Alec Baldwin Biography

Of all the acting Baldwin brothers (Alec, Billy, Daniel and Stephen), Alec started out his career as unquestionably the best known, most talented, and debatedly, the prettiest.

Alec, who dies his hair black, insists "I don't get acting jobs because of my looks." He studied at the respected Lee Strasberg Institute in New York. His classic good looks and surprising versatility soon landed him a recurring role on the TV soap, The Doctors.

Alec first grabbed the attention of movie audiences with a succession of slimeball roles both comic (Working Girl and Married To The Mob) and serious (Talk Radio). He quickly evolved into the quintessential early '90's leading man, in such hits as The Hunt For Red October, Prelude To A Kiss (which he had previously performed on Broadway) and The Marrying Man (where he met and ultimately married Kim Basinger).

Peppered between starring roles were his extremely nasty cameo in Glengarry Glen Ross, and a return to Broadway in Tennessee William's A Streetcar Named Desire. A TV version of Streetcar would win him an Emmy nomination. In 2004, he was nominated for both a Golden Globe award and an Oscar for his performance in The Cooler (2003). He has also won three Golden Globes for his role in the NBC TV comedy series 30 Rock. His more recent film appearances include Rock of Ages (2012) based on the popular Broadway production and the comedy To Rome With Love (2012). He also did the voice for Santa Claus in the animated feature Rise of the Guardians (2012).

In 2014, Alec starred alongside Cate Blanchett in the Woody Allen drama Blue Jasmine (for which Cate won an Oscar) and complemented Julianne Moore's powerful work in the 2014 drama Still Alice (for which she earned an Academy Award).

Some of his latest films include Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) and the follow up, Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018), Rules Don't Apply (2016), the comedy The Boss Baby (2017), and the rom-com Paris Can Wait (2017) with Diane Lane.

A notoriously private individual, Baldwin was charged for assault for allegedly taking a swing at a paparazzi snapping a shot of his and Basinger's baby daughter, Ireland, nicknamed Addie. In February 2002, the couple divorced, amid allegations that Baldwin was guilty of spousal abuse. They were then locked in a nasty ongoing custody battle that went on for years. In June 2011, he was again dealing with his anger when he was kicked off a plane after belligerently refusing to turn off his phone. Then in June 2012, he was again accused — not once but twice — of attacking a paparazzi on two separate occassions.

Later that same month, Alec married Hilaria Thomas, a 23-year-old yoga instructor in Manhattan. They have seven children together.

In October 2021, Alec shot a gun on the set of the movie Rust in Santa Fe, New Mexico while rehearsing. The gun had a live round that killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and hit director Joel Souza, who later recovered. Alec is facing manslaughter charges in the death of Hutchins.

Filmography:

Billie's Magic World (2023)
97 Minutes (2023)
Supercell (2023)
Tár (2022)
The Boss Baby 2: Family Business (2021)
Chick Fight (2020)
Pixie (2020)
Arctic Dogs (2019)
Motherless Brooklyn (2019)
Framing John DeLorean (2019)
Drunk Parents (2019)
Before You Know It (2019)
A Star Is Born (2018)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)
The King (2018) (self)
Paris Can Wait (2017)
The Boss Baby (2017)
Rules Don't Apply (2016)
Back in the Day (2016)
Aloha (2015)
Concussion (2015)
Live From New York! (2015)
Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation (2015)
Still Alice (2014)
Blue Jasmine (2013)
Rise of the Guardians (2012) (voice)
Rock of Ages (2012)
To Rome With Love (2012)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) (voice)
It's Complicated (2009)
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
Lymelife (2009)
My Best Friend's Girl (2008)
Brooklyn Rules (2007)
The Good Shepherd (2006)
Running with Scissors (2006)
The Departed (2006)
Mini's First Time (2006)
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Elizabethtown (2005)
The Aviator (2004)
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie (2004)
The Last Shot (2004)
Along Came Polly (2004)
Playmakers of New Orleans (2003)
The Cat in the Hat (2003)
The Cooler (2003)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2003) (uncredited) The Devil and Daniel Webster (2002)
The Royal Tenenbaums (voice) (2001)
Cats & Dogs (2001)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Final Fantasy (2001)
State and Main (2000)
Thomas and the Magic Railroad (2000)
Outside Providence (1999)
Scout's Honor (1999)
Thick as Thieves (1999)
The Confession (1999)
Mercury Rising (1998)
The Edge (1998)
Ghosts Of Mississipi (1996)
Heaven's Prisoners (1996)
Looking For Richard (1996)
The Juror (1996)
Two Bits (Voiceover) (1996)
Wild Bill: A Hollywood Maverick (1995)
The Getaway (1994)
The Shadow (1994)
Malice (1993)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Prelude To A Kiss (1992)
The Marrying Man (1991)
Alice (1990)
The Hunt For Red October (1990)
Miami Blues (1990)
Great Balls Of Fire! (1989)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Married To The Mob (1988)
She's Having A Baby (1988)
Talk Radio (1988)
Working Girl (1988)
Forever, Lulu (1987)