Greg Baldwin

Baldwin has worked in the theater extensively as Sidney Lipton in God's Favorite, Mushnik in Little Shop of Horrors, Dr. Zubritsky in Neil Simon's Fools, Count Otto Von Bruno in Bullshot Crummond, and the Baker in The Baker's Wife.{{Cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/gods-favorite-63206/|title=God's Favorite|accessdate=23 April 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://stephenschwartz.com/works/the-bakers-wife/|title=The Baker’s Wife – Stephen Schwartz|website=stephenschwartz.com|accessdate=23 April 2024}}

Contrary to internet rumors of being Mako Iwamatsu’s understudy in preparation for voicing Iroh in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Baldwin had actually earned the part by auditioning for it. He first began voicing the character for brief pieces of dialogue in the show’s second season due to Iwamatsu being unable to record for them before passing on, all of which were mixed in with the material Iwamatsu already completed. Baldwin would later voice the character full-time for the final season, various video games based on the franchise, and for the second and third seasons of The Legend of Korra.

Before The Last Airbender{{'s}} final season aired, Baldwin also performed a substantial portion of Splinter's dialogue in the movie TMNT after Mako died during production. His recordings would once again be mixed in with Iwamatsu’s, thanks to their uncanny similarities.{{cite web|url=http://distanthorizons.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=avgeneral&thread=8419&page=5#306993 |title=Baldwin implicitly confirms his role as Splinter while answering fans' questions at an Avatar forum |publisher=Distanthorizons.proboards.com |date=2007-10-18 |access-date=2013-08-05}}

Nearly six months after The Last Airbender concluded, Baldwin would once again succeed Iwamatsu by voicing Aku in the 2009 video game Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall. And nearly three years after Korra concluded production, and after Iroh’s final appearance in Season 3’s “The Ultimatum”, Baldwin reprised the role of Aku for the fifth season of Samurai Jack.{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/tv/2017/2/9/14560830/samurai-jack-preview-season-5|title=Samurai Jack is back — with a darker take and a 'traumatized' samurai|author=Brock Wilbur|date=February 9, 2017|access-date=February 9, 2017|work=Polygon}} In 2020, he’d later play Aku once again in the Samurai Jack: Battle Through Time video game.

At the time the fifth season of Samurai Jack was being released, series creator Genndy Tartakovsky was asked about Baldwin's casting and made the following statement in an interview with The Verge:

"It was hard. For a while, I thought we should reimagine Aku with a different voice, perhaps even use a different character. But then I realized I love Aku too much, so we auditioned a few people, and Greg really did the best job. Honestly, nobody can replace Mako, he was that special, that unique, especially the performance he made for Aku. But Greg did really well. On the last episode, Mako’s daughter and grandson came by, and they watched him record, and they were crying. It was really amazing, because they heard the voice of their dad and grandfather."{{cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/10/14881920/samurai-jack-season-five-genndy-tartakovsky-cartoon-network-adult-swim|title=Genndy Tartakovsky on reviving Samurai Jack: 'I was out of shape for working this hard again'|author=Tasha Robinson|date=March 10, 2017|access-date=July 27, 2023|work=The Verge}}

Aside from often serving as a voice double for Iwamatsu, Baldwin has also voiced original characters for both Samurai Jack and the Avatar franchise, as well as for various TV shows and video games outside of those two series. He provided the voices of multiple characters in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures, and he made a guest appearance in Xiaolin Showdown, SpongeBob SquarePants, Curious George, and The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.

Baldwin was credited as the original actor for Atlas in BioShock; he was replaced by Karl Hanover in the final version of the game and the character's original Southern drawl was changed into an Irish accent.{{cite web|url=http://www.thegamingliberty.com:80/2010/11/bioshocks-atlas-speaks-an-interview-with-karl-hanover1/|title= Bioshock's Atlas Speaks. An Interview With Karl Hanover |date=November 6, 2010 |website=thegamingliberty.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812093615/http://www.thegamingliberty.com:80/2010/11/bioshocks-atlas-speaks-an-interview-with-karl-hanover1/|access-date=May 15, 2022 |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-17-the-true-story-of-bioshock |title=Rapture leaked: The true story behind the making of BioShock |publisher=Eurogamer |date=April 17, 2014 |access-date=April 22, 2014 |first=Simon |last=Parkin |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421234418/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-17-the-true-story-of-bioshock |archive-date=April 21, 2014 }} His voice can also be heard in numerous other video games, including Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown, Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, F.E.A.R. and Fallout 4.

On April 2, 2021, Baldwin announced that he was cast in an undisclosed original role for the Disney Television Animation program, The Ghost and Molly McGee.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GregBaldwinIroh/status/1378201926957867010|title=Totally in this show!|author=Greg Baldwin|date=April 2, 2021|access-date=July 26, 2021|work=Twitter}} Upon release, Baldwin’s role was later revealed to be one of the members of the Ghost Council, and the show’s second season revealed his character’s name to be Bartholomew. Baldwin would also go on to provide additional voices for the series.

In a rare live-action performance, he appeared as communist writer Dutch Zweistrong in Hail, Caesar!.{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Coen Brothers' 'Hail, Caesar!' Adds Four (Exclusive)|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/coen-brothers-hail-caesar-adds-741718|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=October 17, 2014|access-date=October 19, 2014}}

Baldwin currently resides in Albuquerque with his wife Melissa Baldwin.{{cite tweet |last=Baldwin |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Baldwin |user=GregBaldwinIroh |number=1032383252978262016 |date=August 22, 2018 |title=I married Melissa.* #My3WordLegacy *34 years ago this Friday. Well wishes and cash gifts gladly accepted. https://t.co/LXgDMlGCx6 |language=en |access-date=June 14, 2021}} Together they have two children, Sydney and Cooper.{{cite tweet |last=Baldwin |first=Greg |author-link=Greg Baldwin |user=GregBaldwinIroh |number=1038904793584955392 |date=September 9, 2018 |title= Raise a glass to Cooper Baldwin...born 24 years ago this day. My beloved son in whom I am well pleased. "I have a son...who is my heart. A wonderful young man...daring and loving and strong and kind." |url=https://twitter.com/GregBaldwinIroh/status/1038904793584955392?lang=en |language=en |access-date=October 17, 2023}}

According to an interview with The Dot and Line, Baldwin was able to fill-in for Mako on his voice roles by listening to the cast album of Pacific Overtures, a musical that Mako starred in, which was a personal favorite album of Baldwin’s.{{cite web|url=https://dotandline.net/samurai-jack-greg-baldwin-new-aku-interview-mako-21ee0139bd34|title=Greg Baldwin Breaks Down His Aku Voice: "I'm Not Mako."|author=Eric Vilas Boas|date=March 18, 2017|access-date=January 11, 2019|work=The Dot and Line}}

In May 2023, Baldwin posed the question on his Twitter account as to whether he should run for Governor of New Mexico in 2026.{{cite web |last1=Baldwin |first1=Greg |title=This is a serious question. I'm legitimately pondering this |url=https://twitter.com/gregbaldwiniroh/status/1661448979241136128?s=46&t=7AEBl3VghBqPYzC1s1JNSg |website=Twitter |access-date=20 June 2023}} In November 2024, Baldwin reiterated his interest in running for governor "beyond [the] fractured two party system" as part of the White Lotus Party, named in reference to the secret society in Avatar: The Last Airbender which his voiced character, Iroh, is part of.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/avatar-the-last-airbender-uncle-iroh-greg-baldwin-cosplay/ |title=Avatar: The Last Airbender's Uncle Iroh Star 'Spills the Tea' in New Cosplay Appearance |website=Comic Book Resources |language=en-US |date=October 12, 2024 |access-date=October 12, 2024 |last=Geolas |first=Paris}}

Prior to making these announcements, Baldwin frequently used his social media accounts to express support for various Democratic politicians and causes, particularly on Twitter. For instance, he stated his support for Deb Haaland to be governor of New Mexico, while also commenting that he wouldn’t mind running for mayor of said state instead.{{Cite web |url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02aHpNh2g1NsW8XCdEYuJ8KdF832vctA9w4sxkfAFR1HFWDAwrZ3UR1uDNdz7WYG2Al&id=1243340003 |title=Greg Baldwin Supports Deb Haaland for Governor of New Mexico |website=Facebook |access-date=March 17, 2025}}

• Bullshot Crummond – Count Otto Von Bruno
• God's Favorite – Sidney Lipton
• Little Shop of Horrors – Mushnik
• The Baker's Wife – The Baker

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