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Adam Baldwin (born February 27, 1962) is an American actor who's made a name for himself playing military, law enforcement, and general badass types in TV and movies, fitting him as he is a fairly large, strong guy (standing about 6'4).

Baldwin grew up in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} (technically Winnetka, IL) and graduated from New Trier Township High School East, a school that produced many other well-known actors and actresses, including Creator/CharltonHeston, Creator/RockHudson, and Creator/RainnWilson, as well as half of Music/FallOutBoy. He made his first film appearance not long after graduation, in 1980's ''Film/MyBodyguard''.

From that point, Baldwin found steady work in both film and television, most notably as Sgt. "Animal Mother" in the film ''Film/FullMetalJacket''. He also played roles in ''Series/TheXFiles'', ''Series/StargateSG1'', ''Wyatt Earp'', and ''Film/IndependenceDay''. What really put him into the focus of ''this'' site was his turn as the AntiHero criminal Jayne Cobb in the cult sci-fi series ''Series/{{Firefly}}''. Since then, he's also known for his role as premiere badass John Casey in ''Series/{{Chuck}}''. Baldwin also works as a voice actor, and voiced Hal Jordan, the Silver Age Franchise/GreenLantern on ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', along with fellow ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' stars Creator/NathanFillion, Creator/GinaTorres, and Creator/MorenaBaccarin (they never appeared in the same episode, though.)

No relation to the Baldwin family of actors ([[Creator/AlecBaldwin Alec]], [[Creator/DanielBaldwin Daniel]], [[Creator/WilliamBaldwin William]], and [[Creator/StephenBaldwin Stephen]]), nor to Creator/GregBaldwin.

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!! Notable roles:
* Ricky Linderman, ''Film/MyBodyguard''
* Kevin Stillman, ''Film/OrdinaryPeople''
* Albert Hockenberry, ''Film/DCCab''
* Animal Mother, ''Film/FullMetalJacket''
* Tate, ''Film/CohenAndTate''
* Fred Haise, ''{{Series/From the Earth to the Moon}}''
* Major Mitchell, ''Film/IndependenceDay''
* Knowle Rohrer, ''Series/TheXFiles''
* Michael O'Ryan/Joe York, ''Series/TheVisitor1997''
* Colonel Dave Dixon, ''Series/StargateSG1''
* Jayne Cobb, ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' and ''Film/{{Serenity}}''
* Marcus Hamilton, ''Series/{{Angel}}'' (He said that David Boreanaz wasn't used to someone being bigger than him).
* Danny Love, ''Series/TheInside''
* Chad Shelten, ''Series/DayBreak2006''
* Franchise/{{Superman}}, ''WesternAnimation/SupermanDoomsday'' and ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline''
* Colonel John Casey, ''Series/{{Chuck}}''
* Dutch, ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''
* Sheckley and other rebels, ''VideoGame/HalfLife2: Episode Two''
* Henry Fleming, ''VideoGame/CodeNameSteam''
* Agent X, ''WesternAnimation/MenInBlackTheSeries''
* Finn, ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''
* Kal'Reegar, ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''
* Breakdown, ''WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime''
* Commander Michael Rainer, ''Series/{{JAG}}'' & ''Series/{{NCIS}}''
* Colonel Michael Vance, ''Series/{{Leverage}}''
* Franchise/GreenLantern (Hal Jordan), ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs''
* Rex Mason[=/=]ComicBook/{{Metamorpho}}, ''WesternAnimation/BewareTheBatman''
* Commander Dalin Sturgis, Warmachine Tactics - potentially; last news on this was that Privateer Press were still in negotiations and have yet to say one way or the other about the role.
* XO Mike Slattery, ''Series/TheLastShip''
* Capt. Wilkins, ''Film/ThePatriot2000''
* Agent Kenton, ''{{Series/Bones}}'', again alongside David Boreanaz.
* Archer, ''VideoGame/KillSwitch''
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