Alec Baldwin last appeared on stage in the Bay Street Theatre (Sag Harbor, Long Island) production of Ira Lewis' Gross Points in the fall of 2001. His other stage appearances include ' BROADWAY: A Streetcar Named Desire, directed by Gregory Mosher (Tony Nomination). Joe Orton's LOOT, directed by John Tillinger (Theatre World Award). Caryl Churchill's Serious Money. OFF-BROADWAY: Macbeth in the 1998 New York Shakespeare Festival production, directed by George C. Wolf. Prelude to a Kiss at Circle Rep, directed by Norman Rene (Obie Award). David Mamet's Life in the Theatre at the Hartman, directed by A.J. Antoon.

On film Baldwin has appeared in PEARL HARBOR, STATE AND MAIN, THOMAS AND THE MAGIC RAILROAD, OUTSIDE PROVIDENCE, THE EDGE with Anthony Hopkins, MERCURY RISING, GHOSTS OF MISSISSIPPI, THE JUROR, HEAVEN'S PRISONERS, THE SHADOW, THE GETAWAY, MALICE, GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, PRELUDE TO A KISS, THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER, GREAT BALLS OF FIRE, ALICE, MIAMI BLUES, WORKING GIRL, TALK RADIO, MARRIED TO THE MOB, BEETLEJUICE, SHE'S HAVING A BABY, and many more.

Baldwin recently completed shooting the TNT cable movie "Second Nature", costarring Powers Boothe ("Second Nature" was co-produced by Baldwin's production company El Dorado Pictures) and an adaptation of Dr. Seuss' classic children's book THE CAT IN THE HAT which stars Mike Myers and is directed by Bo Welch. He is currently shooting PROVIDENCE with Matthew Broderick, written and directed by Jeff Nathanson.

Baldwin began his career in daytime television on the NBC series "The Doctors." He went on to numerous television roles including "Knot's Landing" on CBS and "Dress Gray," an NBC mini-series. Baldwin produced and starred in the film THE CONFESSION (winner of the Writer's Guild Award for Best Adapted Screenplay) that was released by Cinemax Television. He co-produced and starred in the TNT television mini-series "Nuremberg: Infamy on Trial." Baldwin has been nominated for an Emmy for his role as Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in "Path to War", an HBO Films production on the Johnson administration's Vietnam policy from 1964 to 1968, directed by the late John Frankenheimer.

Baldwin is also involved in several causes related to public policy. He is a board member of People for the American Way. He also serves on the board of the Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund, sponsored by Stony Brook University in honor of his mother. Baldwin is a member of the NYU Tisch School of The Arts Dean's Council and serves on Bay Street Theatre's Board. He is a board member of the New York Shakespeare Festival. He is also a dedicated supporter of various animal rights groups.

Alec Baldwin is a native of Massapequa, Long Island. He is a graduate of the New York University Tisch School of The Arts (BFA). Baldwin studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute under Elaine Aiken. He also studied with Mira Rostova. He has a daughter, Ireland Eliesse Baldwin.