Adam Baldwin

Acting · Born 1962-02-27 in Winnetka, Illinois, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Independence Day as Major Mitchell
• Full Metal Jacket as Animal Mother
• The Patriot as Capt. Wilkins
• Radio Flyer as The King
• Serenity as Jayne Cobb
• Ordinary People as Stillman
• American Underdog as Coach Allen
• Predator 2 as Garber
• Murder in High Places as Stoney Ptak
• Gospel Hill as Carl Herrod

TV

• Jackie Chan Adventures as Finn (voice)
• Chuck as John Casey
• Castle as Ethan Slaughter
• Static Shock as York (voice)
• Bones as Jamie Kenton
• Angel as Marcus Hamilton
• The X-Files as Knowle Rohrer
• NCIS as Michael Rainer
• Stargate SG-1 as Colonel Dave Dixon
• Jackie Chan Adventures as Old West Finn (voice)