# Alec Baldwin filmography
The **Alec Baldwin filmography** is the record of screen roles, producing credits, and voice work of the American actor [Alec Baldwin](https://www.edgepedia.org/alec-baldwin) (Alexander Rae Baldwin III, born 1958 in [Massapequa, New York](https://www.edgepedia.org/massapequa-new-york)), who began on television in 1980 and has accumulated 171 acting credits and 27 producer credits listed on IMDb, alongside an award-winning stage career.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000285/?nmdp=1) His screen career runs from the soap opera *[The Doctors](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-doctors-1963-tv-series)* (1980) through leading-man films of the early 1990s, a long character-actor phase crowned by an Oscar nomination for *The Cooler*, the sitcom *30 Rock*, and the Western *Rust*, released in 2025 after its set tragedy.[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/201338) • [3](https://www.biography.com/actors/alec-baldwin)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Screen debut | Cast in the NBC daytime soap *The Doctors* in 1980; film debut as Buck in *Forever Lulu* (1987)[3](https://www.biography.com/actors/alec-baldwin) • [2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/201338) |
| Breakthrough role | Jack Ryan in *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), the first on-screen adaptation of Tom Clancy's character[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000285/?nmdp=1) • [2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/201338) |
| Signature early performance | Blake in the film adaptation of David Mamet's *Glengarry Glen Ross* (1992)[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alec_baldwin) |
| Oscar nomination | Best Supporting Actor for his role as casino owner Shelly Kaplow in *The Cooler* (2003)[3](https://www.biography.com/actors/alec-baldwin) |
| Television peak | Jack Donaghy on *30 Rock* (NBC, 2006–2013); two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globes, and seven consecutive SAG Awards for the role[5](https://alecbaldwin.com/bio/) • [13](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/alec-baldwin) |
| Credit counts | 171 acting, 27 producing, 3 writing, and 1 directing credit on IMDb[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000285/?nmdp=1) |
| Box office | $5.64 billion in credited worldwide gross across 53 tracked films; highest-grossing film *Joker* (2019) at $1.08 billion[6](https://filmdb.co.uk/box-office/actors/alec-baldwin) • [14](https://www.whatsafterthemovie.com/person/alec-baldwin/top-movies) |
| Recent work | *Rust* (2025), in which he starred as Harland Rust and served as producer and co-writer[7](https://cinegraph.org/people/alec-baldwin) |
## Early roles, 1987–1990
Baldwin's early films established him in supporting parts as husbands, boyfriends, and brash young men. In 1988 alone the [American Film Institute](https://www.edgepedia.org/american-film-institute) catalog lists five roles: Adam Maitland in [Tim Burton](https://www.edgepedia.org/tim-burton)'s *Beetle Juice*, Davis McDonald in *She's Having a Baby*, Dan in *Talk Radio*, Mick Dugan in *Working Girl*, and "Cucumber" Frank de Marco in *Married to the Mob*.[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/201338) In 1989 he played the evangelist [Jimmy Swaggart](https://www.edgepedia.org/jimmy-swaggart) in *Great Balls of Fire!*[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/201338)
**Leading-man years.** The turning point came with *The Hunt for Red October* (1990), in which he played CIA analyst [Jack Ryan](https://www.edgepedia.org/jack-ryan-character) opposite [Sean Connery](https://www.edgepedia.org/sean-connery), the first screen version of Clancy's recurring hero.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000285/?nmdp=1) The same year he carried *Miami Blues* as the ex-con Frederick J. Frenger Jr.[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/201338) A 2021 profile in *The Guardian* notes that the role made him a bona fide leading man, though the superstar status widely predicted for him did not follow; Baldwin himself told a magazine in 2009 that he considered his film career a failure because he had never starred in a film whose success was driven by his own performance.[8](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/oct/22/alec-baldwin-a-versatile-turbulent-and-engaging-star)
## The 1990s and 2000s
The first half of the decade brought *Prelude to a Kiss* and *Glengarry Glen Ross* in 1992, in which he played Blake, the merciless salesman sent from the home office; the Associated Press later described the role as showcasing his gift for manly speeches.[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/201338) • [9](https://apnews.com/article/3323ff497bf4bdff7bcec3fe3eef7401) He then led *The Getaway* and *[The Shadow](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-shadow-1994-film)* (1994), *Heaven's Prisoners* and *Ghosts of Mississippi* (1996), and *The Edge* (1997).[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/201338) • [3](https://www.biography.com/actors/alec-baldwin)
**Shift to character work.** In the 2000s Baldwin moved into memorable supporting parts: Nicholas Kudrow in *Mercury Rising* (1998), Bob Barrenger in *State and Main* (2000), and [Juan Trippe](https://www.edgepedia.org/juan-trippe) in Martin Scorsese's *The Aviator* (2004), followed by *The Departed* (2006).[2](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/201338) • [3](https://www.biography.com/actors/alec-baldwin) His casino owner Shelly Kaplow in *The Cooler* (2003) earned him his Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.[3](https://www.biography.com/actors/alec-baldwin) On Rotten Tomatoes his highest-rated credit remains the television film *Path to War* (2002) at 100 percent.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alec_baldwin)
## 30 Rock and the comedy revival
In 2006 Baldwin took the role of network executive [Jack Donaghy](https://www.edgepedia.org/jack-donaghy) opposite [Tina Fey](https://www.edgepedia.org/tina-fey) on NBC's *30 Rock*, which ran through 2013. For the role, he earned three Emmys, three Golden Globes, and seven straight SAG Awards as Best Actor in a Comedy Series, a total that, according to his official biography, no other actor has surpassed in SAG Awards.[5](https://alecbaldwin.com/bio/) • [3](https://www.biography.com/actors/alec-baldwin) He also holds the record for most times hosting *Saturday Night Live*, where his repeated Donald Trump impersonation became a signature television turn.[3](https://www.biography.com/actors/alec-baldwin) • [8](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/oct/22/alec-baldwin-a-versatile-turbulent-and-engaging-star)
Alongside the series he appeared in *It's Complicated* (2009), *Blue Jasmine* (2013), *Still Alice* (2015), and two *Mission: Impossible* films, *Rogue Nation* (2015) and *Fallout* (2018), playing CIA director Hunley.[5](https://alecbaldwin.com/bio/) • [3](https://www.biography.com/actors/alec-baldwin)
## Voice work
Baldwin's deep voice has carried a substantial second career. He narrated the US-aired episodes of the British children's series *Thomas & Friends* and the [Wes Anderson](https://www.edgepedia.org/wes-anderson) film *The Royal Tenenbaums*.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000285/?nmdp=1) • [10](https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/06/85/31/01781/07-09-2024.pdf) IMDb credits him with voice-only roles in *Clerks* (2000), *Cats & Dogs* (2001), *Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within* (2001), and *The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie* (2004).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000285/?nmdp=1) His highest-grossing film by worldwide gross is *Joker* (2019), which grossed about $1.08 billion worldwide, and he later voiced the title character in *The Boss Baby* (2017) and its 2021 sequel *The Boss Baby: Family Business*.[6](https://filmdb.co.uk/box-office/actors/alec-baldwin) • [3](https://www.biography.com/actors/alec-baldwin) • [14](https://www.whatsafterthemovie.com/person/alec-baldwin/top-movies)
## Recent films and Rust
Baldwin's recent credits include *Chick Fight* (2020), *Supercell* and *97 Minutes* (2022 release, listed 2022–2023 by different trackers), *Atrabilious* (2024), *Crescent City* (2024), and *Clear Cut* (2024), the last of which is his lowest-rated credit on Rotten Tomatoes at 0 percent.[3](https://www.biography.com/actors/alec-baldwin) • [7](https://cinegraph.org/people/alec-baldwin) • [4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alec_baldwin)
**Rust.** In the Western *Rust*, Baldwin starred as the outlaw Harland Rust, a grandfather who comes to the aid of his grandson, and served as producer and co-writer of the film's story.[11](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-10-28/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting) • [7](https://cinegraph.org/people/alec-baldwin) On October 21, 2021, during preparation for a scene outside Santa Fe, a prop gun Baldwin was pointing discharged, killing cinematographer [Halyna Hutchins](https://www.edgepedia.org/halyna-hutchins), 42, and wounding director Joel Souza.[3](https://www.biography.com/actors/alec-baldwin) • [12](https://apnews.com/article/e38008c01ebf8849aae53db6a7d75434) His involuntary manslaughter trial was dismissed in July 2024, four days into proceedings, after a [New Mexico](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-mexico) judge found that authorities had withheld evidence from the defense; the film itself was completed in Montana and released in theaters in May 2025.[9](https://apnews.com/article/3323ff497bf4bdff7bcec3fe3eef7401) • [12](https://apnews.com/article/e38008c01ebf8849aae53db6a7d75434) On IMDb his listed salary for *Rust* is $125,000.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000285/?nmdp=1)
Upcoming screen projects listed by trackers include *The Trial of Alec Baldwin* and *Playing POTUS* (2026), both self-appearance credits.[4](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alec_baldwin)
## References
1. [Alec Baldwin – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000285/?nmdp=1)
2. [Alec Baldwin filmography, AFI Catalog of Feature Films](https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/PersonDetails/201338)
3. [Alec Baldwin: Biography, Emmy-Winning Actor, Movies, Children, Biography.com](https://www.biography.com/actors/alec-baldwin)
4. [Alec Baldwin Movies & TV Shows List, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/alec_baldwin)
5. [Bio, alecbaldwin.com](https://alecbaldwin.com/bio/)
6. [Alec Baldwin Credited Box Office History & Film Rankings, FilmDB](https://filmdb.co.uk/box-office/actors/alec-baldwin)
7. [Alec Baldwin – Cinegraph](https://cinegraph.org/people/alec-baldwin)
8. [Alec Baldwin profile: a versatile but troubled star, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2021/oct/22/alec-baldwin-a-versatile-turbulent-and-engaging-star)
9. [Alec Baldwin talks his love for 'Peanuts' and the 'immeasurable' effects of his trial, Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/3323ff497bf4bdff7bcec3fe3eef7401)
10. [A look at Alec Baldwin's career on eve of 'Rust' shooting trial, Entertainment (UFDC)](https://ufdcimages.uflib.ufl.edu/AA/00/06/85/31/01781/07-09-2024.pdf)
11. [Alec Baldwin and 'Rust' shooting: Where does he go from here?, Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-10-28/alec-baldwin-rust-shooting)
12. [Movie armorer completes prison sentence in fatal 'Rust' set shooting, Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/e38008c01ebf8849aae53db6a7d75434)
13. [Alec Baldwin, Emmy Awards and Nominations](https://www.televisionacademy.com/bios/alec-baldwin)
14. [Best Alec Baldwin Movies, Ranked, What's After the Movie](https://www.whatsafterthemovie.com/person/alec-baldwin/top-movies)
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