Adam Baldwin
Highest Rated: 91% Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Lowest Rated: 0% InSight (2011)
Birthday: Feb 27, 1962
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
The acting career of Adam Baldwin -- no relation to the famous Baldwin brothers Alec, William, and Stephen -- has been filled with ups and downs as he aspires to the stardom that as yet, seems to elude him. Due to his muscular 6'4" frame, the handsome Baldwin is frequently cast as hulking bad guys and psychopathic killers. He has been involved with films since he appeared in My Bodyguard (1980), the story of a victimized teenager seeking the protection of the school bully (Baldwin) who is believed to have killed his brother. While he did a fine job as the taciturn, deeply traumatized young man who affects a violent facade to conceal his inner pain, it was his costar Matt Dillon who became famous. Baldwin then went on to play supporting roles in three lesser films before playing the lead in the 1986 bomb Bad Guys, where he dyed his naturally dark hair bright blond and played a young cop who becomes a wrestler after he is suspended from the force. One year later he appeared in his most memorable role as the psychopathic war-loving soldier Animal in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987). In 1992, Baldwin played a drunken, abusive stepfather in Radio Flyer. He continued to work steadily in projects such as How to Make an American Quilt and Independence Day. He had the title role in the 1999 retelling of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. As the new century began he was part of the cast of the short-lived but much beloved sci-fi series Firefly as Jayne, a character he would return to in Serenity, the big-screen version of that show. He voiced Jonah Hex and Superman in various animated projects, and in 2007 landed the part of Major John Casey on the NBC series Chuck, about a geeky dude who becomes a super spy. He could be seen on big screens in the thriller InSight in 2011.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
Movies
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45% | The Kid | Bob Olinger | — | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | The Legend of 5 Mile Cave | Sam Barnes | — | 2019 |
| 17% | War of the Worlds: Goliath | Actor | — | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | Christmas with Holly | Actor | — | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | Treacherous | Tommy Wright | — | 2012 |
| 0% | InSight | Dr. Graham Barrett | $17.5K | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | Frenemy | Tommy | — | 2010 |
| 33% | Gospel Hill | Carl Herrod | — | 2008 |
| 57% | Superman: Doomsday | Dark Superman | — | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | Sands of Oblivion | Jesse Carter | — | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | The Thirst | Lenny | — | 2007 |
| No Score Yet | Done the Impossible: The Fans' Tale of 'Firefly' and 'Serenity' | Actor | — | 2006 |
| No Score Yet | The Poseidon Adventure | Mike Rogo | — | 2005 |
| 82% | Serenity | Jayne | $25.4M | 2005 |
| No Score Yet | The Freediver | Actor | — | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | Evil Eyes | Jeff Stenn | — | 2004 |
| No Score Yet | Betrayal | Actor | — | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | Control Factor | Lance Bishop | — | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | Hyper Sonic | Christopher Bannon | — | 2003 |
| 17% | Gacy | Actor | — | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | Monster Makers | Jay Forrest | — | 2003 |
| No Score Yet | Lady Jayne: Killer | Stan Winston | — | 2002 |
| No Score Yet | Double Bang | Vinnie Krailes | — | 2002 |
| 29% | Jackpot | Mel James | — | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | The Keyman | Actor | — | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | The Pursuit of Happiness | Actor | — | 2001 |
| No Score Yet | 800 Leagues Down the Amazon | Koja | — | 2000 |
| 61% | The Patriot | Capt. Wilkins | $2.4M | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | The Right Temptation | Captain Wagner | — | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde | — | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | Farewell, My Love | Actor | — | 2000 |
| No Score Yet | Galactic Odyssey | Lee | — | 1999 |
| No Score Yet | Indiscreet | Jeremy Butler | — | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | Gargantua | Jack Ellway | — | 1998 |
| No Score Yet | Starquest II (Galactic Odyssey) (Mind Breakers) | Actor | — | 1997 |
| 65% | Independence Day | Major Mitchell | — | 1996 |
| No Score Yet | Lover's Knot | John Reed | — | 1996 |
| 61% | How to Make an American Quilt | Finn's Father | — | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | Trade-Off | Thomas Hughes | — | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | Digital Man | Captain West | — | 1995 |
| No Score Yet | Sawbones | Burt Miller | — | 1995 |
| 44% | Wyatt Earp | Tom McLaury | — | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | Cold Sweat | Mitch | — | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | Blind Justice | Sgt. Hastings | — | 1994 |
| No Score Yet | Bitter Harvest | Bobby | — | 1993 |
| 80% | Where the Day Takes You | Officer Black | — | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | Deadbolt | Alec Danz | — | 1992 |
| 33% | Radio Flyer | 'King' | — | 1992 |
| No Score Yet | Cruel Doubt | Actor | — | 1992 |
| 65% | Guilty by Suspicion | FBI Man | — | 1991 |
| 29% | Predator 2 | Garber | — | 1990 |
| 56% | Next of Kin | Joey Rossellini | — | 1989 |
| 82% | The Chocolate War | Carter | — | 1988 |
| No Score Yet | Cohen and Tate | Tate | — | 1988 |
| 91% | Full Metal Jacket | Animal Mother | — | 1987 |
| No Score Yet | 3:15 (3:15 The Moment Of Truth) | Jeff Hannah | — | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | Bad Guys | Skip Jackson | — | 1986 |
| No Score Yet | Poison Ivy | Ike | — | 1985 |
| No Score Yet | Reckless | Randy Daniels | — | 1984 |
| No Score Yet | Hadley's Rebellion | Bobo McKenzie | — | 1984 |
| 17% | D.C. Cab | Albert Hockenberry | — | 1983 |
| 88% | Ordinary People | Stillman | — | 1980 |
| 83% | My Bodyguard | Linderman | — | 1980 |
| No Score Yet | Cold Sweat | Actor | — | 1970 |
TV
| Credit | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 83% |
The Last Ship 2014-2018 |
Mike Slattery |
2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 |
| 80% |
Castle 2009-2016 |
Det. Slaughter Det. Ethan Slaughter |
2015 2012 |
| No Score Yet |
Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL 2011-2014 |
Voice |
2014 2013 2012 2011 |
| No Score Yet |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 |
Capt. Steven Harris |
2012 |
| 89% |
Chuck 2007-2012 |
John Casey Major John Casey |
2012 2010 |
| No Score Yet |
CSI: NY 2004-2013 |
Brett Dunbar |
2008 |
| 50% |
Day Break 2006 |
Chad Shelten |
2008 2007 2006 |
| 90% |
Bones 2005-2017 |
Jamie Kenton |
2007 2006 |
| 96% |
Justice League Unlimited 2004-2006 |
Voice |
2005 |
| 88% |
Angel 1999-2004 |
Hamilton |
2004 |
| No Score Yet |
JAG 1995-2005 |
Cdr. Rainer |
2004 |
| No Score Yet |
NCIS 2003 |
Cdr. Rainer |
2004 |
| No Score Yet |
Stargate SG-1 1997-2007 |
Col. Dave Dixon Col. Dixon |
2004 |
| No Score Yet |
CSI: Miami 2002-2012 |
Matt DeSoto |
2003 |
| 76% |
Firefly 2002-2003 |
Jayne |
2003 2002 |
| 74% |
The X-Files 1993-2018 |
Appearing Knowle Rohrer |
2002 2001 1995 |
| No Score Yet |
Static Shock 2000-2004 |
Voice |
2001 2000 |
| No Score Yet |
From the Earth to the Moon 1998 |
Haise |
1998 |
| No Score Yet |
The Outer Limits 1995-2002 |
Maj. Bowen |
1998 |
| No Score Yet |
Jackie Chan Adventures 2000-2005 |
Voice | |
| No Score Yet |
The Cape 1997 |
Jason Riles | |
| 45% |
The Visitor 1998 |
Michael Ryan |
QUOTES FROM Adam Baldwin CHARACTERS
Randy Daniels says: I don't know what the hell it is you want from me.
Tracey Prescott says: That's the problem.
Randy Daniels says: How am I supposed to find out?
Tracey Prescott says: If I knew then I wouldn't need you to.
Randy Daniels says: To what?!
Randy Daniels says: To what?
Randy Daniels says: To know what I want!
Randy Daniels says: Hey listen, so I was drunk, and I get pissed off, so what? I did it for you.
Tracey Prescott says: You did it for yourself.
Randy Daniels says: What the hell's that supposed to mean?
Randy Daniels says: Forget it.
Randy Daniels says: Hey where'd you go last night?
Tracey Prescott says: Home.
Randy Daniels says: Why weren't you answering your phone?
Tracey Prescott says: I had nothing to say.
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Do you want to run this ship?
Jayne says: Yes!
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: [caught off guard] Well... you can't...
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Well, you can't.
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Jayne, how many weapons you plan on bringing? You only got the two arms.
Jayne says: I just get excitable as to choice- like to have my options open.
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: I believe that woman's plannin' to shoot me again. (Firefly)
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: I believe that woman's plannin' to shoot me again.
Jayne says: Here's a little concept I've been working on. Why don't we shoot her first?
Wash says: It *is* her turn.
Loyalist/Captain Wilkins says: Ready to fire the town on your order, sir.
Colonel William Tavington says: The town? Huh, burn the church.
Loyalist/Captain Wilkins says: There's no honor in this.
Colonel William Tavington says: Didn't you say, all those who stand against England deserve to die a traitor's death? Burn the church, Captain.
Jayne says: I won't get ate you shoot me if they take me! Well don't shoot me first!
Dr. Simon Tam says: May I see her?
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: I believe you go some storytelling to do what in hell happened back there?
Wash says: Start with the part where Jayne gets knocked out by a ninety pound girl. 'Cause I don't think that's ever getting old
Wash says: Start with the part where Jayne gets knocked out by a ninety pound girl. 'Cause I don't think that's ever getting old.
Zoe says: Do we know if anyone was killed?
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: It's likely. I know she meant to Ad kill me 'fore the Doc put her out which how exactly does that work anyhow?
Dr. Simon Tam says: It's a safeword. The people who helped me break River out had intel that River and the other subjects were being embedded with behavioral conditioning. They taught me a safeword, in case... something happened.
Kaylee Frye says: I'm not sure I get it
Kaylee Frye says: I'm not sure I get it.
Dr. Simon Tam says: It's a phrase that makes her fall asleep. If I speak the words, "Eta --
Jayne says: Well don't say it!
Zoe says: It only works on 'her' Jayne.
Jayne says: Oh. Well, now I know that!
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: What was that?
Wash says: Did you "see" that?
Wash says: Did you 'see' that?
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Was that the Primary Buffer Panel?
Wash says: It did seem to resemble-
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Did the Primary Buffer Panel just fall off my gorram ship for no apparent reason?
Wash says: Looks like!
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: I thought Kaylee checked our entry couplings! I have a very clear memory of it!
Wash says: Yeah well if she doesn't give us some extra flow from the engine room to offset the burnthrough this landing is gonna get pretty interesting.
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Define "Interesting"
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Define 'Interesting'.
Wash says: "Oh god, oh god, we're all gonna die?"
Wash says: Oh god, oh god, we're all gonna die?
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: This is the Captain. There's a little problem with our entry sequence so we may experience slight turbulence and then explode. Can you shave the vector?
Wash says: I'm doing it it's not enough!
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Well just get us on the ground!
Wash says: That part will happen pretty defiantly!
Jayne says: We're gonna explode!? I don't wanna explode!
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Jayne how many weapons you plan on taking you only got the two arms.
Jayne says: I just get excitable as to choice, like to have my options open.
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: I don't plan on any shooting taking place during this job.
Jayne says: well, what you plan and what takes place ain't ever exactly been similar.
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: No grenades
Jayne says: What? aw!
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: No grenades!
Zoe says: We crashing again?
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: Talk to your husband Mule prepped?
Zoe says: Go to go sir, just loading her up. Those grenades? Those grednaes?
Jayne says: Yeah Cap'n doesn't want'em.
Zoe says: Jayne we're robbing the place We're not occupying it.
Kaylee Frye says: But you could have made them family...instead of keeping Simon from seeing I was there & I carried such a torch. It's going on a year now I aint had nothing twix my nethers wasnt run on bateries.
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: God I can't know that ughhh...
Jayne says: I could stand to hear a little more....
Animal Mother says: Well I've got a joke for you, I'm going to tear you a new asshole.
Jayne says: Sure would be nice if we had some Grenades...
Jayne says: Boy, it sure would be nice if we had some grenades, don't you think?
Capt. Malcolm "Mal" Reynolds says: I don't plan on any shooting taking place during this job.
Jayne says: Yeah, well, what you plan and what takes place ain't ever exactly been similar.
Jayne says: We're gonna explode? I don't wanna explode.
Jayne says: she is damaging my calm!
Jayne says: She is damaging my calm!