"Alec is one of the greatest actors I've ever worked with, and he's completely brought out the complexities of his role. Bob Green is full of energy and spirit but is a man who is very confused and crazy and wild. But finally he lacks that one edge...of character."
-- Actor, Sir Anthony Hopkins

ALEC BALDWIN began his career in 1980 and since then has appeared in twenty films, numerous television programs and on Broadway. A native of Massapequa, Long Island, he attended New York University's Undergraduate School of Drama, studying at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. (Baldwin subsequently studied acting under Mira Rostova, Elaine Aiken and Milton Kastelas among others).

His professional debut was in the NBC daytime soap opera "The Doctors." Baldwin then went on to star in several television programs, most notably the CBS series "Knots Landing" and the NBC mini-series "Dress Gray."

Debuting on stage in 1986 in Joe Orton's black comedy, "Loot," Baldwin received the Theatre World Award. He has since appeared on stage in a variety of productions such as David Mamet's "A Life in the Theatre" at the Hartman in Stamford and also at the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

On Broadway, he has appeared in Caryl Churchill's "Serious Money" and in the 1992 revival of Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire," for which he received a Best Actor Tony nomination. He received an Obie Award in 1991 for his performance in "Prelude to a Kiss."

Baldwin was last seen in Ghosts of Mississippi, a historical drama about the murder of civil rights leader Medger Evers. His other film credits include She's Having a Baby, Beetlejuice, Married To the Mob, Miami Blues, Talk Radio, Working Girl, Great Balls of Fire, The Hunt for Red October, Alice, Glengarry Glen Ross, Malice, The Getaway, The Shadow, The Juror and Heaven's Prisoners, among others. He is currently in production on Simon, co-starring with Bruce Willis.

He received considerable attention for his portrayal of Stanley Kowalski in "A Streetcar Named Desire" on Broadway and, later, in a television special on CBS co-starring Jessica Lange, John Goodman and Diane Lane for which he received an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe nomination.

Baldwin, along with his partner Mark Mori, is the producer and host of "Raw Footage" on the Independent Film Channel, an examination of the work of leading independent filmmakers.

Baldwin is the current president of the Creative Coalition, an alliance of entertainment professionals concerned with public issues. He is a board member of the City Centre of New York and of People of the American Way. He is a benefactor of the Hudson Riverkeeper of Garrison, New York, the Drama League of New York City, the Bay Street Theatre of Sag Harbor, Guild Hall of East Hampton, and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, to name a few.

In 1993, Baldwin returned to New York University to complete his undergraduate studies, receiving a BFA degree in Drama. He is married to actress Kim Basinger.