alec baldwin appeared in two films directed by martin scorsese the aviator and the departed
he has since played both leading and supporting roles in films such as the horror comedy fantasy film beetlejuice lrb 1988 rrb  as jack ryan in the action thriller the hunt for red october lrb 1990 rrb  the romantic comedy the marrying man lrb 1991 rrb  the superhero film the shadow lrb 1994 rrb  and two films directed by martin scorsese  the howard hughes biopic the aviator lrb 2004 rrb and the neonoir crime drama the departed lrb 2006 rrb
the aviator is a 2004 american epic biographical drama film directed by martin scorsese  written by john logan
the departed is a 2006 american crime drama film directed by martin scorsese and written by william monahan