Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor. He made his film debut in '' My Bodyguard'' (1980). He later appeared in ''Full Metal Jacket'' (1987) as Animal Mother, and 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''.

Early life

Baldwin was born on February 27, 1962 in Winnetka, Illinois, and studied at New Trier Township High School in east Winnetka.

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), ''Next of Kin'' (1989), ''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 Ricky Linderman in the 2008 film '' Drillbit Taylor''. He is also known for NBC's ''Chuck'', in which he played John Casey, a hard-nosed Marine colonel working for the NSA. 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. He returned to ''Castle'' in the eighth-season episode "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''. Baldwin was cast as 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 Two'' for various resistance soldiers and citizens. Along with his ''Chuck'' co-star, Yvonne Strahovski, he also appeared in '' Mass Effect 2'' as Marine squad leader Kal'Reegar.

Personal life

Baldwin has three children with his wife, Ami Julius. 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.

In late 2015, Baldwin endorsed Ted Cruz for the 2016 United States presidential election via Twitter. 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 allegations against Zoë Quinn and Nathan Grayson. He later told an interviewer that "leftists" were imposing "political crap" on gamers.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

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