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The Early Years: 1979-1985

In 1979, a young Adam Baldwin - at the time attending the New Trier High School in Chicago - was cast in the title role of "Ricky Linderman" for a small Chicago production called 'My Bodyguard' by the films director Tony Bill. It is on the filming of this movie where Adam met a young Dean Devlin (now a big time writer/producer) who's father was producing. After it's release in 1980, Adam received critical praise for his performance in this great little film and he was promptly cast in a small role for Robert Redfords' Oscar Winning movie 'Ordinary People'. His next role was to be about 4 years away for the lead part in the 1983 Joel Schumacher directed comedy 'D.C. Cab'. This movie wasn't so well received and was a critical flop, although the film itself wasn't that bad. Several more meaty roles followed, with such notable films as 'Reckless' (1984) and 'Hadley's Rebellion' (1984), but his next big role came in the form of the 1985 movie '3:15' in which he starred in the lead role. The movie also marked the second time Adam would work with Dean Devlin, whom had a small part in the movie and also received special thanks. This would be crucial in Adam's later career.

The Move to L.A.: 1986-1990

In 1986 Adam moved to L.A. to pursue his acting ambitions, and while there he took a job as a truck driver to fund his efforts. His first big L.A. movie was to be 'Bad Guys' (1986) in which he played one of the lead roles. This comedy wasn't a massive hit but it did lead to bigger and better things, and also got him noticed in L.A.; an important thing for any actor. In 1987, legendary film-maker Stanley Kubrick cast Adam as the war loving lunatic "Animal Mother" for the classic movie 'Full Metal Jacket'. This marked the highest point (critically) in Adam Baldwin's career so far. Lots of great roles naturally followed this, starting with a small role in the brilliant 1988 adaption of Robert Cormier novel, 'The Chocolate War'. Next came the one of the title roles in 'Cohen & Tate' (1989), a big part in the star-studded Patrick Swayze movie 'Next of Kin' (1989) and finishing up with a smaller part in 1990's 'Predator 2'. These films, although great at the time, unfortunetly got Adam type-cast as a tough guy, and so more followed. I'm not sure that his career has ever recovered from this so far.

Mid-Career Slump: 1991-1995

The 1990's saw many made-for-television movies for Adam Baldwin. Most of which have never made it past the TV screen. The first notable movie of this period though, would be the 1992 feature film 'Where the Day Takes You', this film was very well received and had a great cast, but Adam's role wasn't massive. His next film is most definetly the biggest of this era in his career, even though the role was of a drunk child-beater for the Richard Donner directed 'Radio Flyer'. A few more poor movies followed that up, until the delightfully evil 1993 thriller 'Deadbolt', a television movie in which Adam takes the serial killer stand. A personal favorite of mine :). After that a small part in the Kevin Costner epic 'Wyatt Earp' (1994), and a very small part in the chick-flick of the century 'How to Make an American Quilt' (1995) came about. TV movie's such as 'Sawbones' (1995) and 'Shadow-Ops' (1995) came afterwards.

Settling in Support: 1996-2000

1996 saw a great reunion with Dean Devlin - now writer & producer - in the alien invasion epic 'Independence Day', a movie which really must be seen in the cinema to be fully appreciated. Around this time Adam was cast in a role which would gain him a big fan following, the part of "Col. Jack Riles" in the short lived but well produced and received TV series 'The Cape'. Adam seemed to use this as a spring-board to greater, deeper parts...thank god :). The true life story of sky-diving firefighter "Don Mackey" was next for one of the "In the Line of Duty" series of films called 'Smoke Jumpers' (1996), a very nice TV movie. In 1997 Adam once again worked with Dean Devlin and continued to make his mark on television with the series 'The Visitor', which notably reunited Adam with director Tony Bill, with whom he'd worked nearly two decades earlier in 'My Bodyguard'. Again, television seemed to be all the rage, and in 1998 a part in the Tom Hanks mini-series 'From Earth to the Moon' was well received. In 1999 Adam got the lead in the Francis Ford Coppola produced Hong Kong/American action movie hybrid 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'. Working with Mr. Coppola can never be bad and this was even primed for a TV series, but was never picked up, he was however nominated for a Video Premiere Award in 1999 for the role. Soon after Adam would again work with Dean Devlin for the Mel Gibson movie 'The Patriot' (2000), a story about the American revolution, in which Adam gives a fine performance as the Loyalist.

A New Start for a New Century: 2001-Present

More recently Adam seems to be taking roles more for the character and less for exposure, I present the following small indie movies as proof, 'Pursuit of Hapiness' (2001), 'Above and Beyond' (2001), and 'Jackpot' (2001), the follow-up movie to the Polish Brother's indie hit 'Twin Falls Idaho'. In 2001 Adam gained an excellent part in perhaps the biggest TV series of all time, the excellent 'The X-Files' as the military informer/alien super soldier "Knowle Rohrer", this certainly gained him more fans, especially on the internet. Also that year Adam starred in another independent film called 'The Keyman', which is certainly looking to be a good one. But perhaps Adam's best is yet to come, most recently Adam was cast in the Joss Whedon series 'Firefly' as Jayne, a hard-faced crewman on a pirate-style ship.

by Leafan.

The Thirst (2006/II)
"Men in Black: The Series" (1997) TV Series .... Agent X (2005)
The Poseidon Adventure (2005) (TV) .... Mike Rogo
Serenity (2005) .... Jayne
"The Inside" (2005) TV Series .... Special Agent Danny Love
Molly & Roni's Dance Party (2005) (V) .... School principal
The Freediver (2004) .... Dr. Viades
Evil Eyes (2004) .... Jeff Stenn
Kill.switch (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Archer
Gacy (2003) .... John Gacy, Sr.
Betrayal (2003) .... Det. Mark Winston
Control Factor (2003) (TV) .... Lance Bishop
Monster Makers (2003) (TV) .... Jay Forrest
"Firefly" (2002/I) TV Series .... Jayne Cobb
The X-Files: The Truth (2002) (TV) .... Knowle Rohrer
Hyper Sonic (2002) (V) .... Christopher Bannon
The Keyman (2002) .... Chris Myers/Keyman
Double Bang (2001) .... Vinnie Krailes
Farewell, My Love (2001) .... Jimmy, the Bartender
Jackpot (2001) .... Mel James
Above and Beyond (2001) .... Peter Clerkin
Pursuit of Happiness (2001) .... Chad Harmon
The Right Temptation (2000) .... Captain Wagner
The Patriot (2000) .... Capt. Wilkins
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1999) (TV) .... Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
Indiscreet (1998) (TV) .... Jeremy Butler
Gargantua (1998) (TV) .... Jack Ellway
"From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) (mini) TV Series .... Astronaut Fred Haise
Starquest II (1997) .... Lee
"The Cape" (1996) TV Series .... Col. Jack Riles
The Cape (1996) (TV) .... Col. Jack Riles
Trade Off (1996) (TV) .... Thomas Hughes
Lover's Knot (1996) .... John Reed
Independence Day (1996) .... Major Mitchell
Smoke Jumpers (1996) (TV) .... Don Mackey
Shadow-Ops (1995) (TV) .... Dalt
How to Make an American Quilt (1995) .... Finn's Father
Digital Man (1995) .... Captain West
Sawbones (1995) (TV) .... Burt Miller
Wyatt Earp (1994) .... Tom McLaury
Blind Justice (1994) .... Sgt. Hastings
Treacherous (1994) .... Tommy Wright
Bitter Harvest (1993) .... Bobby
Cold Sweat (1993) .... Mitch
Deadbolt (1993) (TV) .... Alec Danz
Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon (1993) .... Koja
The Last Shot (1993) (TV) .... Mark Tullis Jr.
Where the Day Takes You (1992) .... Officer Black
Cruel Doubt (1992) (TV) .... Det. John Taylor
Radio Flyer (1992) .... The King
Murder in High Places (1991) (TV)
Guilty by Suspicion (1991) .... FBI Agent #1
Predator 2 (1990) .... Garber
Next of Kin (1989) .... Joey Rosselini
Cohen and Tate (1989) .... Tate
The Chocolate War (1988) .... Bill Carter
Full Metal Jacket (1987) .... Animal Mother
3:15 (1986) .... Jeff Hannah
Welcome Home, Bobby (1986) (TV) .... Cleary
Bad Guys (1986) .... Skip Jackson
Poison Ivy (1985) (TV) .... Ike Dimick
Out of Time (1985) (TV) .... Otto Frommer
Pigs Vs. Freaks (1984) (TV) .... Mickey South
Reckless (1984) .... Randy Daniels
Hadley's Rebellion (1984) .... Bobo McKenzie
D.C. Cab (1983) .... Albert Hockenberry
Ordinary People (1980) .... Stillman
My Bodyguard (1980) .... Ricky Linderman

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Link To Us	Adam Baldwin Biography Filmography Links Contact Galleries Date of birth:27 February 1962 Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois, USA Biography The Early Years: 1979-1985 In 1979, a young Adam Baldwin - at the time attending the New Trier High School in Chicago - was cast in the title role of "Ricky Linderman" for a small Chicago production called 'My Bodyguard' by the films director Tony Bill. It is on the filming of this movie where Adam met a young Dean Devlin (now a big time writer/producer) who's father was producing. After it's release in 1980, Adam received critical praise for his performance in this great little film and he was promptly cast in a small role for Robert Redfords' Oscar Winning movie 'Ordinary People'. His next role was to be about 4 years away for the lead part in the 1983 Joel Schumacher directed comedy 'D.C. Cab'. This movie wasn't so well received and was a critical flop, although the film itself wasn't that bad. Several more meaty roles followed, with such notable films as 'Reckless' (1984) and 'Hadley's Rebellion' (1984), but his next big role came in the form of the 1985 movie '3:15' in which he starred in the lead role. The movie also marked the second time Adam would work with Dean Devlin, whom had a small part in the movie and also received special thanks. This would be crucial in Adam's later career. The Move to L.A.: 1986-1990 In 1986 Adam moved to L.A. to pursue his acting ambitions, and while there he took a job as a truck driver to fund his efforts. His first big L.A. movie was to be 'Bad Guys' (1986) in which he played one of the lead roles. This comedy wasn't a massive hit but it did lead to bigger and better things, and also got him noticed in L.A.; an important thing for any actor. In 1987, legendary film-maker Stanley Kubrick cast Adam as the war loving lunatic "Animal Mother" for the classic movie 'Full Metal Jacket'. This marked the highest point (critically) in Adam Baldwin's career so far. Lots of great roles naturally followed this, starting with a small role in the brilliant 1988 adaption of Robert Cormier novel, 'The Chocolate War'. Next came the one of the title roles in 'Cohen & Tate' (1989), a big part in the star-studded Patrick Swayze movie 'Next of Kin' (1989) and finishing up with a smaller part in 1990's 'Predator 2'. These films, although great at the time, unfortunetly got Adam type-cast as a tough guy, and so more followed. I'm not sure that his career has ever recovered from this so far. Mid-Career Slump: 1991-1995 The 1990's saw many made-for-television movies for Adam Baldwin. Most of which have never made it past the TV screen. The first notable movie of this period though, would be the 1992 feature film 'Where the Day Takes You', this film was very well received and had a great cast, but Adam's role wasn't massive. His next film is most definetly the biggest of this era in his career, even though the role was of a drunk child-beater for the Richard Donner directed 'Radio Flyer'. A few more poor movies followed that up, until the delightfully evil 1993 thriller 'Deadbolt', a television movie in which Adam takes the serial killer stand. A personal favorite of mine :). After that a small part in the Kevin Costner epic 'Wyatt Earp' (1994), and a very small part in the chick-flick of the century 'How to Make an American Quilt' (1995) came about. TV movie's such as 'Sawbones' (1995) and 'Shadow-Ops' (1995) came afterwards. Settling in Support: 1996-2000 1996 saw a great reunion with Dean Devlin - now writer & producer - in the alien invasion epic 'Independence Day', a movie which really must be seen in the cinema to be fully appreciated. Around this time Adam was cast in a role which would gain him a big fan following, the part of "Col. Jack Riles" in the short lived but well produced and received TV series 'The Cape'. Adam seemed to use this as a spring-board to greater, deeper parts...thank god :). The true life story of sky-diving firefighter "Don Mackey" was next for one of the "In the Line of Duty" series of films called 'Smoke Jumpers' (1996), a very nice TV movie. In 1997 Adam once again worked with Dean Devlin and continued to make his mark on television with the series 'The Visitor', which notably reunited Adam with director Tony Bill, with whom he'd worked nearly two decades earlier in 'My Bodyguard'. Again, television seemed to be all the rage, and in 1998 a part in the Tom Hanks mini-series 'From Earth to the Moon' was well received. In 1999 Adam got the lead in the Francis Ford Coppola produced Hong Kong/American action movie hybrid 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'. Working with Mr. Coppola can never be bad and this was even primed for a TV series, but was never picked up, he was however nominated for a Video Premiere Award in 1999 for the role. Soon after Adam would again work with Dean Devlin for the Mel Gibson movie 'The Patriot' (2000), a story about the American revolution, in which Adam gives a fine performance as the Loyalist. A New Start for a New Century: 2001-Present More recently Adam seems to be taking roles more for the character and less for exposure, I present the following small indie movies as proof, 'Pursuit of Hapiness' (2001), 'Above and Beyond' (2001), and 'Jackpot' (2001), the follow-up movie to the Polish Brother's indie hit 'Twin Falls Idaho'. In 2001 Adam gained an excellent part in perhaps the biggest TV series of all time, the excellent 'The X-Files' as the military informer/alien super soldier "Knowle Rohrer", this certainly gained him more fans, especially on the internet. Also that year Adam starred in another independent film called 'The Keyman', which is certainly looking to be a good one. But perhaps Adam's best is yet to come, most recently Adam was cast in the Joss Whedon series 'Firefly' as Jayne, a hard-faced crewman on a pirate-style ship. by Leafan. Filmography The Thirst (2006/II) "Men in Black: The Series" (1997) TV Series .... Agent X (2005) The Poseidon Adventure (2005) (TV) .... Mike Rogo Serenity (2005) .... Jayne "The Inside" (2005) TV Series .... Special Agent Danny Love Molly & Roni's Dance Party (2005) (V) .... School principal The Freediver (2004) .... Dr. Viades Evil Eyes (2004) .... Jeff Stenn Kill.switch (2003) (VG) (voice) .... Archer Gacy (2003) .... John Gacy, Sr. Betrayal (2003) .... Det. Mark Winston Control Factor (2003) (TV) .... Lance Bishop Monster Makers (2003) (TV) .... Jay Forrest "Firefly" (2002/I) TV Series .... Jayne Cobb The X-Files: The Truth (2002) (TV) .... Knowle Rohrer Hyper Sonic (2002) (V) .... Christopher Bannon The Keyman (2002) .... Chris Myers/Keyman Double Bang (2001) .... Vinnie Krailes Farewell, My Love (2001) .... Jimmy, the Bartender Jackpot (2001) .... Mel James Above and Beyond (2001) .... Peter Clerkin Pursuit of Happiness (2001) .... Chad Harmon The Right Temptation (2000) .... Captain Wagner The Patriot (2000) .... Capt. Wilkins Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1999) (TV) .... Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde Indiscreet (1998) (TV) .... Jeremy Butler Gargantua (1998) (TV) .... Jack Ellway "From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) (mini) TV Series .... Astronaut Fred Haise Starquest II (1997) .... Lee "The Cape" (1996) TV Series .... Col. Jack Riles The Cape (1996) (TV) .... Col. Jack Riles Trade Off (1996) (TV) .... Thomas Hughes Lover's Knot (1996) .... John Reed Independence Day (1996) .... Major Mitchell Smoke Jumpers (1996) (TV) .... Don Mackey Shadow-Ops (1995) (TV) .... Dalt How to Make an American Quilt (1995) .... Finn's Father Digital Man (1995) .... Captain West Sawbones (1995) (TV) .... Burt Miller Wyatt Earp (1994) .... Tom McLaury Blind Justice (1994) .... Sgt. Hastings Treacherous (1994) .... Tommy Wright Bitter Harvest (1993) .... Bobby Cold Sweat (1993) .... Mitch Deadbolt (1993) (TV) .... Alec Danz Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon (1993) .... Koja The Last Shot (1993) (TV) .... Mark Tullis Jr. Where the Day Takes You (1992) .... Officer Black Cruel Doubt (1992) (TV) .... Det. John Taylor Radio Flyer (1992) .... The King Murder in High Places (1991) (TV) Guilty by Suspicion (1991) .... FBI Agent #1 Predator 2 (1990) .... Garber Next of Kin (1989) .... Joey Rosselini Cohen and Tate (1989) .... Tate The Chocolate War (1988) .... Bill Carter Full Metal Jacket (1987) .... Animal Mother 3:15 (1986) .... Jeff Hannah Welcome Home, Bobby (1986) (TV) .... Cleary Bad Guys (1986) .... Skip Jackson Poison Ivy (1985) (TV) .... Ike Dimick Out of Time (1985) (TV) .... Otto Frommer Pigs Vs. Freaks (1984) (TV) .... Mickey South Reckless (1984) .... Randy Daniels Hadley's Rebellion (1984) .... Bobo McKenzie D.C. Cab (1983) .... Albert Hockenberry Ordinary People (1980) .... Stillman My Bodyguard (1980) .... Ricky Linderman Links Absolutenow.com: Adam Baldwin - Adam Baldwin Pictures Adam Baldwin - Ultimate resources for pictures, wallpapers and biography Contact