Person
William Baldwin
Acting · Born 1963-02-21 · Massapequa, New York, USA
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
Hawaii Five-0
Frank Delano
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Hacks
Billy Baldwin
Gossip Girl
William van der Woodsen
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
30 Rock
Lance Drake Mandrell
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Danny Phantom
Johnny 13 (voice)
Filmography
- 2025My Mother Is a Cosmonaut
- 2025BitterSweetZimmerman
- 2025God's SoldierSteiner
- 2025Disaster Strike ForceSenator Terry Carlsson
- 2025Disaster Strike ForceSenator Terry Carlsson
- 2025No AddressRobert
- 2024The 92nd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade
- 2024Americans with No AddressSelf
- 2024Billie's Magic WorldGregory
- 2024War of the Worlds: ExtinctionGeneral Skuller
- 2024South of Hope StreetDaniel
- 2023Out of HandLeonard
- 2023Kid SantaTony
- 2023Break InRobert Lockwood
- 2023Sherlock SantaTony
- 2023Assault on Hill 400General Weaver
- 2023Ice StormSenator Carlson
- 202320.0 MegaquakeSenator Terry Carlson
- 2023Candy LandSheriff Rex
- 2022The Case of the Christmas DiamondDetective Billings
- 2022A Royal Christmas on IceDaryl Blake
- 2022A Day with SantaTony
- 2022The Good Witch of ChristmasTony
- 2022On the LineExecutive Producer
- 2022Super VolcanoSenator Carlson
- 2022American Badass: A Michael Madsen RetrospectiveSelf
- 2022DakotaMonty Sanders
- 2021War of the Worlds: AnnihilationGeneral Skuller
- 2021HatersWilliam Baldwin
- 2021Fourth GradeCharlie
- 2021The Rebels of PT-218General Bradley
- 2021HacksBilly Baldwin
- 2021Church PeopleMr. Cameron
- 2020My Promise to P.J.
- 2020S.O.S. Survive or SacrificeJake
- 2020BeckmanReese
- 20202 Graves in the DesertMario
- 2019Wrestled Away: The Lee Kemp StoryNarrator
- 2019Too Old to Die YoungTheo
- 2019TalkElvis
- 2019Backdraft 2Brian McCaffrey
- 2019Welcome to AcapulcoDrake Savage
- 2019Northern RescueJohn West
- 20191st BornSaul
- 2018The PurgeDavid Ryker
- 2018InsatiableGordy Greer
- 2018Minutes to MidnightMr. Walters
- 2018Abigail FallsPeter
- 2018Cut OffHaskell
- 2017Maximum ImpactMystery Man
- 2017The Broken KeyFriar Hugo
- 2017Alec Baldwin: One Night OnlySelf
- 2017While You Were DatingNick Stendahl
- 2016BlowtorchDetective Frank Hogan
- 2016Dream Corp LLCPatient 66's Father (voice)
- 2016ChronologyMr.Rose
- 2016MacGyverElwood
- 2015Christmas TradeMitch Taylor
- 2015Lead with Your HeartBen
- 2015Back to the JurassicSarco
- 2014ForeverOliver Clarion
- 2014AftermathRoy
- 2013The Stranger WithinRobert
- 2013Sexy Evil GeniusBert Mayfaire
- 2013Be My ValentineDan Farrell
- 2013GarbageBilly
- 2012Dino TimeSarco (voice)
- 2012Men at WorkShepard Peters
- 2011Jock the Hero DogBoatman (voice)
- 2011The Craigslist KillerDetective Bennett
- 2010Hawaii Five-0Frank Delano
- 2010Hot in ClevelandDane
- 2010ParenthoodGordon Flint
- 2010Justice League: Crisis on Two EarthsBatman (voice)
- 2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelf
- 2008The Bonnie Hunt ShowSelf
- 2008A Plumm SummerMicky Plumm
- 2008Forgetting Sarah MarshallDetective Hunter Rush
- 2007NoiseMayor's Chief of Staff
- 2007Dirty Sexy MoneyPatrick Darling
- 2007Gossip GirlWilliam van der Woodsen
- 2007Adrift in ManhattanMark Phipps
- 2007Humble PieTruman Hope
- 2006FeelNathan
- 200630 RockLance Drake Mandrell
- 2006ParkDennis
- 2006Lenexa, 1 MileDan Cooney Sr.
- 2005The Reichen ShowSelf - Guest
- 2005The Squid and the WhaleIvan
- 2005Danny Phantom: The Ultimate EnemyJohnny 13 (voice)
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf
- 2004Celebrity Blackjack
- 2004Danny PhantomJohnny 13 (voice)
- 2004The Celebrity Apprentice
- 2004Art HeistBruce Walker
- 2003Red RoverWill Logan
- 2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelf
- 2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self
- 2003E.D.N.Y.Mike 'Mad Dog' Kelly
- 2002You Stupid ManBrady
- 2001Last Party 2000Self
- 2001One Eyed KingFrank
- 2001Double BangBilly Baldwin
- 2001Say NothingJulian Grant
- 2000Relative ValuesDon Lucas
- 2000Primary SuspectChristian Box
- 1999Censored!Self
- 1999Brotherhood of MurderTom Martinez
- 1999Virus: Ghost in the MachineSelf
- 1999VirusSteve Baker
- 1998Shattered ImageBrian
- 1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
- 1998BulworthConstance's Lover (uncredited)
- 1996CurdledPaul Guell
- 1995Fair GameMax Kirkpatrick
- 1995A Pyromaniac's Love StoryGaret
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993SliverZeke Hawkins
- 1993Three of HeartsJoe Casella
- 1991BackdraftBrian McCaffrey
- 1990FlatlinersJoe Hurley
- 1990Internal AffairsVan Stretch
- 1989Born on the Fourth of JulyPlatoon - Vietnam
- 1989The Preppie MurderRobert Chambers
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
- 1975Saturday Night LiveSelf (uncredited)
- —You Are HereKeith
- —A Walking MiracleMark
- —The Road to NevermoreEl Dorado
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