.switch | Archer | |
| 2007 | Halo 3 | Marines | |
Half-Life 2: Episode Two | Citizens | ||
| 2009 | Halo 3: ODST | Dutch | |
| 2010 | Mass Effect 2 | Kal'Reegar | |
| 2011 | DC Universe Online | Superman | |
| 2013 | Injustice: Gods Among Us | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | |
| 2015 | Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. | Henry Fleming | |
Infinite Crisis | Hal Jordan / Green Lantern | [17] | |
Firefly Online | Jayne Cobb |
References
^ "Keck's Exclusives First Look: Firefly's Nathan Fillion, Adam Baldwin Reunite on Castle". March 27, 2012. Retrieved April 8, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Castle, Season 4, Episode 21". Retrieved April 8, 2013.
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"SyfyPortal Awards". Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2006.
^ Ryan, Maureen (January 6, 2010). "'Chuck's' Adam Baldwin on John Casey, a man of few words and many bullets". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on November 14, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
^ Babineau , Jeff (December 15, 1996), Faces of the Game, Orlando Sentinel, retrieved October 29, 2010
^ ab Baldwin, Adam (May 20, 2009). "Ride 2 Recovery: An Amazing Journey". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
^ Road 2 Recovery (April 7, 2009). "Road 2 Recovery Don't Mess with Texas Challenge". army.mil. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
^ Driscoll, Ed (March 27, 2010). "PJM Political 03/27/10: Full Metal Podcast". Pajamas Media. 8:46. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
^ "Special Guests – Adam Baldwin & Lorie Byrd". GayPatriot. BlogTalkRadio. October 11, 2010. 8:59. Archived from the original on October 15, 2010. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
^ Hausam, Michael (29 February 2016). "#NeverHillary Just Brought Back Conservative Actor Adam Baldwin to Twitter -". hausrules.us. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
^ Baldwin, Adam [@AdamBaldwin] (August 27, 2014). "#GamerGate" (Tweet). Archived from the original on August 27, 2014. Retrieved July 18, 2018 – via Twitter.
^ *Kidd, Dustin; Turner, Amanda J. (May 19, 2016). "The #GamerGate Files: Misogyny in the Media". In Novak, Alison; El-Burki, Imaani Jamillah. Defining Identity and the Changing Scope of Culture in the Digital Age. IGI Global. pp. 117, 129–130. ISBN 1522502130.
^ Kaplan, Sarah. "With #GamerGate, the video-game industry's growing pains go viral". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
^ Mann, Effie (January 22, 2015). "There's a petition to keep the Sci-Fi actor who started #Gamergate out of Australia". Daily Life. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
^ Williams, Tom (January 21, 2015). "Australians Are Trying To Keep Adam Baldwin Away Over #Gamergate". CraveOnline. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
^ "Australia's Supanova Convention Decides to Keep Firefly's Adam Baldwin as a Guest Despite Outcry". The Mary Sue. February 12, 2015.
^ Turbine, Inc. Infinite Crisis. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, Voice Over Talent.
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