Adam Baldwin Biography

is a 6'4" American actor best known for his role as Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, and established a cult following as Jayne Cobb in the series Firefly, and movie Serenity.

He studied at the New Trier Township High School East at Winnetka, Illinois and once worked as a truck driver.Appearing in dozens of films since 1980, Baldwin rose to prominence as the troubled outcast in My Bodyguard (1980), and moved on to bigger roles in D.C. Cab (1983), Full Metal Jacket, 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, Men in Black: The Series, Stargate SG-1, The Inside, and Angel. His most recent work was in the 2005 remake of The Poseidon Adventure.

Baldwin won the SyFy Genre Awards in 2006 for Best Supporting Actor/Television for his role as Jayne Cobb in the television series Firefly.

Adam Baldwin is not related to the Baldwin brothers.

• 1. Jayne: Boy, it sure would be nice if we had some grenades, don't you think?
  From Serenity. Submitted by David B (7 months ago)

• 1. Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds: I don't plan on any shooting taking place during this job.
  2. Jayne: Yeah, well, what you plan and what takes place ain't ever exactly been similar.
  From Serenity. Submitted by Christy S (12 months ago)

• 1. Jayne: We're gonna explode? I don't wanna explode.
  From Serenity. Submitted by Christy S (12 months ago)

• 1. Jayne: She is damaging my calm!
  From Serenity. Submitted by Cathy L (14 months ago)