Acting
William Baldwin
Born 1963-02-21
Massapequa, New York, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
William Joseph 'Billy' Baldwin (born February 21, 1963) is an American actor, producer, and writer, known for his starring roles in such films as Flatliners (1990), Backdraft (1991), Sliver (1993), Fair Game (1995), Virus (1999), Double Bang (2001), as Johnny 13 in Danny Phantom (2004–2007), Art Heist (2004), The Squid and the Whale (2005), as Senator Patrick Darling on the ABC drama Dirty Sexy Money (2007–2009), Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010), and was a regular guest on Gossip Girl as William van der Woodsen and Parenthood as Gordon Flint. He also starred as lead detective Brian Albert in the Lifetime Original Movie The Craigslist Killer. He is brother to actors Alec Baldwin, Stephen Baldwin, and Daniel Baldwin. He is married to singer Chynna Phillips (Wilson Phillips) and they have 3 children.
Known For
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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
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The Purge
2018
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Hawaii Five-0
2010
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Gossip Girl
2007
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Born on the Fourth of July
1989
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Danny Phantom
2004
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Flatliners
1990
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Insatiable
2018
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Backdraft
1991
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Saturday Night Live
1975
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (131 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | My Mother Is a Cosmonaut | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2025 |
 | BitterSweet | Zimmerman | Movie | 2025 |
 | God's Soldier | Steiner | Movie | 2025 |
 | Disaster Strike Force | Senator Terry Carlsson | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Disaster Strike Force | Senator Terry Carlsson | Movie | 2025 |
 | No Address | Robert | Movie | 2025 |
 | The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2024 |
 | Americans with No Address | Self | Movie | 2024 |
 | Billie's Magic World | Gregory | Movie | 2024 |
 | War of the Worlds: Extinction | General Skuller | Movie | 2024 |
 | South of Hope Street | Daniel | Movie | 2024 |
 | Out of Hand | Leonard | Movie | 2023 |
 | Kid Santa | Tony | Movie | 2023 |
 | Break In | Robert Lockwood | Movie | 2023 |
 | Sherlock Santa | Tony | Movie | 2023 |
 | Assault on Hill 400 | General Weaver | Movie | 2023 |
 | Ice Storm | Senator Carlson | Movie | 2023 |
 | 20.0 Megaquake | Senator Terry Carlson | Movie | 2023 |
 | Candy Land | Sheriff Rex | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Case of the Christmas Diamond | Detective Billings | Movie | 2022 |
 | A Royal Christmas on Ice | Daryl Blake | Movie | 2022 |
 | A Day with Santa | Tony | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Good Witch of Christmas | Tony | Movie | 2022 |
 | On the Line | Executive Producer | Movie | 2022 |
 | Super Volcano | Senator Carlson | Movie | 2022 |
 | American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | Dakota | Monty Sanders | Movie | 2022 |
 | War of the Worlds: Annihilation | General Skuller | Movie | 2021 |
 | Haters | William Baldwin | Movie | 2021 |
 | Fourth Grade | Charlie | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Rebels of PT-218 | General Bradley | Movie | 2021 |
 | Hacks | Billy Baldwin | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Church People | Mr. Cameron | Movie | 2021 |
 | My Promise to P.J. | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2020 |
 | S.O.S. Survive or Sacrifice | Jake | Movie | 2020 |
 | Beckman | Reese | Movie | 2020 |
 | 2 Graves in the Desert | Mario | Movie | 2020 |
 | Wrestled Away: The Lee Kemp Story | Narrator | Movie | 2019 |
 | Too Old to Die Young | Theo | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Talk | Elvis | Movie | 2019 |
 | Backdraft 2 | Brian McCaffrey | Movie | 2019 |
 | Welcome to Acapulco | Drake Savage | Movie | 2019 |
 | Northern Rescue | John West | TV Series | 2019 |
 | 1st Born | Saul | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Purge | David Ryker | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Insatiable | Gordy Greer | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Minutes to Midnight | Mr. Walters | Movie | 2018 |
 | Abigail Falls | Peter | Movie | 2018 |
 | Cut Off | Haskell | Movie | 2018 |
 | Maximum Impact | Mystery Man | Movie | 2017 |
 | The Broken Key | Friar Hugo | Movie | 2017 |
 | Alec Baldwin: One Night Only | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | While You Were Dating | Nick Stendahl | Movie | 2017 |
| While You Were Dating | Executive Producer | Movie | 2017 |
 | Blowtorch | Detective Frank Hogan | Movie | 2016 |
 | Dream Corp LLC | Patient 66's Father (voice) | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Chronology | Mr.Rose | Movie | 2016 |
 | MacGyver | Elwood | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Christmas Trade | Mitch Taylor | Movie | 2015 |
 | Lead with Your Heart | Ben | Movie | 2015 |
| Lead with Your Heart | Executive Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | Back to the Jurassic | Sarco | Movie | 2015 |
 | Forever | Oliver Clarion | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Aftermath | Roy | Movie | 2014 |
 | The Stranger Within | Robert | Movie | 2013 |
 | Sexy Evil Genius | Bert Mayfaire | Movie | 2013 |
 | Be My Valentine | Dan Farrell | Movie | 2013 |
 | Garbage | Billy | Movie | 2013 |
 | Dino Time | Sarco (voice) | Movie | 2012 |
 | Men at Work | Shepard Peters | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Jock the Hero Dog | Boatman (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Craigslist Killer | Detective Bennett | Movie | 2011 |
 | Hawaii Five-0 | Frank Delano | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Hot in Cleveland | Dane | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Parenthood | Gordon Flint | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Batman (voice) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Self | TV Series | 2008 |
 | A Plumm Summer | Micky Plumm | Movie | 2008 |
 | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Detective Hunter Rush | Movie | 2008 |
 | Noise | Mayor's Chief of Staff | Movie | 2007 |
 | Dirty Sexy Money | Patrick Darling | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Gossip Girl | William van der Woodsen | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Adrift in Manhattan | Mark Phipps | Movie | 2007 |
 | Humble Pie | Truman Hope | Movie | 2007 |
 | Feel | Nathan | Movie | 2006 |
 | 30 Rock | Lance Drake Mandrell | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Park | Dennis | Movie | 2006 |
 | Lenexa, 1 Mile | Dan Cooney Sr. | Movie | 2006 |
| The Reichen Show | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2005 | |
 | The Squid and the Whale | Ivan | Movie | 2005 |
 | Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy | Johnny 13 (voice) | Movie | 2005 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self | TV Series | 2004 | |
| Celebrity Blackjack | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 | |
 | Danny Phantom | Johnny 13 (voice) | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Celebrity Apprentice | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Art Heist | Bruce Walker | Movie | 2004 |
 | Red Rover | Will Logan | Movie | 2003 |
 | Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
| E.D.N.Y. | Mike 'Mad Dog' Kelly | Movie | 2003 | |
 | You Stupid Man | Brady | Movie | 2002 |
 | Last Party 2000 | Self | Movie | 2001 |
 | One Eyed King | Frank | Movie | 2001 |
 | Double Bang | Billy Baldwin | Movie | 2001 |
 | Say Nothing | Julian Grant | Movie | 2001 |
 | Relative Values | Don Lucas | Movie | 2000 |
 | Primary Suspect | Christian Box | Movie | 2000 |
| Censored! | Self | Movie | 1999 | |
 | Brotherhood of Murder | Tom Martinez | Movie | 1999 |
 | Virus | Steve Baker | Movie | 1999 |
 | Shattered Image | Brian | Movie | 1998 |
 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Bulworth | Constance's Lover (uncredited) | Movie | 1998 |
 | Curdled | Paul Guell | Movie | 1996 |
 | Fair Game | Max Kirkpatrick | Movie | 1995 |
 | A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Garet | Movie | 1995 |
 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Sliver | Zeke Hawkins | Movie | 1993 |
 | Three of Hearts | Joe Casella | Movie | 1993 |
 | Backdraft | Brian McCaffrey | Movie | 1991 |
| Backdraft | Stunts | Movie | 1991 |
 | Flatliners | Joe Hurley | Movie | 1990 |
 | Internal Affairs | Van Stretch | Movie | 1990 |
 | Born on the Fourth of July | Platoon - Vietnam | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Preppie Murder | Robert Chambers | Movie | 1989 |
 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
 | You Are Here | Keith | Movie | — |
| A Walking Miracle | Mark | Movie | — | |
| The Road to Nevermore | El Dorado | Movie | — |