Biography
Appearing in dozens of films since 1980, Baldwin rose to prominence as the troubled outcast Ricky Linderman in My Bodyguard (1980) and moved on to bigger roles in D.C. Cab (1983), Full Metal Jacket (1987), Independence Day (1996), The Patriot (2000) and Serenity (2005)—in which he reprises his role as the mercenary Jayne Cobb from the television series Firefly. His other work includes Radio Flyer (1992), From the Earth to the Moon (1998), The X-Files (Knowle Rohrer), Smoke Jumpers (1996), The Ca...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Love, Courage and the Battle of Bushy Run
2024
as Gen. Jeffrey Amherst
In 1763, Britain defeated France in the worldwide Seven Years War - referred to in the American Colonies as The French and Indian War. As a result, th...

American Underdog
2021
as Coach Allen
The true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback.

The Legend of 5 Mile Cave
2019
as Sam Barnes
A mysterious drifter bonds with a boy with tales of the West. Past and present collide when a lawman appears seeking long-lost gold.

The Kid
2019
as Bob Orlinger
New Mexico Territory, 1880. Rio Cutler and his older sister Sara must abandon their home after an unfortunate event happens. In their desperate flee t...

Rockin' the Wall
2014
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Rock and roll's part in bringing down the Berlin Wall and smashing the Iron Curtain is told from the perspective of rockers who played at the time, on...

Browncoats Unite: Firefly 10th Anniversary Special
2012
as Self
Science Channel reunites Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion and the entire renegade crew of the Serenity for the first time ever to provide the complete oral...

War of the Worlds: Goliath
2012
as Wilson
Fifteen years have passed since the Martians’ first failed invasion of Earth. The year is 1914, and at the eve of World War I, Mars launches a sudden ...

InSight
2011
as Dr. Graham Barrett
While tending to a stabbing victim, Kaitlyn is electrocuted and awakens to find that she is experiencing the memories of the now-deceased woman.

The Assignment
2010
as Mr. Clements
After acceptance to a prestigious music school, Eliza's world is rocked when she discovers a shocking mystery about her family.

Little Fish, Strange Pond
2009
as Tommy
Mr. Jack and Sweet Stephen cruise aimlessly through the streets of LA speculating about life, death, divine will and the force of power that predeterm...

Gospel Hill
2008
as Carl Herrod
Gospel Hill tells the intersecting story of two men in the fictional South Carolina town of Julia. Danny Glover plays John Malcolm, the son of a slain...

Drillbit Taylor
2008
as Disgruntled Bodyguard
Dealing with a sociopathic school bully, three high school freshmen hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them, not realizing he is just a homeless b...

Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil
2007
as Self
Follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates his savage and brilliant Vietnam film, hewing closely to the theme that dominated his creative life for four deca...

Superman: Doomsday
2007
as Superman / Clark Kent / Dark Superman (voice)
When LexCorp accidentally unleashes a murderous creature, Superman meets his greatest challenge as a champion. Based on the "The Death of Superman" st...

Sands of Oblivion
2007
as Jesse Carter
The film tells the story of a prop from the 1923 movie The Ten Commandments that was actually an authentic artifact from antiquity with cursed powers....

The Thirst
2007
as Lenny
Maxx and his girlfriend Lisa are a pair of recovering drug addicts whom are recruited by a clan of sex & violence crazed vampires led by the egoti...

Done the Impossible
2006
as Self - Host
A documentary covering Firefly's birth, death and rebirth from the perspective of both the fans and the cast and crew of both productions.

The Poseidon Adventure
2005
as Mike Rogo
A cruise ship succumbs to a terrorist act and capsizes on New Year's eve. A rag-tag group of survivors, spearheaded by a priest and a homeland securit...

Serenity
2005
as Jayne Cobb
When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless mil...

Evil Eyes
2004
as Jeff Stenn
A screenwriter is plagued by nightmares as he writes a script about a family that was slaughtered years before. Soon, the grisly murders he's writing ...

The Freediver
2004
as Dr. Viades
The Freediver is a film about a female free diver. Set in Greece, a talented girl is brought to for training to an island where she finds love, dang...

Monster Makers
2003
as Jay Forrest
Monster Makers is based on Tim Stoker's experience as a Monster movie geek. The monsters in an old non released movie come out of the movie and Tim an...

Betrayal
2003
as Det. Mark Winston
When one of her hits goes wrong, a professional assassin ends up with a suitcase full of a million dollars belonging to a mob boss.

Gacy
2003
as John Gacy, Sr.
Based on a true story of serial killer a model citizen, loving father and husband and serial killer John Wayne Gacy, a man with over 30 dead men and b...

Control Factor
2003
as Lance Bishop
An average everyman discovers he's the unwitting target of an ultra secret domestic black-op centering on mind control.
The Keyman
2002
as Chris Myers / Keyman
A homeless man searches for a key he has lost, finding redemption along the way.

Hyper Sonic
2002
as Christopher Bannon
In order to win $25 million, Daredevil pilots enter the worlds fastest jet race.

Double Bang
2001
as Vinnie Krailes
An honest cop enters the dark world of murder and corruption.

Jackpot
2001
as Mel James
Sunny Holiday, a middle-aged country singer with dreams of stardom, walks out on his wife and child and hits the road with his manager in a desperate ...

Above & Beyond
2001
as Peter Clerkin
Cop drama meets romance: This intense thriller is about a police officer who shoots his best friend (who also wears a badge) while on the job. His bud...

Pursuit of Happiness
2001
as Chad Harmon
An advertising executive fails to realize that the woman of his dreams is his best friend since first grade, now married to his cheating co-worker.

The Right Temptation
2000
as Captain Wagner
A detective falls for the man she's supposed to be investigating; dire complications follow.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
2000
as Dr Jekyll / Mr Hyde
The Hong Kong martial arts version of Jekyll and Hyde, with Hyde as the mythical fighting champion known as the White Tiger battling the Triads, drug ...

The Patriot
2000
as Capt. Wilkins
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the s...

Farewell, My Love
2000
as Jimmy, the bartender
Brigit as a young girl saw her family killed by the Karpovs, a Russian crime family, she would have been dead too, if her neighbor did not come to her...

Indiscreet
1998
as Jeremy Butler
A case involving adultery, money and murder threatens a private eye's sobriety.

Gargantua
1998
as Jack Ellway
Marine biologist Jack Ellway and his son Brandon are drawn to the Polynesian island of Malau to study the effects of recent seismic activity on the ar...
Lover's Knot
1996
as John Reed
A pair of lovers have no idea that their affair is overseen and orchestrated by an angel sent by Cupid to see that they remain together in this romant...

Independence Day
1996
as Major Mitchell
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it ...

In the Line of Duty: Smoke Jumpers
1996
as Don Mackey
An elite group of firefighters jumps from helicopters to extinguish fires. One firefighter must choose between his love for his family and his addicti...

Starquest II
1996
as Lee
After a nuclear war, four warriors from Earth awaken on a space ship. Unable to determine what purpose they are there and, above all, who rescued them...

How to Make an American Quilt
1995
as Finn's Father
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits ...

Digital Man
1995
as Captain West
An out-of-control robot is inadvertently set loose in a small community, and a crack squad of soldiers are sent to hunt it down. Gradually, the member...

Sawbones
1995
as Burt Miller
A former medical intern turned sadistic killer is on the loose... and only one woman knows his true identity. Can she stop him in time before she beco...

Trade Off
1995
as Thomas Hughes
A man has an affair with a mysterious woman and shares with her his desire to end his troubled marriage. When his wife is found dead, his lover admits...

Blind Justice
1994
as Sgt. Hastings
Canaan, a mysterious gunfighter left nearly blind from Civil War combat, roams through Mexico with a baby he has sworn to protect. On his way to a tow...

Wyatt Earp
1994
as Tom McLaury
From Wichita to Dodge City, to the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Wyatt Earp is taught that nothing matters more than family and the law. Joined by his bro...

Bitter Harvest
1993
as Bobby
Travis has just buried his father, when Kelly, an attractive hitchhiker walks into his life. At the same time, another attractive blonde, Jolene, star...

Treacherous
1993
as Tommy Wright
A former race car driver who has retired and is the owner of a Mexican resort hotel gets mixed up in a robbery involving $2 million by one of his form...
The Last Shot
1993
as Mark Tullis Jr.
Film drama about terminal illness...

Eight Hundred Leagues Down the Amazon
1993
as Koja
Outlaw Joam Garral makes a clandestine journey down the crocodile and piranha infested Amazon river to attend his daughter's marriage. Not only must h...

Cold Sweat
1993
as Mitch
Mark Cahill is a good family man with a loving wife and two wonderful children. Mark also happens to be a hit man who is haunted by his last victim, a...

Deadbolt
1992
as Alec Danz
When medical student Marty places an ad for a roommate, her ad is answered by handsome, clean-cut Alec. At first Alec seems to be a wonderful roommate...

Radio Flyer
1992
as The King
A father reminisces about his childhood when he and his younger brother moved to a new town with their mother, her new husband and their dog, Shane. W...

Where the Day Takes You
1992
as Officer Black
King is a young man, but he's already a veteran of life on the streets of Los Angeles. The de facto leader of a group of teenage runaways, King acts a...

Murder in High Places
1991
as Stoney Ptak
A small Colorado mountain town elects as its mayor a writer whom some residents consider "eccentric" and others don't care for because he's a former h...

Guilty by Suspicion
1991
as FBI Agent #1
Owing to his alleged involvement with communist parties, film director David Merrill is forbidden from working in Hollywood. He decides to fight for h...

Predator 2
1990
as Garber
A police chief in the war-torn streets of Los Angeles discovers that an extraterrestrial creature is hunting down residents - and that he is the next ...

Next of Kin
1989
as Joey Rosselin
Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer...

Cohen and Tate
1989
as Tate
A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. Cohen, an old...

The Chocolate War
1988
as Carter
Jerry, a new student at an elite Catholic prep school, must face the hazing practices handed down by the Vigils, a group of powerful students. When te...

Full Metal Jacket
1987
as Animal Mother
A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the ...

Bad Guys
1986
as Skip Jackson
Two LA cops turn to professional wrestling for money and revenge after being suspended from the force for a bar brawl.

Welcome Home, Bobby
1986
as Cleary
When a Chicago teen is arrested for drug possession, the ensuing investigation reveals that he has had sexual contact with an older man. Discovering h...

3:15 the Moment of Truth
1986
as Jeff Hannah
Violent crime is routine. Organized drug trade runs rampant in the face of powerless authority. And a vicious street gang holds dominion with a savage...

Poison Ivy
1985
as Ike Dimick
Two teenage summer camp counselors struggle with their younger campers, providing a variety of humorous situations and romantic encounters.

The Pigs vs. The Freaks
1984
as Mickey South
In a small town, the hippie faction often clashes with the mainstream. To settle their differences, the hippie "freaks" take on the town police "pigs"...

Reckless
1984
as Randy Daniels
Teenager Johnny Rourke is reckless. Born on the wrong side of the tracks, he breaks the law and girls' hearts with equal cool. Cheerleader Tracey Pres...

D.C. Cab
1983
as Albert Hockenberry
The tale of a hapless group of cabbies and a rundown cab company owned by Harold. Albert comes to town with a dream of starting his own cab company bu...

Hadley's Rebellion
1983
as Bobo McKenzie
After he transfers to a new school, Hadley is victimized and ostracized by his too-cool classmates. To prove his worth, our hero takes up wrestling, a...

Ordinary People
1980
as Stillman
Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the e...

My Bodyguard
1980
as Ricky Linderman
Clifford Peach, an easygoing teenager, is finding less than easy to fit in at his new high school, where a tough-talking bully terrorizes his classmat...