Matthew Modine

65 · Born: Mar 22, 1959

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Born Mar 22, 1959 Loma Linda, California, USA

Parents

Mark Alexander Modine
Dolores Modine

Relatives

Mark Modine (Sibling)
Nola Modine (Aunt or Uncle)
Avery Modine (Grandchild)

Biography

Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an award-winning American actor. His film roles include Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, the title character in Alan Parker's Birdy, high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest, ex-CIA/football star turned chimpanzee trainer Alec McCall in Funky Monkey, and the oversexed Sullivan Groff in Weeds.

Career

acting

2024

Hard Miles as Greg Townsend

2023

My Love Affair with Marriage

My Love Affair with Marriage as Bo

Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations

Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations as Narrator (voice)

The Martini Shot

The Martini Shot as Steve

2021

Against the Current

Against the Current as Narrator

Breaking News in Yuba County

Breaking News in Yuba County as Karl Buttons

Wrong Turn as Scott Shaw

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal as Rick Singer

2020

Guardians of Life

Guardians of Life

Chance as Coach Mike

2019

Miss Virginia as Congressman Cliff Williams

Foster Boy as Michael Trainer

2018

An Actor Prepares

An Actor Prepares as Charlie

Backtrace as MacDonald

Speed Kills as George Bush

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Sicario: Day of the Soldado as Secretary of Defense James Riley

2017

47 Meters Down as Taylor

The Hippopotamus

The Hippopotamus as Michael Logan

2016

Revengeance as Sid

The Confirmation

The Confirmation as Kyle

Stranger Things

Stranger Things as Martin Brenner

2015

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards as Theodore Foster

Merry Xmas as Abe

Proof as Ivan Turing

2014

Guests as Theodore Foster

Altar as Alec

2013

Jobs as John Sculley

Family Weekend as Duncan Dungy

CAT. 8 as Dr. Michael Ranger

2012

The Dark Knight Rises

The Dark Knight Rises as Peter Foley

Girl in Progress

Girl in Progress as Dr. Harford

2011

Wrinkles as (voice)

Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail as John Thain

2010

The Trial as Mac

2009

Little Fish, Strange Pond

Little Fish, Strange Pond as Mr. Jack

2008

Santa, the Fascist Years

Santa, the Fascist Years as Narrator (voice)

I Think I Thought

I Think I Thought as Joe

Mia and the Migoo

Mia and the Migoo as Mr. Houston and Godfrey

The Garden of Eden

The Garden of Eden as David's Father

Sex and Lies in Sin City

Sex and Lies in Sin City as Ted Binion

2007

Go Go Tales as Johnie Ruby

The Neighbor as Jeff

A West Texas Children's Story

A West Texas Children's Story as Ben's Father

Weeds as Sullivan Groff

2006

Kettle of Fish as Mel

The Bedford Diaries

The Bedford Diaries as Jake Macklin

2005

Transporter 2 as Jefferson Billings

Mary as Tony Childress / Jesus

Odyssey in Rome

Odyssey in Rome

Lost in Love as Eric

Into the West as Samson Wheeler

2004

Hollywood North

Hollywood North as Bobby Myers

Funky Monkey as Alec McCall

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Gordon Rickett

2003

Le divorce as Tellman

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

Hitler: The Rise of Evil as Fritz Gerlich

2002

Redeemer as Paul Freeman

2001

Nobody's Baby as Sonny

The Shipment as Mitch Garrett

In the Shadows as Eric

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story as Jack Robinson

2000

Very Mean Men as Bartender

Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon as Charlie Gordon

1999

Any Given Sunday

Any Given Sunday as Dr. Ollie Powers

If... Dog... Rabbit

If... Dog... Rabbit as Johnnie Cooper

1998

The Real Blonde

The Real Blonde as Joe

American Experience

American Experience as Lawrence Svobida (voice)

The American as Christopher Newman

1997

The Maker as Walter Schmeiss

What the Deaf Man Heard

What the Deaf Man Heard as Sammy Ayers

The Blackout as Matty

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sammy Ayers

1995

Cutthroat Island

Cutthroat Island as William Shaw

Bye Bye Love as Dave Goldman

Fluke as Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke

American Cinema

American Cinema as Narrator

1994

Jacob as Jakob

The Browning Version

The Browning Version as Frank Hunter

1993

Short Cuts as Dr. Ralph Wyman

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On as Dr. Don Francis

1992

Wind as Will Parker

Equinox as Henry Petosa / Freddy Ace

1990

Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights as Drake Goodman

Memphis Belle as Dennis Dearborn

1989

Gross Anatomy as Joe Slovak

1988

Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob as Mike Downey

1987

Orphans as Treat

Full Metal Jacket

Full Metal Jacket as Pvt. Joker

1985

Vision Quest as Louden Swain

1984

Mrs. Soffel as Jack Biddle

Birdy as Birdy

1983

Private School as Jim Green

Streamers as Billy

appearances

2018

2015

The Brainwashing of My Dad

The Brainwashing of My Dad

2011

Jesus Was a Commie

Jesus Was a Commie

2010

2001

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures

1993

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

writing

2021

Against the Current

Against the Current as Writer

2015

Merry Xmas as Writer

directing

2016

Super Sex as Director, Writer

2011

Jesus Was a Commie

Jesus Was a Commie as Director, Writer

2008

I Think I Thought

I Think I Thought as Director, Writer

1999

If... Dog... Rabbit

If... Dog... Rabbit as Director, Writer

I Am What You Imagine

I Am What You Imagine as Director, Writer