Biography

Alexander Rae Baldwin III, was the second of six children in his family. Born in Massapequa, New York on April 3, 1958 he was the first of his family to start a career in acting. Following in his footsteps his brothers Daniel, Stephen and William have all founded there own careers in acting. As a boy, he was an avid film-goer, always with a dream of becoming an actor. Although achieving a political science major at George Washington University, he never gave up his childhood dream. Three years later he moved to Manhattan to pursue his acting career at New York University's esteemed drama department. He has worked chiefly as a professional actor ever since his role in the daytime TV series "The Doctors" on NBC. That performance led to a lead role on the primetime series "Cutter to Houston."

He soon moved back to New york to work in theatre. His first Broadway role was in Joe Orton's comedy "Loot." This claimed the prestigious Theatre World prize in a 1986. Since then some of his theatrical acomplishments include a starring performance in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "Prelude to a Kiss." Some of Alec's many movie credits are as follows; Malice, Beetlejuice, She's Having a Baby, The Hunt For Red October, Married to the Mob, The Getaway, Talk Radio, Great Balls of Fire, Working Girl, Alice, Miami Blues, Glengarry Glen Ross, The Shadow and the upcoming Heaven's Prisoners.

In 1993, to receive his BFA degree in drama, he returned to New York University, completing his undergraduate studies. Currently Alec Baldwin is married to the actress Kim Basinger, he lives in East Hampton, New York. On October 23, 1995, Ireland Eliesse (8lbs., 3 ozs.), was welcomed into their family.

Filmography

2004: A Light Knight's Odyssey (2003) (TV)(voice) .... Jammer
Mindhunters (2003) .... J.D. Reston
Masked & Anonymous (2003)
Naked Movie (2002) .... Himself
Windtalkers (2002) .... Ox Henderson
Hollywood Salutes Nicolas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2002) (TV) .... Presenter
Run for the Money (2002) .... Taylor
... aka Hard Cash (2002) (USA: video title)
2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, The (2001) (TV)
My VH1 Music Awards (2001) (TV) .... Presenter
Zoolander (2001) .... Himself
... aka Zoolander (2001) (Germany)
Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001) .... Trevor Allen Finch
3000 Miles to Graceland (2001) .... Hanson
VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (2000) (TV) .... Himself
Contender, The (2000) .... Rep. Reginald Webster
... aka Manipulations (2001) (France)
Love Stinks (1999)(uncredited) .... Eddie
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (1998) (TV) .... Halloween Prankster (Matt Foley Halloween sketch)
Very Bad Things (1998) .... Robert Boyd
Basil (1998) .... John Mannion
Hard Rain (1998) .... Tom
... aka Flood (1998) (Japan: English title)
Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997) (TV) .... Harry Bailey
Julian Po (1997) .... Julian Po
... aka Tears of Julian Po, The (1997)
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)(uncredited) .... Easily Fooled Security Guard
Broken Arrow (1996) .... Captain Riley Hale
Bed of Roses (1996) .... Lewis Farrell
Catwalk (1995/I) .... Himself
Murder in the First (1995) .... James Stamphill
... aka Meurtre à Alcatraz (1995) (France)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) .... Daniel Malloy
... aka Interview with the Vampire (1994) (USA: short title)
Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (1994) (TV)(scenes deleted) .... Sutcliffe
... aka All Good Things... (1994) (TV)
Jimmy Hollywood (1994) .... William
1993 MTV Movie Awards (1993) (TV) .... Himself/Presenter
True Romance (1993) .... Clarence Worley
Last Party, The (1993)(uncredited) .... Himself
Untamed Heart (1993) .... Adam
Where the Day Takes You (1992)(uncredited) .... Social Worker
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)(voice) .... Pips
... aka FernGully 1 (1992) (USA: short title)
Kuffs (1992) .... George Kuffs
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) .... Excelsior Communications Officer
Mobsters (1991) .... Charlie 'Lucky' Luciano
... aka Evil Empire, The (1991)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) .... Will Scarlett
Pump Up the Volume (1990) .... Mark Hunter
Young Guns II (1990) .... Arkansas Dave Rudabaugh
... aka Young Guns II: Blaze of Glory (1990) (UK)
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990) .... Andy (segment "Lot 249")
Beyond the Stars (1989) .... Eric Michaels
... aka Personal Choice (1989)
Wizard, The (1989) .... Nick
Heathers (1989) .... Jason 'J.D.' Dean
Desperate for Love (1989) (TV) .... Cliff Petrie
Gleaming the Cube (1989) .... Brian Kelly
... aka Brother's Justice, A (1989)
... aka Skate or Die (1989)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988) .... Junior Tucker
Secrets (1986) (TV) .... Bobby
Twisted (1986) .... Mark Collins
Name der Rose, Der (1986) .... Adso von Melk
... aka Name of the Rose, The (1986) (USA)
... aka Nom de la rose, Le (1986) (France)
... aka Nome della rosa, Il (1986) (Italy)
"Ryan's Hope" (1975) TV Series .... D. J. Lasalle (1985)
Legend of Billie Jean, The (1985) .... Binx
Haunted Mansion Mystery, The (1983) (TV) .... Billy
Living Proof: The Hank Williams Jr. Story (1983) (TV) .... Walt Willey
Sherlock Holmes: The Strange Case of Alice Faulkner (1981) (TV) .... Billy