Adam Baldwin (born February 27 1962) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Animal Mother in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, Ricky Linderman in My Bodyguard, Marcus Hamilton in Joss Whedon's Angel. He also established a cult following as Jayne Cobb in the series Firefly, and the movie Serenity. He is not related to the Baldwin brothers.
He currently stars as NSA agent John Casey on the NBC comedy-spy series Chuck.
No relation to the Baldwin brothers Alec Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin (I), William Baldwin (I) and Stephen Baldwin (I), who are from Long Island, NY (Adam is from the Chicago area).
Alumnus of New Trier Township High School East, Winnetka, Illinois. Other New Trier graduates include Ralph Bellamy, Charlton Heston, Rock Hudson, 'Hugh OBrien, Ann-Margret, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Virginia Madsen and Liz Phair.
Avid golfer
Is good friends with Jamie Lee Curtis, and appeared in Molly & Roni's Dance Party (2005) (V) as a favor to her.
Recorded his own version of the song "The Man They Call Jayne" for use as an easter-egg feature in the DVD collection of "Firefly" (2002).
Son: Devlin Shepard Baldwin (b. October 17, 1996).
Voiced the second Green Lantern Hal Jordan on "Justice League" (2001), and later chosen to voice Superman/Clark Kent for the DVD feature Superman: Doomsday (2007) (V).
One of four actors from "Firefly" (2002) who voiced superheroes on "Justice League" (2001). He voiced Hal Jordan, the Silver Age Green Lantern, while Nathan Fillion voiced the Vigilante, Gina Torres voiced Vixen and Morena Baccarin voiced Black Canary.
