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American actor (born 1958)

For people with a similar name, see Alex Baldwin (disambiguation).

Alexander Rae Baldwin III (born April 3, 1958) is an American actor.

He is known for his leading and supporting roles in a variety of genres, from comedy to drama, and has received numerous accolades including three Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and eight Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and Tony Award.

A member of the Baldwin family, Baldwin's film career began with a string of roles in 1988 in films such as Beetlejuice, Working Girl and Married to the Mob before playing Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October (1990).

He was Oscar-nominated for playing a casino manager in The Cooler (2003) and the BAFTA-nominated for playing a charming but devious ex-husband in It's Complicated (2010). He has acted in films such as Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Along Came