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Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

Acting

Born: March 22, 1959Loma Linda, California, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

2027
Protector

Protector

Colonel Joseph Lavelle

2026
Hard Miles

Hard Miles

Greg Townsend

2024
Retribution

Retribution

Anders Muller

2023
Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer

Vannevar Bush

2023
The Martini Shot

The Martini Shot

Steve

2023
My Love Affair with Marriage

My Love Affair with Marriage

Bo (voice)

2023
Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations

Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations

Narrator (voice)

2023
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

Rick Singer

2021
Against the Current

Against the Current

Narrator

2021
Breaking News in Yuba County

Breaking News in Yuba County

Karl Buttons

2021
Wrong Turn

Wrong Turn

Scott Shaw

2021
Chance

Chance

Coach Mike

2020
Guardians of Life

Guardians of Life

2020
Miss Virginia

Miss Virginia

Congressman Cliff Williams

2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

Self

2019
Foster Boy

Foster Boy

Michael Trainer

2019
Backtrace

Backtrace

MacDonald

2018
Speed Kills

Speed Kills

George Bush

2018
Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Secretary of Defense James Riley

2018
Filmworker

Filmworker

Self

2018
47 Meters Down

47 Meters Down

Taylor

2017
The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus

Michael Logan

2017
How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents

How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents

Bob Riley

2016
Army of One

Army of One

Dr. Ross

2016
Revengeance

Revengeance

Sid

2016
The Confirmation

The Confirmation

Kyle

2016
Unity

Unity

Narrator (voice)

2015
The Brainwashing of My Dad

The Brainwashing of My Dad

Himself - Narrator

2015
Merry Xmas

Merry Xmas

Abe

2015
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

Theodore Foster

2015
Altar

Altar

Alec

2014
Kubrick Remembered

Kubrick Remembered

Self

2014
Guests

Guests

Theodore Foster

2014

How Bizarre: The Story of an Otara Millionaire

Self

2014
Jobs

Jobs

John Sculley

2013
Family Weekend

Family Weekend

Duncan Dungy

2013
The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises

Foley

2012
Girl in Progress

Girl in Progress

Dr. Harford

2012
Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail

John Thain

2011

Adventures in Plymptoons!

Self

2011
Jesus Was a Commie

Jesus Was a Commie

Himself

2011
The Trial

The Trial

Mac

2010
Mulberry St.

Mulberry St.

Self

2010
Little Fish, Strange Pond

Little Fish, Strange Pond

Mr. Jack

2009
Sex and Lies in Sin City

Sex and Lies in Sin City

Ted Binion

2009
PoliWood

PoliWood

Self

2009
Santa: The Fascist Years

Santa: The Fascist Years

Narrator (voice)

2008
Go Go Tales

Go Go Tales

Johnie Ruby

2008
Cowboy

Cowboy

Cowboy

2008
I Think I Thought

I Think I Thought

Joe

2008
Garden of Eden

Garden of Eden

David's Father

2008
The Neighbor

The Neighbor

Jeff

2007
Have Dreams, Will Travel

Have Dreams, Will Travel

Ben's Father

2007
Kettle of Fish

Kettle of Fish

Mel

2006
Mary

Mary

Tony Childress / Jesus

2005
Opa!

Opa!

Eric

2005
Odyssey in Rome

Odyssey in Rome

2005
Transporter 2

Transporter 2

Jefferson Billings

2005
Funky Monkey

Funky Monkey

Alec McCall

2004
The Winning Season

The Winning Season

Honus Wagner

2004
Hollywood North

Hollywood North

Bobby Myers

2004
Le Divorce

Le Divorce

Tellman

2003
Overnight

Overnight

Self

2003
Redeemer

Redeemer

Paul Freeman

2002

World Birth Day

Self - Narrator(voice)

2002
The Shipment

The Shipment

Mitch Garrett

2001
In the Shadows

In the Shadows

Eric

2001
Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Self

2001
Nobody's Baby

Nobody's Baby

Sonny

2001
Bamboozled

Bamboozled

Himself

2000
Very Mean Men

Very Mean Men

Bartender

2000
Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon

Charlie Gordon

2000
Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday

Dr. Ollie Powers

1999
If... Dog... Rabbit

If... Dog... Rabbit

Johnnie Cooper

1999
Notting Hill

Notting Hill

Actor (uncredited)

1999
The American

The American

Christopher Newman

1998
Surviving the Dust Bowl

Surviving the Dust Bowl

Lawrence Svobida (voice)

1998
The Real Blonde

The Real Blonde

Joe

1998
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Self

1998
What the Deaf Man Heard

What the Deaf Man Heard

Sammy Ayers

1997
The Maker

The Maker

Walter Schmeiss

1997
The Blackout

The Blackout

Matty

1997
Ecce Pirate

Ecce Pirate

Narrator

1997
Cutthroat Island

Cutthroat Island

William Shaw

1995
Fluke

Fluke

Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke

1995
Bye Bye Love

Bye Bye Love

Dave Goldman

1995
Jacob

Jacob

Jakob

1994
The Browning Version

The Browning Version

Frank Hunter

1994
Short Cuts

Short Cuts

Dr. Ralph Wyman

1993
And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

Dr. Don Francis

1993
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Self

1993
The Tree

The Tree

Boy as Middle-Aged Man / Boy as Old Man

1993
Equinox

Equinox

Henry Petosa / Freddy Ace

1992
Wind

Wind

Will Parker

1992
Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights

Drake Goodman

1990
Memphis Belle

Memphis Belle

Dennis Dearborn

1990
The Lemon Sisters

The Lemon Sisters

Wild Bill Hamer

1990
Gross Anatomy

Gross Anatomy

Joe Slovak

1989
The Gamble

The Gamble

Francesco Sacredo

1988
Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

Mike Downey

1988
Orphans

Orphans

Treat

1987
Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket

Pvt. Joker

1987
Vision Quest

Vision Quest

Louden Swain

1985
Mrs. Soffel

Mrs. Soffel

Jack Biddle

1984
Birdy

Birdy

Birdy

1984
The Hotel New Hampshire

The Hotel New Hampshire

Chip Dove / Ernst

1984
Streamers

Streamers

Billy

1983
Private School

Private School

Jim Green

1983
Baby It's You

Baby It's You

Steve

1983
Amy and the Angel

Amy and the Angel

Randy

1982