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Matthew Avery Modine is an American actor, activist and filmmaker, who rose to prominence through his role as United States Marine Corps Private Joker in Full Metal Jacket. His other film roles include the title character in Birdy, the high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest, Drake Goodman in Pacific Heights and Dr. Ralph Wyman in Short Cuts. On television, Modine portrayed Dr. Martin Brenner in Stranger Things, the oversexed Sullivan Groff on Weeds, Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On and Ivan Turing in Proof.
Birth Name
Matthew Avery Modine
Born
Sunday, 22 March 1959
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hard Miles | Greg Townsend | 2024 |
| Retribution | Anders Muller / Anders Müller | 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Vannevar Bush | 2023 |
| My Love Affair with Marriage | Bo | 2023 |
| Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations | Narrator | 2023 |
| Alan Pakula: Going for Truth | Self | 2023 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| Operation Varsity Blues | Rick Singer | 2021 |
| Breaking News in Yuba County | Karl Buttons | 2021 |
| Wrong Turn | Scott Shaw | 2021 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hard Miles | Greg Townsend | 2024 |
| Retribution | Anders Muller / Anders Müller | 2023 |
| Oppenheimer | Vannevar Bush | 2023 |
| My Love Affair with Marriage | Bo | 2023 |
| Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations | Narrator | 2023 |
| Alan Pakula: Going for Truth | Self | 2023 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| Operation Varsity Blues | Rick Singer | 2021 |
| Breaking News in Yuba County | Karl Buttons | 2021 |
| Wrong Turn | Scott Shaw | 2021 |
| Foster Boy | Michael Trainer | 2020 |
| Chance | Mike / Coach Mike | 2020 |
| Josh Gates Tonight | Self | 2020 |
| Miss Virginia | Congressman Cliff Williams | 2019 |
| Sanctuary | Dr. Fisher | 2019 |
| Surveillance | The Man in the Red Tie | 2019 |
| Backtrace | Donovan MacDonald / MacDonald | 2018 |
| Speed Kills | George Bush | 2018 |
| An Actor Prepares | Charlie | 2018 |
| Sicario: Day of the Soldado | James Riley / Secretary of Defense James Riley | 2018 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Filmworker | Self | 2018 |
| The Green Fog | Drake Goodman | 2018 |
| The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards | Theodore Foster | 2017 |
| 47 Meters Down | Captain Taylor / Taylor | 2017 |
| Revengeance | Sid | 2017 |
| The Hippopotamus | Michael Logan | 2017 |
| The Barstool Rundown: Live from Houston | Self | 2017 |
| The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | Self - Winner | 2017 |
| How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents | Bob Riley | 2016 |
| Stars in Shorts: No Ordinary Love | Abe | 2016 |
| Army of One | Dr. Ross | 2016 |
| Author: The JT LeRoy Story | Self | 2016 |
| Stranger Things | Dr. Martin Brenner / Martin Brenner | 2016 |
| The Confirmation | Kyle | 2016 |
| The Brainwashing of My Dad | Narrator / Himself - Narrator | 2016 |
| Modern Art Blitz | Self - Fine Art Photographer | 2015 |
| Unity | Narrator / Narrator (voice) | 2015 |
| Proof | Ivan Turing | 2015 |
| Merry Xmas | Abe | 2015 |
| Altar | Alec Hamilton / Alec | 2014 |
| Kubrick Remembered | Self | 2014 |
| Guests | Theodore Foster | 2014 |
| How Bizarre: The Story of an Otara Millionaire | Himself | 2014 |
| Idiotsitter | Dr. J. Lowe | 2014 |
| Jobs | John Sculley | 2013 |
| The Real | Self | 2013 |
| The Short Films of Matthew Modine | Self - Host | 2013 |
| Family Weekend | Duncan Dungy | 2013 |
| CAT. 8 | Dr. Michael Ranger | 2013 |
| The Dark Knight Rises | Foley / Peter Foley | 2012 |
| Girl in Progress | Dr. Harford | 2012 |
| Wrinkles | Juan / (voice) | 2012 |
| Gazzara | Self | 2012 |
| Full Metal Joker | Self | 2012 |
| The Jonathan Ross Show | Self - Guest | 2011 |
| Adventures in Plymptoons! | Self / Himself | 2011 |
| Too Big to Fail | John Thain | 2011 |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | Self | 2011 |
| A Cat in Paris | Lucas | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| The Trial | Mac | 2010 |
| The 64th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Audience Member | 2010 |
| Talk Stoop | Self | 2009 |
| Little Fish, Strange Pond | Mr. Jack | 2009 |
| PoliWood | Self | 2009 |
| Santa, the Fascist Years | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 2008 |
| Mia and the Migoo | Mr. Houston / Godfrey | 2008 |
| Sex and Lies in Sin City | Ted Binion | 2008 |
| The Garden of Eden | David's Father | 2008 |
| The Neighbor | Jeff | 2007 |
| Go Go Tales | Johnie Ruby | 2007 |
| A West Texas Children's Story | Ben's Father | 2007 |
| Good Morning Agrestic | Sullivan Groff | 2007 |
| Kettle of Fish | Mel | 2006 |
| The Bedford Diaries | Professor Jake Macklin / Jake Macklin / Professor David Macklin | 2006 |
| Screenwipe | Self | 2006 |
| Lost in Love | Eric | 2005 |
| Mary | Jesus / Tony Childress | 2005 |
| Odyssey in Rome | Self | 2005 |
| Weeds | Sullivan Groff | 2005 |
| Transporter 2 | Jefferson Billings | 2005 |
| Into the West | Samson Wheeler | 2005 |
| Funky Monkey | Alec McCall | 2004 |
| The Tony Danza Show | Self - Guest | 2004 |
| The Winning Season | Honus Wagner | 2004 |
| Cheap Seats: Without Ron Parker | Self | 2004 |
| Hollywood North | Bobby Myers | 2003 |
| The Divorce | Tellman | 2003 |
| Overnight | Self | 2003 |
| Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Fritz Gerlich | 2003 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Self | 2003 |
| V Graham Norton | Self - Guest | 2002 |
| Redeemer | Paul Freeman | 2002 |
| The Shipment | Mitch Garrett | 2001 |
| Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Johnathan 'Jack' William Duncan Robinson) / Jack Robinson | 2001 |
| In the Shadows | Eric | 2001 |
| Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Self | 2001 |
| Nobody's Baby | Sonny | 2001 |
| Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 | Self / Lloyd Bentsen | 2000 |
| Bamboozled | Himself / Self | 2000 |
| Very Mean Men | Bartender | 2000 |
| Flowers for Algernon | Charlie Gordon | 2000 |
| Any Given Sunday | Dr. Ollie Powers | 1999 |
| If... Dog... Rabbit | Johnnie Cooper | 1999 |
| The West Wing | Marco Arlens | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Gordon Rickett | 1999 |
| Notting Hill | Movie-Within-Movie Actor | 1999 |
| The Directors | Self | 1999 |
| The American | Christopher Newman | 1998 |
| Hollywood Aids | Self | 1998 |
| So Graham Norton | Self - Guest | 1998 |
| The Real Blonde | Joe | 1998 |
| What the Deaf Man Heard | Sammy Ayers | 1997 |
| The Maker | Walter Schmeiss | 1997 |
| The Blackout | Matty | 1997 |
| Light Lunch | Self | 1997 |
| The Daily Show | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| Cutthroat Island | William Shaw | 1995 |
| Fluke | Voice of Fluke / Thomas P. Johnson | 1995 |
| Bye Bye Love | Dave / Dave Goldman | 1995 |
| American Cinema | Narrator | 1995 |
| Jacob | Jakob / Jacob | 1994 |
| The Browning Version | Frank Hunter | 1994 |
| Short Cuts | Dr. Ralph Wyman | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
| And the Band Played On | Dr. Don Francis | 1993 |
| Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | Himself / Self | 1993 |
| Equinox | Freddy Ace / Henry Petosa | 1992 |
| The Whoopi Goldberg Show | Self - Guest | 1992 |
| Wind | Will Parker | 1992 |
| Blast 'Em | Self | 1992 |
| Pacific Heights | Drake Goodman | 1990 |
| Memphis Belle | Capt. Dennis Dearborn / Dennis Dearborn | 1990 |
| The Lemon Sisters | Wild Bill Hamer | 1989 |
| Gross Anatomy | Joe Slovak | 1989 |
| The Gamble | Francesco Sacredo | 1988 |
| American Experience | Lawrence Svobida | 1988 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| Married to the Mob | Mike Downey | 1988 |
| Orphans | Treat | 1987 |
| Full Metal Jacket | Pvt. Joker | 1987 |
| Vision Quest | Louden Swain | 1985 |
| Mrs. Soffel | Jack Biddle | 1984 |
| Birdy | Birdy | 1984 |
| The Hotel New Hampshire | Ernst / Chip Dove | 1984 |
| Streamers | Billy | 1983 |
| Private School | Jim / Jim Green | 1983 |
| Baby It's You | Steve | 1983 |
| Nature | Self | 1982 |
| American Playhouse | Eugene O'Neill | 1982 |
| Saturday Night Live | Lloyd Bentsen / Various / Self - Host | 1975 |
| ABC Afterschool Specials | Randy | 1972 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Stars in Shorts: No Ordinary Love | 2016 |
| Super Sex | 2016 |
| If... Dog... Rabbit | 1999 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Downwind | 2023 |
| My Love Affair with Marriage | 2023 |
| Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations | 2023 |
| Revengeance | 2017 |
| Stars in Shorts: No Ordinary Love | 2016 |
| Super Sex | 2016 |
| The Brainwashing of My Dad | 2016 |
| Last Days of Coney Island | 2015 |
| Merry Xmas | 2015 |
| Cheatin' | 2014 |
| Sunchasers | 2011 |
| The Trial | 2010 |
| Little Fish, Strange Pond | 2009 |
| Kettle of Fish | 2006 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1998 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1994 | Golden Globe | Won | |
| 1994 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
| 1994 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
