William Baldwin Biography

William Baldwin (William Joseph Baldwin) an American actor, producer, and writer who showcases his multitude of talents in the world of films and television.

In the 1980s, he was a fashion model for Calvin Klein before starting his acting career. He as well had his first starring role in a TV movie, The Preppie Murder (1989), as Robert Chambers alongside Danny Aiello and Lara Flynn Boyle.

William Baldwin Age

William was on February 21, 1963, in Massapequa, New York, United States.

William Baldwin Career

Baldwin acted in the film Born on the Fourth of July with a minor role as a U.S Marine during the Vietnam War, with Tom Cruise being in the starring role in 1989. In the 1990 s, his first feature was in the film “Internal Affairs” alongside Richard Gere and Andy Garcia.

He as well starred in big-budget films such as Flatliners featuring stars like Julia Roberts, Kiefer Sutherland, and Kevin Bacon. In Backdraft, he portrayed Chicago firefighter Brian McCaffrey together with Kurt Russell, with the ensemble cast including Donald Sutherland, Scott Glenn, Rebecca De Mornay, and Robert De Niro.

In the film Sliver in 1993, his role alongside Sharon Stone earned him the MTV Movie Award for most desirable Male. In 1995, among other characters he has played in his career, he was on Joel Schumacher’s shortlist for Batman Forever to play the caped crusader.

Schumacher’s four diverse choices were Daniel Day-Lewis, Ralph Fiennes, Val Kilmer, and Baldwin. The role went to Val Kilmer. Baldwin starred alongside Cindy Crawford in Fair Game.

Then in 1996, he starred in a low-budget film by Miramax Films titled Curdled and was paid US$150,000 for his performance compared to the $1.7 million he received for his role in Silver, but his performance in the film was slightly acclaimed by critics.

In 1998, he appeared in Warren Beatty’s film Bulworth, as Constance Bulworth’s lover. In 1999, Baldwin teamed up with Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Sutherland for the science fiction thriller Virus, and alongside Peter Gallagher in the Showtime original movie, Brotherhood of Murder.

In early 2001, Baldwin played a leading role in the television film Double Bang aired on HBO. He has also featured in other plays such as Red Rover in 2003, Park, Feel and Lenexa, 1 Mile in 2006, and Adrift in Manhattan, A Plumm Summer, Noise, and Humble Pie in 2007.

He also portrayed the character of Dr. Willam van der Woodsen, the father of Serena and Eric van der Woodsen on the series Gossip Girl in 2010. He also featured in UniGlobe Entertainment’s breast cancer docudrama, together with his brother Daniel.

The documentary was made by Namrata Singh Gujral, which featured the breast cancer survivors Olivia Newton-John, Diahann Carroll, Melissa Etheridge, Namrata Singh Gujral, Mumtaz, Jaclyn Smith, Daniel Baldwin, and Priya Dutty.

In the second season of Parenthood, he was featured in the play “boss and love interest” for several episodes. Baldwin had joined Parenthood for a multi_episode, which includes: an arc that aired in the fall of 2010 as Gordon Flint, the “wealthy, charismatic” boss of Adam (Peter Krause), a bachelor who also has eyes for Adam’s sister Sarah (Lauren Graham).

The Craigslist killer which was aired on January 3, 2011 (the lifetime Original Movie ) that he also starred He, however, played the lead detective on the case of the killer, Philip Markoff. On June 1, 2011, Baldwin starred in the indie film Sexy Evil Genius, alongside Seth Green, Harold Perrineau Jr., Katee Sackhoff, and Michelle Trachtenberg.

The film was directed by Shawn Piller. In July 2011, Baldwin joined the CBS drama Hawaii Five-0 for a multi-episode arc. On March 22, 2012, Baldwin guest-starred on the NBC show 30 Rock. Baldwin plays Lance Drake Mandrell, an actor who plays Jack donaghy – the role played in the series by Baldwin’s real-life brother Alec – in a made-for-TV movie within the show.

Baldwin is currently a model for sacoor Brothers. Baldwin appeared in the fourth and final season of Wilfred, replacing Dwight Yoakam in the role of Bruce. In 2015, he narrated for the documentary A Wing and a Prayer, a film about American fighter pilots who assisted in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and the founding of the Israeli Air Force.

William Baldwin Movies and TV Shows

• 2018 Abigail Falls
• 2018 Minutes to Midnight
• 2018 Welcome to Acapulco
• 2018 The Trouble
• 2018 Born Again Dead
• 2017 The Broken Key
• 2017 Maximum Impact
• 2016 Chronology
• 2016 Blowtorch
• 2015 A Wing and a Prayer
• 2014 The Wisdom to Know the Difference
• 2014 Aftermath
• 2013 Stranger Within
• 2012 Dino Time
• 2011 Jock the Hero Dog
• 2010 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
• 2010 1 a Minute
• 2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall
• 2007 Adrift in Manhattan
• 2007 American Fork
• 2007 A Plumm Summer
• 2007 Noise
• 2006 Lenexa, 1 Mile
• 2006 Park
• 2006 Feel
• 2005 The Squid and the Whale
• 2004 Art Heist
• 2003 Red Rover
• 2002 You Stupid Man
• 2001 Double Bang
• 2001 One-Eyed King
• 2001 Say Nothing
• 2000 Primary Suspect
• 2000 Relative Values
• 1999 Virus
• 1998 Bulworth
• 1998 Shattered Image
• 1996 Curdled
• 1995 A Pyromaniac’s Love Story
• 1995 Fair Game
• 1993 Three of Hearts
• 1993 Sliver
• 1991 Backdraft
• 1990 Internal Affairs
• 1990 Flatliners
• 1989 Born on the Fourth of July

TV Shows/films

• 2018 Insatiable
• 2018 The Purge
• 2018 Dream Corp, LLC
• 2017–present MacGyver
• 2017 While You Were Dating
• 2016 Hit the Floor
• 2015 Forever
• 2015 Hot in Cleveland
• 2015 Lead With Your Heart
• 2014 Wilfred
• 2013 Be My Valentine
• 2013 Copper
• 2012 30 Rock
• 2012 Men at Work
• 2011–2012 Hawaii Five-0
• 2011 The Craigslist Killer
• 2010–2012 Gossip Girl
• 2010 Parenthood
• 2007–2009 Dirty Sexy Money
• 2006 Waterfront
• 2004–2005; 2007 Danny Phantom
• 2003 E.D.N.Y.
• 1999 Brotherhood of Murder
• 1989 The Preppie Murder

William Baldwin Family

Baldwin was born to Carol Newcomb (née Martineau) and Alexander Rae Baldwin, Jr. He was raised up along with his sisters are Elizabeth “Beth” Baldwin Keuchler born in 1955 and as the oldest of the Baldwin siblings and Jane Ann Baldwin Sasso, who was born ten years later in 1965 and is the fifth-born. By birth and marriage, there is a total of six actors in the family.

William Baldwin Brothers

William was raised up along with four brothers namely, Alec Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin, writer, actor, composer, editor, and singer/songwriter Steven Martini and Daniel Baldwin. Alec is as well the oldest among the four brothers, born in 1958. He is a writer, producer, comedian and game show host.

Daniel was born the second Baldwin brother, born in 1960. He is as well an actor, director, and producer. Stephen is the third born, born on 12 May 1966 actor, producer, director, author, and conservative political activist. Stevens is the youngest, born on 17 June 1975, also a writer, actor, composer, editor, and singer/songwriter.

William Baldwin and Alec

Alec Baldwin an older brother of William and the eldest among his brothers. William and Alec were both very close friends of the late John Kennedy Jr. Alec is the most popular one in the family also with a higher net worth than the others.

They won $250,000 for charity on episodes of (Who wants to be a Millionaire) in separate celebrity contests. Alec won the prize on November 12, 2000, for the Performing Animals Welfare Society (PAWS) while William won his prize on November 26, 2001, for his charity.

William Baldwin Wife

Baldwin married Chynna Phillips, an American singer, and actress and a member of the vocal group, Wilson Phillips. The pair have three children namely, daughter, Jamison Baldwin, born on 27 February 2000, a son by the name Vance Baldwin, born in 2002, in New York City, New York, United States and the last-born daughter Brooke Baldwin, born in 2004.

William Baldwin Children

Baldwin together with Chynna Phillips has three children: two daughters and a son namely: Jameson Baldwin, Brooke Baldwin, and Vance Baldwin respectively.

William Baldwin Net Worth

Baldwin has has estimated to have a net worth of about $1 million.

William Baldwin Gossip Girl

He played the role of William van der Woodsen on Gossip Girl. William is Lily’s first husband and the father of Eric and Serena van der Woodsen.

William Baldwin Backdraft

Baldwin played as Brian McCaffrey in the movie Backdraft an American drama thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by Gregory Widen. He as well played the role of a firefighter of Engine 17 of the Chicago Fire Department with his brother Stephen “Bull” McCaffrey.