Adam Baldwin
Baldwin in the AdventureCon 2006 Picture by Chris Dotson
Born	February 27, 1962 (1962-02-27) (age 46) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Occupation	Film, television actor

Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, Ricky Linderman in My Bodyguard, Knowle Rohrer in The X-Files, and Marcus Hamilton in Joss Whedon's Angel. He also established a cult following as Jayne Cobb in the series Firefly, and the movie Serenity. He is not related to the Baldwin brothers. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Kubrick redirects here. ... For the type of ammunition, see Full metal jacket bullet. ... My Bodyguard is a 1980 movie released by 20th Century Fox studios, directed by Tony Bill, and written by Alan Ormsby. ... Knowle Rohrer is a fictional character who appeared in the final seasons of the popular TV series, The X-Files. ... This article is about the TV show. ... Marcus Hamilton is a recurring character on the final season of the TV series Angel. ... Joss Hill Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon[3] on June 23, 1964 in New York) is an Academy Award-nominated and Hugo Award winning American writer, director, executive producer, and creator and head writer of the well-known television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. ... For the South Korean TV series of the same name, see Angel (2007 TV series). ... Jayne Cobb is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Firefly. ... Firefly is an American science fiction television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, under his Mutant Enemy Productions. ... Poster for the film Serenity is an upcoming film from Joss Whedon set in the universe of the cancelled Fox science fiction television series Firefly, several months after the episode Objects in Space. The USA theatre release date is planned for September 30, 2005, and the UK release for October... This article is about the four American actors. ...

He currently stars as NSA agent John Casey on the NBC comedy-spy series Chuck. The National Broadcasting Company or NBC is an American television broadcasting company based in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Chuck is an American action-comedy television program created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. ...

Biography

Early life

Baldwin was born in Chicago, Illinois. He studied at New Trier Township High School East in Winnetka, Illinois, and once worked as a truck driver. Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... New Trier High School (also known as New Trier Township High School or NTHS) is a public four-year high school with its major campus located in Winnetka, Illinois, U.S.A. and a second campus in Northfield, Illinois, with freshman classes and district administration. ... Incorporated Village in 1869. ... // There are two major types of truck drivers: Owner operators are individuals that own the trucks they drive and can either lease their trucks by contract with a trucking company to haul freight for that company using their trucks or haul loads for a number of companies and is self...

Career

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), Smoke Jumpers (1996) and Serenity (2005)—in which he reprises his role as the mercenary Jayne Cobb from the television series Firefly. His other work includes the movie Radio Flyer (1992), From the Earth to the Moon (1998), The X-Files (Knowle Rohrer), 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. This article is about motion pictures. ... The year 1980 in film involved some significant events. ... My Bodyguard is a 1980 movie released by 20th Century Fox studios, directed by Tony Bill, and written by Alan Ormsby. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... D.C. Cab is a 1983 comedy film, starring Mr. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... For the type of ammunition, see Full metal jacket bullet. ... // May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... Independence Day (also known by its promotional abbreviation ID4) is a 1996 Academy Award-winning science fiction film directed by Roland Emmerich. ... The year 1996 in film involved some significant events. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Serenity is a 2005 science fiction space western/epic film written and directed by Joss Whedon. ... The year 2005 in film involved some significant events. ... For other uses, see Mercenary (disambiguation). ... Firefly is an American science fiction television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, under his Mutant Enemy Productions. ... Radio Flyer is a 1992 American movie about child abuse. ... The year 1992 in film involved many significant films. ... From the Earth to the Moon is a twelve-part HBO television miniseries (1998) co-produced by Ron Howard, Brian Grazer, Tom Hanks, and Michael Bostick detailing the landmark Apollo expeditions to the Moon during the 1960s and early 1970s. ... The year 1998 in film involved some significant events. ... This article is about the TV show. ... Knowle Rohrer is a fictional character who appeared in the final seasons of the popular TV series, The X-Files. ... Stargate SG-1 (often abbreviated as SG-1) is a science fiction television series, part of the Stargate franchise. ... For the South Korean TV series of the same name, see Angel (2007 TV series). ... The Inside is an American crime drama television series created by Tim Minear and Howard Gordon and produced by Imagine Television. ... NCIS is an American police procedural television series revolving around a fictional team of special agents from the Naval Criminal Investigative Service of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Poseidon Adventure is a 2005 action and adventure film based on a novel by Paul Gallico. ... Day Break is a television program for which one 13-episode season was produced. ...

Baldwin won a SyFy Genre Award in 2006 for Best Supporting Actor/Television for his role as Jayne Cobb in the television series Firefly.^[1] The SyFy Genre Awards, considered one of the first major virtual entertainment awards, is a product of the science fiction and fantasy Web site SyFy Portal. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Firefly is an American science fiction television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, under his Mutant Enemy Productions. ...

New projects

Baldwin was cast as the voice of Clark Kent/Superman in the first DC animated universe movie, Superman: Doomsday, based on DC Comics' The Death of Superman. He portrays Major John Casey on the new NBC series Chuck. The show premiered September 24, 2007. For other uses, see Clark Kent (disambiguation). ... Superman is a fictional character and comic book superhero , originally created by American writer Jerry Siegel and Canadian artist Joe Shuster and published by DC Comics. ... An image of many of the DCAU heroes. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ... The Death of Superman is a comic book storyline (culminating in Superman #75 in 1993) that served as the catalyst for DC Comics crossover event of 1993. ... Chuck is an American action-comedy television program created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Baldwin has a role as a voice actor in the Xbox 360 game Halo 3. He voices a Marine in the game. He is joined in this capacity by former Firefly colleagues Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk. The personality each of these actors are given in the game match those from their characters in Firefly. At several points in the game he is heard to shout "Have a taste of Vera!", a direct reference to his gun in the show. The line "sure would be nice if we had some grenades," from the movie Serenity, also appears. It has been suggested that Xbox 360 Elite be merged into this article or section. ... For the Nine Inch Nails release, see Head Like a Hole. ... Nathan Fillion (born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian actor, known for his lead role in the television series Firefly. ... Alan Wray Tudyk (born March 16, 1971) is an American stage, film, and television actor. ... Serenity is a 2005 science fiction space western/epic film written and directed by Joss Whedon. ...

Baldwin also appears as a voice actor in Half Life 2: Episode 2 as additional voices for resistance soldiers.

Filmography

• My Bodyguard (1980)
• Ordinary People (1980)
• D.C. Cab (1983)
• Reckless (1984)
• Full Metal Jacket (1987)
• The Chocolate War (1988)
• Cohen and Tate (1989)
• Next of Kin (1989)
• Predator 2 (1990)
• Radio Flyer (1992)
• Deadbolt (1992)
• Where the Day Takes You (1992)
• Wyatt Earp (1994)
• Trade Off (1995)
• Independence Day (1996)
• Smoke Jumpers (1996)
• Gargantua (1998)
• From the Earth to the Moon: Episode 9: Miles and Miles (1998)
• The Patriot (2000)
• Double Bang (2001)
• Jackpot (2001)
• Control Factor (2002)
• Evil Eyes (2004)
• The Poseidon Adventure (2005)
• Serenity (2005)
• Sands of Oblivion (2007)
• Drillbit Taylor (2008)
• Gospel Hill (2008)

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Television/voice acting

• The Outer Limits (1998) (Major James Bowen)
• Bones
• The Inside
• Firefly (2002-2003) (Jayne Cobb)
• Jackie Chan Adventures (Finn)
• Angel (Marcus Hamilton)
• The X-Files (Knowle Rohrer/Supersoldier)
• Men in Black: The Series
• Justice League Unlimited
• Day Break (2006-2007)
• Stargate SG-1 (Col. Dave Dixon)
• NCIS
• VR5
• Chuck (NSA Agent John Casey)
• Superman: Doomsday
• Halo 3
• Half-Life 2: Episode Two
• The Cape (Col. Jack Riles)
• JAG (Tv series) "Good Intentions" - Michael Rainer (2004)
• CSI: NY "Hostage" - Brett Dunbar (2008)

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References

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