William Joseph Baldwin (born February 21, 1963 in Massapequa, New York) is an American actor, producer, and writer best known for Flatliners, Backdraft, and Sliver.
He is married to singer/actress Chynna Phillips and they have three children.
His brothers are actors Alec Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin, and Stephen Baldwin.
Film Roles
- Born on the Fourth of July as US Marine-Vietnam
- Internal Affairs as Van Stretch
- Flatliners as Joe Hurley
- Backdraft as Brian McCaffrey
- Three of Hearts as Joe Casella
- Sliver as Zeke Hawkins
- Fair Game (1995) as Det. Max Kirkpatrick
- Virus as Steve Barker
- Double Bang as Billy Brennan
- Say Nothing as Julian Grant
- You Stupid Man as Brady
- The Squid and the Whale as Ivan
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Det. Hunter Rush
- Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths as Batman
- Minutes To Midnight as Mr. Walters
Television Roles
- Danny Phantom as Johnny 13 (3 episodes)
- Dirty Sexy Money as Patrick Darling
- Gossip Girl as William van der Woodsen (11 episodes)
- Parenthood as Gordon Flint (8 episodes)
- Hawaii Five-0 as Frank Delano (5 episodes)
- 30 Rock as Lance Drake Mandrell (1 episode)
- Men at Work as Shepard Peters (1 episode)
- Copper as William 'Wild Bill' Eustace (2 episodes)
- Wilfred as Bruce (1 episode)
- Forever as Oliver Clausten (1 episode)
- Hot in Cleveland as Dane Stevens (3 episodes)
- Hit The Floor as Jackson Everett (4 episodes)
- MacGyver as Elwood Davis (recurring)
- Insatiable as Gordy Greer (1 episode)
- The Purge as David Ryker (recurring)
- Dream Corp LLC as Dad (1 episode)
- Northern Rescue as John West
- Too Old to Die Young as Theo
Tropes associated with William Baldwin include:
- Tall, Dark, and Handsome: He's 6'2", and considered fairly attractive by many.
- What Could Have Been: He was considered for the role of Bruce Wayne in Batman Forever and Batman & Robin before the casting of Val Kilmer and George Clooney respectively. He would go on to voice the character in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.
