Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Before starting his acting career, he was a fashion model. William''s first starring role was in a TV Movie as Robert Chambers, alongside Lara Flynn Boyle called The Preppie Murder which aired on ABC in 1989. Baldwin got great reviews for his performance. Then Starred in hit movies like Flatliners with Kiefer Sutherland, Julia Roberts and Kevin Bacon. He portrayed Chicago firefighter Brian McCaffrey in Backdraft co-starring was Kurt Russell, Robert De Niro, Scott Glenn, and Donald Sutherland. The movie was an instant success and was directed by Ron Howard. Baldwin starred alongside Cindy Crawford in the 1995 film Fair Game, then in 1996 William starred in a low-budget film by the Miramax Film Corp.