Editing Alec Baldwin (section)

=== 1993–2005: Established actor ===
He appeared with Basinger again in ''[[The Getaway (1994 film)|The Getaway]]'', a 1994 remake of the 1972 [[Steve McQueen (actor)|Steve McQueen]] [[The Getaway (1972 film)|film of the same name]]. Also, in 1994, Baldwin made a foray into pulp fiction-based movies with the role of the [[The Shadow|title character]] in ''[[The Shadow (1994 film)|The Shadow]]''. The film made $48&nbsp;million. In 1996 and 1997, he starred in several more thrillers, including ''[[The Edge (1997 film)|The Edge]]'', ''[[The Juror]]'', and ''[[Ghosts of Mississippi]]''. His other Broadway credits include [[Caryl Churchill]]'s ''[[Serious Money]]'' with [[Kate Nelligan]] and a revival of [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire (play)|A Streetcar Named Desire]]'', for which his performance as [[Stanley Kowalski]] garnered a [[Tony Award]] nomination for Best Actor. Baldwin also received an Emmy nomination for the 1995 television version of the production, in which both he and [[Jessica Lange]] reprised their roles, alongside [[John Goodman]] and [[Diane Lane]]. In 1998, Baldwin played the title role in ''[[Macbeth]]'' at [[The Public Theater]] alongside [[Angela Bassett]] and [[Liev Schreiber]] in a production directed by [[George C. Wolfe]]. From 1998 to 2002, he became the third American narrator and [[George Carlin]]'s replacement for the [[Thomas and Friends (series 5)|fifth]] and [[Thomas and Friends (series 6)|sixth]] seasons of ''[[Thomas & Friends]]''. Baldwin wrote an episode of ''[[Law & Order]]'' entitled "Tabloid", which aired in 1998. In 2000, he played Mr. Conductor in the ''Thomas & Friends'' film ''[[Thomas and the Magic Railroad]]''. In 2002, he acted in ''[[The Cat in the Hat (film)|The Cat in the Hat]]''.

In 2002, Baldwin appeared in two episodes of ''[[Friends]]'' as [[Phoebe Buffay|Phoebe]]'s overly enthusiastic love interest, Parker. He also portrayed a recurring character in several seasons 7 and 8 episodes of ''[[Will & Grace]]'', in which he played Malcolm, a "top secret agent" and the lover of [[Karen Walker (Will & Grace)|Karen Walker]] ([[Megan Mullally]]). He also guest-starred in the first live episode of the series. He played Dr. Barrett Moore, a retired plastic surgeon, in the series ''[[Nip/Tuck]]''. Baldwin shifted towards [[character actor|character acting]], beginning with ''[[Pearl Harbor (film)|Pearl Harbor]]'' in 2001. He played Lt. Col. [[Jimmy Doolittle]] in the film. With a worldwide box office of $449,220,945, this film remains the highest-grossing film Baldwin has appeared in during his acting career.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=pearlharbor.htm|title=Pearl Harbor (2001)|website=Box Office Mojo|date=July 22, 2001|access-date=October 31, 2011}}</ref> Baldwin directed and starred in ''[[Shortcut to Happiness|The Devil and Daniel Webster]]'' with [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] and [[Dan Aykroyd]] in 2001.<ref name="Clearasil crowd makes room for another Vice"/> The then-unreleased film became an asset in a federal bank fraud trial when investor Jed Barron was convicted of bank fraud while the movie was in production. The film was eventually acquired by [[Bob Yari|The Yari Group]] without Baldwin's involvement.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.premiere.com/features/3403/when-actors-direct.html?print_page=y |title=When Actors Direct! |last=Saito |first=Stephen |magazine=[[Premiere (magazine)|Premiere]]|access-date=November 1, 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20071103181933/http://www.premiere.com/features/3403/when-actors-direct.html?print_page=y |archive-date=November 3, 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Baldwin was nominated for an [[Academy Award]], a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture|Golden Globe]], and the [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Motion Picture|Screen Actors Guild Award]] for Best Actor for his performance in the 2003 gambling drama ''[[The Cooler]]''.<ref name=actors/> He received acclaim for the role with [[Roger Ebert]] writing, " This is one of Alec Baldwin's best performances, as a character who contains vast contradictions. He can be kind and brutal simultaneously; affection and cruelty are handmaidens".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-cooler-2003|title= The Cooler movie review|website= Rogerebert.com|access-date= September 15, 2023}}</ref> Baldwin collaborated with [[Martin Scorsese]] portraying [[Juan Trippe]] in the biographical drama ''[[The Aviator (2004 film)|The Aviator]]'' (2004) and Capt. George Ellerby in the crime drama ''[[The Departed]]'' (2006).<ref name=actors/> In 2004, Baldwin starred in a revival of Broadway's ''[[Twentieth Century (play)|Twentieth Century]]'' about a successful and egomaniacal Broadway director (Baldwin), who has transformed a chorus girl ([[Anne Heche]]) into a leading lady.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatermania.com/shows/new-york-city-theater/broadway/twentieth-century_101085| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211026/https://www.theatermania.com/shows/new-york-city-theater/broadway/twentieth-century_101085| archive-date=October 26, 2021|title=Twentieth Century|work=TheaterMania|access-date=December 4, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Charles Isherwood of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' gave the production a mixed review writing of Baldwin's performance, "Baldwin is an earthy actor with a natural contemporary style, and his hoity-toity faux-British accent sounds more off-key than it should".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2004/legit/markets-festivals/twentieth-century-2-1200534301/|title= Twentieth Century|website= Variety|date= March 26, 2004|access-date= September 15, 2023}}</ref>

On June 9, 2005, he appeared in a concert version of the [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] musical ''[[South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific]]'' at [[Carnegie Hall]]. He starred as Luther Billis, alongside [[Reba McEntire]] as Nellie and [[Brian Stokes Mitchell]] as Emile. [[PBS]] taped and telecast the production on April 26, 2006. In 2006, he starred in the film ''[[Mini's First Time]]''. He performed opposite [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] in ''[[Suburban Girl]]'' (2007).