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Matthew Modine, born in 1959, is an American actor whose career flourished in the 1980s with roles in films like Robert Altman's ensemble piece "Streamers" and Stanley Kubrick's "Full Metal Jacket." His performances in "Birdy" and "Vision Quest" cemented his status, while later roles in "Pacific Heights" and "Short Cuts" showcased his versatility. Television saw him excel as Dr. Don Francis in "And the Band Played On" and Dr. Martin Brenner in "Stranger Things," earning him Golden Globe and Emmy nods for these and other projects.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Godzilla x Kong: Supernova | Film | |
| 2026 | Accidental Truth: Next - Beyond UFO Disclosure | Self - Narrator | Film |
| 2026 | Protector | Colonel Joseph Lavelle | Film |
| 2025 | The Better Sister | Bill Braddock | TV |
| 2023 | The Martini Shot | Steve | Film |
| 2023 | Retribution | Anders Muller | Film |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Vannevar Bush | Film |
| 2021 | Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal | Rick Singer | Film |
| 2021 | Wrong Turn | Scott Shaw | Film |
| 2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for Truth | Self | Film |
| 2018 | The Green Fog | Film | |
| 2018 | Filmworker | Self | Film |
| 2018 | Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Secretary of Defense James Riley | Film |
| 2017 | 47 Meters Down | Taylor | Film |
| 2016 | Army of One | Dr. Ross | Film |
| 2013 | Jobs | John Sculley | Film |
| 2013 | CAT. 8 | Dr. Michael Ranger | Film |
| 2013 | Family Weekend | Duncan Dungy | Film |
| 2012 | Girl in Progress | Dr. Harford | Film |
| 2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Foley | Film |
| 2011 | Too Big to Fail | John Thain | Film |
| 2011 | Adventures in Plymptoons! | Self | Film |
| 2010 | The Trial | Mac | Film |
| 2010 | Mulberry St. | Self | Film |
| 2009 | Little Fish, Strange Pond | Mr. Jack | Film |
| 2009 | Sex and Lies in Sin City | Ted Binion | Film |
| 2009 | PoliWood | Self | Film |
| 2008 | Santa: The Fascist Years | Narrator (voice) | Film |
| 2008 | Garden of Eden | David's Father | Film |
| 2008 | Go Go Tales | Johnie Ruby | Film |
| 2007 | The Neighbor | Jeff | Film |
| 2007 | Have Dreams, Will Travel | Ben's Father | Film |
| 2006 | Kettle of Fish | Mel | Film |
| 2006 | The Bedford Diaries | Jake Macklin | TV |
| 2005 | Mary | Tony Childress / Jesus | Film |
| 2005 | Opa! | Eric | Film |
| 2005 | Into the West | Samson Wheeler | TV |
| 2005 | Transporter 2 | Jefferson Billings | Film |
| 2004 | Hollywood North | Bobby Myers | Film |
| 2004 | Funky Monkey | Alec McCall | Film |
| 2004 | The Winning Season | Honus Wagner | Film |
| 2003 | Le Divorce | Tellman | Film |
| 2003 | Overnight | Self | Film |
| 2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Fritz Gerlich | TV |
| 2002 | Redeemer | Paul Freeman | Film |
| 2001 | In the Shadows | Eric | Film |
| 2001 | Nobody's Baby | Sonny | Film |
| 2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Jack Robinson | TV |
| 2001 | The Shipment | Mitch Garrett | Film |
| 2001 | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Self | Film |
| 2000 | Flowers for Algernon | Charlie Gordon | Film |
| 2000 | Very Mean Men | Bartender | Film |
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday | Dr. Ollie Powers | Film |
| 1999 | If... Dog... Rabbit | Johnnie Cooper | Film |
| 1998 | The Real Blonde | Joe | Film |
| 1997 | The Maker | Walter Schmeiss | Film |
| 1997 | What the Deaf Man Heard | Sammy Ayers | Film |
| 1997 | The Blackout | Matty | Film |
| 1995 | Fluke | Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke | Film |
| 1995 | Cutthroat Island | William Shaw | Film |
| 1995 | Bye Bye Love | Dave Goldman | Film |
| 1994 | Jacob | Jakob | Film |
| 1994 | The Browning Version | Frank Hunter | Film |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Dr. Don Francis | Film |
| 1993 | Short Cuts | Dr. Ralph Wyman | Film |
| 1993 | Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | Self | Film |
| 1992 | Equinox | Henry Petosa / Freddy Ace | Film |
| 1992 | Wind | Will Parker | Film |
| 1990 | Memphis Belle | Dennis Dearborn | Film |
| 1990 | Pacific Heights | Drake Goodman | Film |
| 1989 | Gross Anatomy | Joe Slovak | Film |
| 1989 | The Lemon Sisters | Wild Bill Hamer | Film |
| 1988 | The Gamble | Francesco Sacredo | Film |
| 1988 | Married to the Mob | Mike Downey | Film |
| 1987 | Orphans | Treat | Film |
| 1987 | Full Metal Jacket | Pvt. Joker | Film |
| 1985 | Vision Quest | Louden Swain | Film |
| 1984 | Mrs. Soffel | Jack Biddle | Film |
| 1984 | Birdy | Birdy | Film |
| 1984 | The Hotel New Hampshire | Chip Dove / Ernst | Film |
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