Alec Baldwin American Actor Born 1958 in Amityville

Alec Baldwin is an American actor born on 3 April 1958 in Amityville. Among the titles he is known for are The Aviator (2004) and Beetlejuice (1988).

Early life

He went on to study at New York University Tisch School of the Arts, George Washington University and Berner High School.

Career

He appears in Voyage of the Damned (1976), the earliest title among his listed credits. Working Girl (1988) and Married to the Mob (1988) are among his 1980s credits. In the 1990s, he appeared in The Hunt for Red October (1990, as Jack Ryan) and Notting Hill (1999). The 2000s brought Pearl Harbor (2001, as Jimmy Doolittle, Major Jimmy Doolittle) and The Departed (2006, as George Ellerby). His 2010s credits include Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018, as Alan Hunley) and A Star Is Born (2018).

He has 90 films and 7 TV series on record from 1976 to 2025. Drama is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (23), followed by comedy (9) and comedy drama (9). Atrabilious (2025) is the newest entry in his credits. Of his seven titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015) has the highest, at $683 million. The records also name him as director on Shortcut to Happiness.

Tom Cruise appears in three of his listed titles, including Rock of Ages (2012). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Bill Murray (three titles) and Gwyneth Paltrow (three titles). Cameron Crowe directed two of his titles on record, among them Elizabethtown (2005) and Aloha (2014). Martin Scorsese is credited as director on two of them.

Music credits on record are limited to Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific – In Concert from Carnegie Hall (2006). His work is filed under soap opera.

Recognition

He has won three Golden Globe Awards (2007, 2009 and 2010). His other honours include the Golden Globes (2007) and three Primetime Emmy Awards (2008, 2009 and 2017). The nominations list includes the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in 2004 for The Cooler. The records list 17 awards won and 2 nominations for him.

Personal life

He has been married to Hilaria Baldwin since 2012. Earlier marriages on record are to Kim Basinger (1993 to 2002, divorced). He is the father of Ireland Baldwin.