03/22/1959
Loma 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.
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Godzilla x Kong: Supernova (2027) as |
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Accidental Truth: Next - Beyond UFO Disclosure (2026) as Self - Narrator |
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Protector (2026) as Colonel Joseph Lavelle |
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Hard Miles (2024) as Greg Townsend |
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Retribution (2023) as Anders Muller |
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Oppenheimer (2023) as Vannevar Bush |
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The Martini Shot (2023) as Steve |
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My Love Affair with Marriage (2023) as Bo (voice) |
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Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations (2023) as Narrator (voice) |
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Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021) as Rick Singer |
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Against the Current (2021) as Narrator |
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Breaking News in Yuba County (2021) as Karl Buttons |
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Wrong Turn (2021) as Scott Shaw |
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Chance (2020) as Coach Mike |
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Guardians of Life (2020) as |
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Miss Virginia (2019) as Congressman Cliff Williams |
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Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019) as Self |
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Foster Boy (2019) as Michael Trainer |
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Backtrace (2018) as MacDonald |
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Speed Kills (2018) as George Bush |
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) as Secretary of Defense James Riley |
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Filmworker (2018) as Self |
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47 Meters Down (2017) as Taylor |
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The Hippopotamus (2017) as Michael Logan |
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Come diventare grandi nonostante i genitori (2016) as Bob Riley |
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Army of One (2016) as Dr. Ross |
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Revengeance (2016) as Sid |
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The Confirmation (2016) as Kyle |
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Unity (2015) as Narrator (voice) |
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The Brainwashing of My Dad (2015) as Himself - Narrator |
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Merry Xmas (2015) as Abe |
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The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards (2015) as Theodore Foster |
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Altar (2014) as Alec |
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Kubrick Remembered (2014) as Self |
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Guests (2014) as Theodore Foster |
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How Bizarre: The Story of an Otara Millionaire (2014) as Self |
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Jobs (2013) as John Sculley |
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Family Weekend (2013) as Duncan Dungy |
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The Dark Knight Rises (2012) as Foley |
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Girl in Progress (2012) as Dr. Harford |
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Too Big to Fail (2011) as John Thain |
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Adventures in Plymptoons! (2011) as Self |
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Jesus Was a Commie (2011) as Himself |
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The Trial (2010) as Mac |
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Mulberry St. (2010) as Self |
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Little Fish, Strange Pond (2009) as Mr. Jack |
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Sex and Lies in Sin City (2009) as Ted Binion |
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PoliWood (2009) as Self |
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Santa: The Fascist Years (2008) as Narrator (voice) |
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Go Go Tales (2008) as Johnie Ruby |
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Cowboy (2008) as Cowboy |
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I Think I Thought (2008) as Joe |
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Garden of Eden (2008) as David's Father |
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The Neighbor (2007) as Jeff |
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Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007) as Ben's Father |
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Kettle of Fish (2006) as Mel |
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Mary (2005) as Tony Childress / Jesus |
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Opa! (2005) as Eric |
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Odyssey in Rome (2005) as |
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Transporter 2 (2005) as Jefferson Billings |
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Funky Monkey (2004) as Alec McCall |
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The Winning Season (2004) as Honus Wagner |
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Hollywood North (2004) as Bobby Myers |
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Le Divorce (2003) as Tellman |
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Overnight (2003) as Self |
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Redeemer (2002) as Paul Freeman |
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World Birth Day (2002) as Self - Narrator(voice) |
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The Shipment (2001) as Mitch Garrett |
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In the Shadows (2001) as Eric |
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) as Self |
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Nobody's Baby (2001) as Sonny |
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Bamboozled (2000) as Himself |
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Very Mean Men (2000) as Bartender |
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Flowers for Algernon (2000) as Charlie Gordon |
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Any Given Sunday (1999) as Dr. Ollie Powers |
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If... Dog... Rabbit (1999) as Johnnie Cooper |
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Notting Hill (1999) as Actor (uncredited) |
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The American (1998) as Christopher Newman |
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Surviving the Dust Bowl (1998) as Lawrence Svobida (voice) |
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The Real Blonde (1998) as Joe |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998) as Self |
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What the Deaf Man Heard (1997) as Sammy Ayers |
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The Maker (1997) as Walter Schmeiss |
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The Blackout (1997) as Matty |
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Ecce Pirate (1997) as Narrator |
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Cutthroat Island (1995) as William Shaw |
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Fluke (1995) as Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke |
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Bye Bye Love (1995) as Dave Goldman |
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Jacob (1994) as Jakob |
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The Browning Version (1994) as Frank Hunter |
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Short Cuts (1993) as Dr. Ralph Wyman |
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And the Band Played On (1993) as Dr. Don Francis |
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Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country (1993) as Self |
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The Tree (1993) as Boy as Middle-Aged Man / Boy as Old Man |
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Equinox (1992) as Henry Petosa / Freddy Ace |
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Wind (1992) as Will Parker |
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Pacific Heights (1990) as Drake Goodman |
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Memphis Belle (1990) as Dennis Dearborn |
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The Lemon Sisters (1989) as Wild Bill Hamer |
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Gross Anatomy (1989) as Joe Slovak |
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La partita (1988) as Francesco Sacredo |
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Married to the Mob (1988) as Mike Downey |
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Orphans (1987) as Treat |
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Full Metal Jacket (1987) as Pvt. Joker |
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Vision Quest (1985) as Louden Swain |
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Mrs. Soffel (1984) as Jack Biddle |
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Birdy (1984) as Birdy |
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The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) as Chip Dove / Ernst |
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Streamers (1983) as Billy |
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Private School (1983) as Jim Green |
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Baby It's You (1983) as Steve |
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Amy and the Angel (1982) as Randy |
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Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life () as Self |
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A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket () as Self |
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Protector (2026) Producer |
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I Hope This Helps! (2024) Executive Producer |
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I Am What You Imagine (2023) Director |
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I Am What You Imagine (2023) Writer |
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My Love Affair with Marriage (2023) Executive Producer |
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Downwind (2023) Producer |
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The Fuse (2022) Executive Producer |
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Against the Current (2021) Writer |
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Red Ink (2019) Thanks |
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Revengeance (2016) Executive Producer |
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Super Sex (2016) Director |
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Super Sex (2016) Producer |
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Super Sex (2016) Writer |
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Last Days of Coney Island (2015) Executive Producer |
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The Brainwashing of My Dad (2015) Producer |
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Merry Xmas (2015) Writer |
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The Winsor McCay Resurrection Project (2011) Director |
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The Winsor McCay Resurrection Project (2011) Writer |
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Jesus Was a Commie (2011) Director |
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Jesus Was a Commie (2011) Writer |
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Jesus Was a Commie (2011) Executive Producer |
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The Trial (2010) Producer |
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Little Fish, Strange Pond (2009) Executive Producer |
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Cowboy (2008) Director |
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Cowboy (2008) Writer |
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I Think I Thought (2008) Director |
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I Think I Thought (2008) Writer |
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I Think I Thought (2008) Producer |
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Kettle of Fish (2006) Executive Producer |
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If... Dog... Rabbit (1999) Director |
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If... Dog... Rabbit (1999) Writer |
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Ecce Pirate (1997) Director |
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Ecce Pirate (1997) Writer |
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Ecce Pirate (1997) Producer |
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Ecce Pirate (1997) Cinematography |
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Ecce Pirate (1997) Casting |
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Ecce Pirate (1997) Set Decoration |
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Ecce Pirate (1997) Supervising Sound Editor |
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Ecce Pirate (1997) Camera Operator |
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Ecce Pirate (1997) Costume Supervisor |
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Ecce Pirate (1997) Post Production Coordinator |
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Ecce Pirate (1997) Music Supervisor |
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When I Was a Boy (1993) Director |
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When I Was a Boy (1993) Writer |
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When I Was a Boy (1993) Producer |
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When I Was a Boy (1993) Editor |
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When I Was a Boy (1993) Casting |
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When I Was a Boy (1993) Art Direction |
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When I Was a Boy (1993) Music Supervisor |
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Keepers of the Wild () Executive Producer |
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A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket () Producer |