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Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

Acting March 22, 1959 (67 years old) Loma Linda, California, USA

Biography

Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He shared the Venice Film Festival's Volpi Cup for Best Actor as part of the ensemble cast of Robert Altman's film Streamers (1983). He went on to play lead roles in several high-profile films throughout the 1980s, including Birdy (1984), Vision Quest (1985), and Married to the Mob (1988). He gained further prominence for playing U.S. Marine James T. "Joker" Davis in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987).  Other notable films include Pacific Heights (1990), Short Cuts (1993), Cutthroat Island (1995), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and Oppenheimer (2023). On television, he portrayed Dr. Don Francis in the HBO film And the Band Played On (1993), Sullivan Groff on Weeds (2007), Ivan Turing in Proof (2015), and Dr. Martin Brenner on Netflix's Stranger Things (2016–2022). Modine has been nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for his work in And the Band Played On and What the Deaf Man Heard and received a special Golden Globe for him and the rest of the ensemble in Short Cuts. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for And the Band Played On.

Movies 118

The Hotel New Hampshire 5.7

The Hotel New Hampshire

as Chip Dove / Ernst

1984
Oppenheimer 8.0

Oppenheimer

as Vannevar Bush

2023
The Dark Knight Rises 7.8

The Dark Knight Rises

as Foley

2012
Full Metal Jacket 8.1

Full Metal Jacket

as Pvt. Joker

1987
Protector 8.4

Protector

as Colonel Joseph Lavelle

2026
Sicario: Day of the Soldado 6.9

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

as Secretary of Defense James Riley

2018
Notting Hill 7.3

Notting Hill

as Actor (uncredited)

1999
Transporter 2 6.3

Transporter 2

as Jefferson Billings

2005
Wrong Turn 5.9

Wrong Turn

as Scott Shaw

2021
Any Given Sunday 6.8

Any Given Sunday

as Dr. Ollie Powers

1999
Jobs 6.1

Jobs

as John Sculley

2013
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

as General Fulton

2027
Retribution 6.5

Retribution

as Anders Muller

2023
Cutthroat Island 5.8

Cutthroat Island

as William Shaw

1995
Married to the Mob 6.0

Married to the Mob

as Mike Downey

1988
Short Cuts 7.2

Short Cuts

as Dr. Ralph Wyman

1993
47 Meters Down 5.8

47 Meters Down

as Taylor

2017
Fluke 7.0

Fluke

as Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke

1995
Vision Quest 6.4

Vision Quest

as Louden Swain

1985
Birdy 7.1

Birdy

as Birdy

1984
Pacific Heights 6.3

Pacific Heights

as Drake Goodman

1990
Breaking News in Yuba County 5.9

Breaking News in Yuba County

as Karl Buttons

2021
Too Big to Fail 6.9

Too Big to Fail

as John Thain

2011
And the Band Played On 6.5

And the Band Played On

as Dr. Don Francis

1993
Memphis Belle 6.8

Memphis Belle

as Dennis Dearborn

1990
Private School 5.7

Private School

as Jim Green

1983
Le Divorce 4.9

Le Divorce

as Tellman

2003
Family Weekend 6.3

Family Weekend

as Duncan Dungy

2013
Backtrace 5.0

Backtrace

as MacDonald

2018
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal 6.8

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

as Rick Singer

2021
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film 7.4

Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film

as Self

2001
Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow 7.1

Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow

as Self - 'Stranger Things' Dr Brenner

2025
Unity 7.5

Unity

as Narrator (voice)

2015
The Browning Version 6.4

The Browning Version

as Frank Hunter

1994
Army of One 5.2

Army of One

as Dr. Ross

2016
Baby It's You 6.1

Baby It's You

as Steve

1983
Bamboozled 6.3

Bamboozled

as Himself

2000
Speed Kills 5.4

Speed Kills

as George Bush

2018
The Blackout 5.8

The Blackout

as Matty

1997
Hard Miles 6.9

Hard Miles

as Greg Townsend

2024
Kubrick's War: The Making of Full Metal Jacket

Kubrick's War: The Making of Full Metal Jacket

as Self - Pvt. Joker, Full Metal Jacket

Mrs. Soffel 6.0

Mrs. Soffel

as Jack Biddle

1984
The Hippopotamus 6.3

The Hippopotamus

as Michael Logan

2017
Mary 5.8

Mary

as Tony Childress / Jesus

2005
The Maker 5.4

The Maker

as Walter Schmeiss

1997
The Real Blonde 5.3

The Real Blonde

as Joe

1998
Streamers 5.7

Streamers

as Billy

1983
Redeemer 7.1

Redeemer

as Paul Freeman

2002
The Trial 5.8

The Trial

as Mac

2010
Wind 6.2

Wind

as Will Parker

1992
My Love Affair with Marriage 5.4

My Love Affair with Marriage

as Bo (voice)

2023
In the Shadows 5.3

In the Shadows

as Eric

2001
Funky Monkey 6.2

Funky Monkey

as Alec McCall

2004
Equinox 5.7

Equinox

as Henry Petosa / Freddy Ace

1992
Gross Anatomy 5.7

Gross Anatomy

as Joe Slovak

1989
Miss Virginia 7.8

Miss Virginia

as Congressman Cliff Williams

2019
Girl in Progress 5.6

Girl in Progress

as Dr. Harford

2012
Jacob 6.7

Jacob

as Jakob

1994
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth 6.5

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

as Self

2019
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards 4.8

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

as Theodore Foster

2015
Go Go Tales 5.6

Go Go Tales

as Johnie Ruby

2008
The Confirmation 6.4

The Confirmation

as Kyle

2016
The Neighbor 5.2

The Neighbor

as Jeff

2007
Bye Bye Love 6.1

Bye Bye Love

as Dave Goldman

1995
Have Dreams, Will Travel 7.6

Have Dreams, Will Travel

as Ben's Father

2007
Sex and Lies in Sin City 3.4

Sex and Lies in Sin City

as Ted Binion

2009
What the Deaf Man Heard 6.4

What the Deaf Man Heard

as Sammy Ayers

1997
Overnight 6.4

Overnight

as Self

2003
Altar 4.9

Altar

as Alec

2014
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman 7.7

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

as Self

1998
Foster Boy 6.7

Foster Boy

as Michael Trainer

2019
Garden of Eden 4.7

Garden of Eden

as David's Father

2008
How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents 6.8

How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents

as Bob Riley

2016
Opa! 6.0

Opa!

as Eric

2005
PoliWood 6.5

PoliWood

as Self

2009
The Brainwashing of My Dad 6.3

The Brainwashing of My Dad

as Himself - Narrator

2015
The Gamble 3.4

The Gamble

as Francesco Sacredo

1988
Orphans 5.7

Orphans

as Treat

1987
Little Fish, Strange Pond 3.9

Little Fish, Strange Pond

as Mr. Jack

2009
Amy and the Angel 6.7

Amy and the Angel

as Randy

1982
Kettle of Fish 4.7

Kettle of Fish

as Mel

2006
The American 5.4

The American

as Christopher Newman

1998
Accidental Truth: Next - Beyond UFO Disclosure

Accidental Truth: Next - Beyond UFO Disclosure

as Self - Narrator

2026
If... Dog... Rabbit 4.5

If... Dog... Rabbit

as Johnnie Cooper

1999
Adventures in Plymptoons! 2.0

Adventures in Plymptoons!

as Self

2011
Very Mean Men 5.3

Very Mean Men

as Bartender

2000
Revengeance 5.5

Revengeance

as Sid

2016
Nobody's Baby 5.2

Nobody's Baby

as Sonny

2001
Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations 4.8

Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations

as Narrator (voice)

2023
The Winning Season 6.3

The Winning Season

as Honus Wagner

2004
Filmworker 7.1

Filmworker

as Self

2018
Flowers for Algernon 5.6

Flowers for Algernon

as Charlie Gordon

2000
The Lemon Sisters 5.1

The Lemon Sisters

as Wild Bill Hamer

1989
The Martini Shot 5.7

The Martini Shot

as Steve

2023
The Shipment 5.1

The Shipment

as Mitch Garrett

2001
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country 8.0

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

as Self

1993
Santa: The Fascist Years 5.6

Santa: The Fascist Years

as Narrator (voice)

2008
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

as Self

The Tree 4.0

The Tree

as Boy as Middle-Aged Man / Boy as Old Man

1993
Kubrick Remembered 6.3

Kubrick Remembered

as Self

2014
Chance 5.7

Chance

as Coach Mike

2020
Merry Xmas 7.0

Merry Xmas

as Abe

2015
I Think I Thought

I Think I Thought

as Joe

2008
Guardians of Life 5.5

Guardians of Life

2020
The Green Fog 6.0

The Green Fog

2018
The Splendid Thing

The Splendid Thing

as Declan King

Mulberry St. 6.0

Mulberry St.

as Self

2010
Hollywood North 5.1

Hollywood North

as Bobby Myers

2004
How Bizarre: The Story of an Otara Millionaire 10.0

How Bizarre: The Story of an Otara Millionaire

as Self

2014
Guests 6.0

Guests

as Theodore Foster

2014
Surviving the Dust Bowl 9.0

Surviving the Dust Bowl

as Lawrence Svobida (voice)

1998
Odyssey in Rome 7.0

Odyssey in Rome

2005
Against the Current

Against the Current

as Narrator

2021
Ecce Pirate 8.0

Ecce Pirate

as Narrator

1997
Jesus Was a Commie

Jesus Was a Commie

as Himself

2011
World Birth Day

World Birth Day

as Self - Narrator(voice)

2002
Cowboy 5.0

Cowboy

as Cowboy

2008
CAT. 8

CAT. 8

as Dr. Michael Ranger

2013

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