
William Baldwin
Known for Acting · 127 credits
- Born
- 1963-02-21 (age 63)
- Place of birth
- Massapequa, New York, USA
- Also known as
- Billy Baldwin
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
TV Shows (29)

Hawaii Five-0
2010
as Frank Delano

Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self (uncredited)

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self

Gossip Girl
2007
as William van der Woodsen

Hacks
2021
as Billy Baldwin

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist

30 Rock
2006
as Lance Drake Mandrell

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self

MacGyver
2016
as Elwood

Parenthood
2010
as Gordon Flint

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Dane

The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self
The Tony Danza Show
2004
as Self

Danny Phantom
2004
as Johnny 13 (voice)

Forever
2014
as Oliver Clarion

The Bonnie Hunt Show
2008
as Self

The Celebrity Apprentice
2004

The Purge
2018
as David Ryker

Insatiable
2018
as Gordy Greer

Dirty Sexy Money
2007
as Patrick Darling

Men at Work
2012
as Shepard Peters

Dream Corp LLC
2016
as Patient 66's Father (voice)

Too Old to Die Young
2019
as Theo

Northern Rescue
2019
as John West
Celebrity Blackjack
2004

Disaster Strike Force
2025
as Senator Terry Carlsson
Movies (98)

Sliver
1993
as Zeke Hawkins

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
as Detective Hunter Rush

Backdraft
1991
as Brian McCaffrey

Born on the Fourth of July
1989
as Platoon - Vietnam

Flatliners
1990
as Joe Hurley

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010
as Batman (voice)

Internal Affairs
1990
as Van Stretch

Virus
1999
as Steve Baker

Fair Game
1995
as Max Kirkpatrick

The Squid and the Whale
2005
as Ivan

Bulworth
1998
as Constance's Lover (uncredited)

Dino Time
2012
as Sarco (voice)

Candy Land
2023
as Sheriff Rex

The Craigslist Killer
2011
as Detective Bennett

Backdraft 2
2019
as Brian McCaffrey

Ice Storm
2023
as Senator Carlson

Beckman
2020
as Reese

Red Rover
2003
as Will Logan

Dakota
2022
as Monty Sanders

The Stranger Within
2013
as Robert

Break In
2023
as Robert Lockwood

Curdled
1996
as Paul Guell

20.0 Megaquake
2023
as Senator Terry Carlson

Kid Santa
2023
as Tony

Sexy Evil Genius
2013
as Bert Mayfaire

Relative Values
2000
as Don Lucas

Blowtorch
2016
as Detective Frank Hogan

A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995
as Garet

War of the Worlds: Annihilation
2021
as General Skuller

No Address
2025
as Robert

The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
2024

American Badass: A Michael Madsen Retrospective
2022
as Self

Lead with Your Heart
2015
as Ben

Park
2006
as Dennis

Art Heist
2004
as Bruce Walker

Three of Hearts
1993
as Joe Casella

Church People
2021
as Mr. Cameron

You Stupid Man
2002
as Brady

Last Party 2000
2001
as Self

The Preppie Murder
1989
as Robert Chambers

Aftermath
2014
as Roy

Double Bang
2001
as Billy Baldwin

Lenexa, 1 Mile
2006
as Dan Cooney Sr.

Maximum Impact
2017
as Mystery Man

Assault on Hill 400
2023
as General Weaver

South of Hope Street
2024
as Daniel

Haters
2021
as William Baldwin

Out of Hand
2023
as Leonard

Cut Off
2018
as Haskell

Be My Valentine
2013
as Dan Farrell

1st Born
2019
as Saul

Garbage
2013
as Billy

Noise
2007
as Mayor's Chief of Staff

The Rebels of PT-218
2021
as General Bradley

2 Graves in the Desert
2020
as Mario

God's Soldier
2025
as Steiner

A Plumm Summer
2008
as Micky Plumm

Disaster Strike Force
2025
as Senator Terry Carlsson

War of the Worlds: Extinction
2024
as General Skuller

Humble Pie
2007
as Truman Hope

Welcome to Acapulco
2019
as Drake Savage

A Royal Christmas on Ice
2022
as Daryl Blake

S.O.S. Survive or Sacrifice
2020
as Jake

While You Were Dating
2017
as Nick Stendahl

The Good Witch of Christmas
2022
as Tony

Adrift in Manhattan
2007
as Mark Phipps

Feel
2006
as Nathan

Fourth Grade
2021
as Charlie

Back to the Jurassic
2015
as Sarco

Brotherhood of Murder
1999
as Tom Martinez

Say Nothing
2001
as Julian Grant

Minutes to Midnight
2018
as Mr. Walters

Chronology
2016
as Mr.Rose

Christmas Trade
2015
as Mitch Taylor

Jock the Hero Dog
2011
as Boatman (voice)

Primary Suspect
2000
as Christian Box

Super Volcano
2022
as Senator Carlson

Americans with No Address
2024
as Self
Censored!
1999
as Self

Shattered Image
1998
as Brian

Alec Baldwin: One Night Only
2017
as Self

The Broken Key
2017
as Friar Hugo

The Case of the Christmas Diamond
2022
as Detective Billings

Billie's Magic World
2024
as Gregory

One Eyed King
2001
as Frank

My Promise to P.J.
2020

Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy
2005
as Johnny 13 (voice)

Abigail Falls
2018
as Peter
The Road to Nevermore
as El Dorado
E.D.N.Y.
2003
as Mike 'Mad Dog' Kelly

BitterSweet
2025
as Zimmerman

Sherlock Santa
2023
as Tony

Talk
2019
as Elvis
A Walking Miracle
as Mark

Wrestled Away: The Lee Kemp Story
2019
as Narrator

A Day with Santa
2022
as Tony

You Are Here
as Keith

My Mother Is a Cosmonaut
2025
About William Baldwin
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 Gor… With 127 credits spanning from 1975 to 2025, William Baldwin has appeared in 98 films and 29 TV shows.
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Most Popular William Baldwin Movies
- Sliver (1993) — as Zeke Hawkins
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) — as Detective Hunter Rush
- Backdraft (1991) — as Brian McCaffrey
- Born on the Fourth of July (1989) — as Platoon - Vietnam
- Flatliners (1990) — as Joe Hurley
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