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Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor. He first appeared in a movie called My Bodyguard in 1980. He is also known for playing Animal Mother in Full Metal Jacket (1987). Later, he became famous as Jayne Cobb in the TV show Firefly and its movie, Serenity. He also played Colonel John Casey in the TV series Chuck and Mike Slattery in The Last Ship.

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Adam Baldwin
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Baldwin at the 2016 WonderCon
Born (1962-02-27) February 27, 1962 (age 63)
Occupation Actor
Years active 1980–present
Spouse(s)
Ami Julius
(m. 1988)
Children 3

Early Life

Adam Baldwin was born on February 27, 1962, in Winnetka, Illinois. He went to New Trier Township High School in Winnetka.

Acting Career

Adam Baldwin has been in many movies and TV shows since 1980. He became well-known as Ricky Linderman in My Bodyguard (1980). He then took on bigger roles in movies like D.C. Cab (1983) and Full Metal Jacket (1987).

He also appeared in Predator 2 (1990) and Independence Day (1996). In 2005, he played his character Jayne Cobb again in the movie Serenity. This movie continued the story from the TV series Firefly.

Baldwin also had roles in TV shows such as The X-Files and Stargate SG-1. He was a main character, Chad Shelten, in the ABC series Day Break in 2006.

In 2008, he made a funny reference to his role as Ricky Linderman in the movie Drillbit Taylor. He is also famous for playing John Casey in NBC's Chuck. John Casey was a tough Marine colonel who worked for the NSA.

Adam Baldwin worked with his former Firefly co-star Nathan Fillion again on the TV show Castle. He played Detective Ethan Slaughter in two episodes.

Awards and Voice Acting

In 2006, Adam Baldwin won a SyFy Genre Award. He won for Best Supporting Actor/Television for his role as Jayne Cobb in Firefly.

He has also done a lot of voice acting. He was the voice of Superman in the animated movie Superman: Doomsday. He also voices Superman in the online game DC Universe Online.

Baldwin lent his voice to characters in the Xbox 360 games Halo 3 and Halo 3: ODST. In Halo 3: ODST, he voiced Corporal Taylor "Dutch" Miles. He also voiced various soldiers and citizens in Half-Life 2: Episode Two. Along with his Chuck co-star, Yvonne Strahovski, he voiced Marine squad leader Kal'Reegar in Mass Effect 2.

Personal Life

Adam Baldwin is married to Ami Julius, and they have three children together. He supports Ride 2 Recovery, an organization that helps wounded veterans by organizing bike rides. He took part in the "Don't Mess With Texas Challenge" bike ride in 2009.

Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
1980 My Bodyguard Ricky Linderman
Ordinary People Kevin Stillman
1983 D.C. Cab Albert Hockenberry
1984 Reckless Randy Daniels
1986 3:15 Jeff Hannah
Bad Guys Skip Jackson
1987 Full Metal Jacket Sergeant 'Animal Mother'
Hadley's Rebellion 'Bobo' McKenzie
1988 Cohen and Tate Tate
Chocolate War, TheThe Chocolate War Carter
1989 Next of Kin Joey Rosselini
1990 Predator 2 Agent Adam 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 Patriot, TheThe Patriot Captain Wilkins, British Army
2001 Pursuit of Happiness Chad Harmon
Above & Beyond Peter Clerkin
Jackpot Mel James
2002 Keyman, TheThe Keyman Chris Myers / Keyman
2003 Betrayal Detective Mark Winston
Control Factor Lance Bishop
2004 Freediver, TheThe Freediver Dr. Viades
Evil Eyes Jeff Stenn
2005 Serenity Jayne Cobb
2006 Thirst, TheThe 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
2019 The Kid Bob Olinger
The Legend of 5 Mile Cave Sam Barnes
2021 American Underdog Terry Allen

Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1984 Pigs vs. Freaks Mickey South Television film
1985 Special Treat Otto Frommer Episode: "Out of Time"
Welcome Home, Bobby Cleary Biggs Television film
1992 Deadbolt Alec Danz
1993 The Last Shot Mark Tullis Jr. TV short
1994 Blind Justice Sgt. Hastings Television film
1995 Fallen Angels Ralph Episode: "Good Housekeeping"
VR.5 Scott Cooper Episode: "Pilot"
Trade-Off Thomas Hughes Television film
Sawbones Burt Miller
1996 Smoke Jumpers Don Mackey
1996–1997 The Cape Col. Jack Riles Main role
1997 The Visitor Michael O'Ryan 4 episodes
1997–1999 Firehawks Morgan Dalton (voice) 26 episodes
1998 From the Earth to the Moon Fred Haise Episode: "For Miles and Miles"
Gargantua Jack Ellway Television film
The Outer Limits Major James Bowen Episode: "Phobos Rising"
2000 Recess B.O.E. Agent (voice) Episode: "All the Principal's Men"
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde Television film
2000–2001 Static Shock York (voice) 2 episodes
2000–2001 Men in Black: The Series Agent X (voice) 7 episodes
2000–2005 Jackie Chan Adventures Finn (voice) Main cast
2001 The Zeta Project Sven (voice) Episode: "Crime Waves"
2001–2002 The X-Files Knowle Rohrer 5 episodes
2002 Hyper Sonic Christopher Bannon Video
2002–2003 Firefly Jayne Cobb Main role
2003 Control Factor Lance Bishop Television film
CSI: Miami De Soto Episode: "Dead Woman Walking"
Monster Makers Jay Forrest Television film
2004 JAG Cmdr. Michael Rainer Episode: "Good Intentions"
Stargate SG-1 Col. Dave Dixon Episode: "Heroes"
NCIS Cmdr. Michael Rainer Episode: "The Weak Link"
Angel Marcus Hamilton 5 episodes
2005 Molly & Roni's Dance Party School Principal Video
Justice League Unlimited Jonah Hex, Rick Flag, Bonk (voice) 3 episodes
The Inside Special Agent Danny Love Main role
2006 Bones Special Agent Jamie Kenton Episode: "Two Bodies in the Lab"
Invader Zim Various voices Episode: "The Frycook What Came from All That Space"
2006–2008 Day Break Chad Shelton Main role
2007 Sands of Oblivion Jesse Carter Television film
2007–2012 Chuck John Casey Main role
2008 CSI: NY DHS Agent Brett Dunbar Episode: "Hostage"
Chuck Versus the Webisodes John Casey 5 episodes
2011–2012 Transformers: Prime Breakdown (voice)
2012, 2015 Castle Detective Ethan Slaughter 2 episodes
2012 Young Justice Parasite (voice) Episode: "Performance"
Leverage Colonel Michael Vance 2 episodes
2013 Beware the Batman Rex Mason / Metamorpho (voice) 3 episodes
2014–2018 The Last Ship Commander / Captain Mike Slattery, USN Main role
2019–present GunnyTime Himself / Host
2023, 2024 9-1-1: Lone Star Detective Brian McGregor 2 Episodes
2024 S.W.A.T. Calvin Webb Episode: "Family Man"

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
2015 Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. Henry Fleming
Infinite Crisis Hal Jordan / Green Lantern
Firefly Online Jayne Cobb

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