Stephen Baldwin

Stephen Baldwin — Biography

Best known as the youngest of the Baldwin brothers, Stephen Baldwin works as an American actor, producer and director. His career is defined above all by the con man McManus in The Usual Suspects (1995), and alongside Alec, Daniel and William Baldwin he is one of the siblings who made acting a family trade.

He grew up in Massapequa, New York, and studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He started in television and made his film debut in The Beast; as Buffalo Bill in the western series The Young Riders (1989-1992) he found a wide audience. In the same period he appeared in Born on the Fourth of July, 8 Seconds and Threesome. The Usual Suspects was his breakthrough, followed by Bio-Dome, Fled and Barney Rubble in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. Later work includes One Tough Cop, 2047: Sights of Death and the horror film Magi.

Beyond acting he competed in reality programmes such as Celebrity Mole, Celebrity Apprentice and a British series of Celebrity Big Brother. After 2001 he became openly committed to evangelical Christianity, and in 2004 he directed the Christian-themed skateboarding film Livin' It. He has been married to Kennya since 1990; their daughters include Hailey Bieber.