Matthew Modine

Matthew Modine

Acting
Born 1959-03-22Loma 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)

Oppenheimer
8.0

Oppenheimer

2023Movie8.0
The Dark Knight Rises
7.8

The Dark Knight Rises

2012Movie7.8
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
6.9

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

2018Movie6.9
Full Metal Jacket
8.1

Full Metal Jacket

1987Movie8.1
Protector
8.4

Protector

2026Movie8.4
Notting Hill
7.3

Notting Hill

1999Movie7.3
Transporter 2
6.3

Transporter 2

2005Movie6.3
Wrong Turn
6.0

Wrong Turn

2021Movie6.0
Retribution
6.5

Retribution

2023Movie6.5
Too Big to Fail
6.9

Too Big to Fail

2011Movie6.9
Jobs
6.1

Jobs

2013Movie6.1
47 Meters Down
5.8

47 Meters Down

2017Movie5.8
Married to the Mob
6.0

Married to the Mob

1988Movie6.0
Any Given Sunday
6.8

Any Given Sunday

1999Movie6.8
Pacific Heights
6.3

Pacific Heights

1990Movie6.3
Short Cuts
7.2

Short Cuts

1993Movie7.2
Cutthroat Island
5.8

Cutthroat Island

1995Movie5.8
Army of One
5.2

Army of One

2016Movie5.2
Le Divorce
5.0

Le Divorce

2003Movie5.0
Bamboozled
6.3

Bamboozled

2000Movie6.3
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

2027Movie
Backtrace
5.0

Backtrace

2018Movie5.0
The Hotel New Hampshire
5.7

The Hotel New Hampshire

1984Movie5.7
Memphis Belle
6.7

Memphis Belle

1990Movie6.7
Breaking News in Yuba County
5.9

Breaking News in Yuba County

2021Movie5.9
Fluke
7.0

Fluke

1995Movie7.0
Speed Kills
5.4

Speed Kills

2018Movie5.4
Private School
5.7

Private School

1983Movie5.7
And the Band Played On
6.4

And the Band Played On

1993Movie6.4
Birdy
7.1

Birdy

1984Movie7.1
The Browning Version
6.4

The Browning Version

1994Movie6.4
Family Weekend
6.3

Family Weekend

2013Movie6.3
Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film
7.4

Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film

2001Movie7.4
Revengeance
5.5

Revengeance

2016Movie5.5
Vision Quest
6.3

Vision Quest

1985Movie6.3
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
7.7

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

1998Movie7.7
Jacob
6.7

Jacob

1994Movie6.7
In the Shadows
5.3

In the Shadows

2001Movie5.3
Sex and Lies in Sin City
3.4

Sex and Lies in Sin City

2009Movie3.4
Mary
5.8

Mary

2005Movie5.8
Have Dreams, Will Travel
7.6

Have Dreams, Will Travel

2007Movie7.6
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
6.8

Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal

2021Movie6.8
The Trial
5.8

The Trial

2010Movie5.8
Go Go Tales
5.6

Go Go Tales

2008Movie5.6
Nobody's Baby
5.2

Nobody's Baby

2001Movie5.2
Hard Miles
6.9

Hard Miles

2024Movie6.9
Overnight
6.4

Overnight

2003Movie6.4
Mrs. Soffel
6.0

Mrs. Soffel

1984Movie6.0
PoliWood
6.5

PoliWood

2009Movie6.5
Baby It's You
6.0

Baby It's You

1983Movie6.0
The Real Blonde
5.3

The Real Blonde

1998Movie5.3
Kubrick Remembered
6.3

Kubrick Remembered

2014Movie6.3
Orphans
5.7

Orphans

1987Movie5.7
Wind
6.2

Wind

1992Movie6.2
Streamers
5.6

Streamers

1983Movie5.6
What the Deaf Man Heard
6.4

What the Deaf Man Heard

1997Movie6.4
Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow
7.4

Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow

2025Movie7.4
Unity
7.5

Unity

2015Movie7.5
The Blackout
5.8

The Blackout

1997Movie5.8
Filmworker
7.1

Filmworker

2018Movie7.1
Girl in Progress
5.6

Girl in Progress

2012Movie5.6
Gross Anatomy
5.7

Gross Anatomy

1989Movie5.7
Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life

Movie
Little Fish, Strange Pond
3.7

Little Fish, Strange Pond

2009Movie3.7
The Confirmation
6.4

The Confirmation

2016Movie6.4
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
8.0

Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country

1993Movie8.0
Funky Monkey
6.2

Funky Monkey

2004Movie6.2
If... Dog... Rabbit
4.5

If... Dog... Rabbit

1999Movie4.5
The Lemon Sisters
5.1

The Lemon Sisters

1989Movie5.1
Kettle of Fish
4.7

Kettle of Fish

2006Movie4.7
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
6.5

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

2019Movie6.5
Bye Bye Love
6.0

Bye Bye Love

1995Movie6.0
Chance
5.7

Chance

2020Movie5.7
Garden of Eden
4.7

Garden of Eden

2008Movie4.7
The Neighbor
5.2

The Neighbor

2007Movie5.2
The Maker
5.3

The Maker

1997Movie5.3
Miss Virginia
7.8

Miss Virginia

2019Movie7.8
Equinox
5.7

Equinox

1992Movie5.7
The Hippopotamus
6.4

The Hippopotamus

2017Movie6.4
Redeemer
7.1

Redeemer

2002Movie7.1
Foster Boy
6.7

Foster Boy

2019Movie6.7
Adventures in Plymptoons!
2.0

Adventures in Plymptoons!

2011Movie2.0
Flowers for Algernon
5.7

Flowers for Algernon

2000Movie5.7
Very Mean Men
5.3

Very Mean Men

2000Movie5.3
A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket

A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket

Movie
Merry Xmas
7.0

Merry Xmas

2015Movie7.0
Hollywood North
5.1

Hollywood North

2004Movie5.1
Guests
6.0

Guests

2014Movie6.0
The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
4.8

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards

2015Movie4.8
Amy and the Angel
6.7

Amy and the Angel

1982Movie6.7
The American
5.4

The American

1998Movie5.4
Opa!
6.0

Opa!

2005Movie6.0
The Winning Season
6.3

The Winning Season

2004Movie6.3
The Martini Shot
6.5

The Martini Shot

2023Movie6.5
The Gamble
3.4

The Gamble

1988Movie3.4
The Brainwashing of My Dad
6.3

The Brainwashing of My Dad

2015Movie6.3
Santa: The Fascist Years
5.6

Santa: The Fascist Years

2008Movie5.6
My Love Affair with Marriage
5.4

My Love Affair with Marriage

2023Movie5.4
Altar
4.9

Altar

2014Movie4.9
The Splendid Thing

The Splendid Thing

Movie
Guardians of Life
5.5

Guardians of Life

2020Movie5.5
Mulberry St.
6.0

Mulberry St.

2010Movie6.0
Ecce Pirate
8.0

Ecce Pirate

1997Movie8.0
Accidental Truth: Next - Beyond UFO Disclosure

Accidental Truth: Next - Beyond UFO Disclosure

2026Movie
The Shipment
5.1

The Shipment

2001Movie5.1
How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents
6.8

How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents

2016Movie6.8
Odyssey in Rome
7.0

Odyssey in Rome

2005Movie7.0
Surviving the Dust Bowl
9.0

Surviving the Dust Bowl

1998Movie9.0
Jesus Was a Commie

Jesus Was a Commie

2011Movie
Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations
4.3

Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations

2023Movie4.3
The Green Fog
6.1

The Green Fog

2018Movie6.1
World Birth Day

World Birth Day

2002Movie
How Bizarre: The Story of an Otara Millionaire
10.0

How Bizarre: The Story of an Otara Millionaire

2014Movie10.0
Against the Current

Against the Current

2021Movie
I Think I Thought

I Think I Thought

2008Movie
Cowboy
5.0

Cowboy

2008Movie5.0
The Tree
4.0

The Tree

1993Movie4.0
CAT. 8

CAT. 8

2013Movie

TV Shows (23)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
The Simpsons
8.0

The Simpsons

1989Series8.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
Stranger Things
8.6

Stranger Things

2016Series8.6
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
The West Wing
8.3

The West Wing

1999Series8.3
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
American Playhouse
6.6

American Playhouse

1982Series6.6
Weeds
7.5

Weeds

2005Series7.5
The Tony Danza Show
6.4

The Tony Danza Show

2004Series6.4
The Better Sister
6.9

The Better Sister

2025Series6.9
Zero Day
7.0

Zero Day

2025Series7.0
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
7.1

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

2003Series7.1
So Graham Norton
7.4

So Graham Norton

1998Series7.4
100 Years of Warner Bros.
7.6

100 Years of Warner Bros.

2023Series7.6
Lo + plus

Lo + plus

1995Series
Into the West
8.0

Into the West

2005Series8.0
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
6.8

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story

2001Series6.8
American Cinema
8.3

American Cinema

1994Series8.3
The Bedford Diaries
5.8

The Bedford Diaries

2006Series5.8
Proof
6.5

Proof

2015Series6.5
CAT. 8
6.5

CAT. 8

2013Series6.5
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951Series8.8