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Matthew Modine
Actor · Crew· Loma Linda, California, USA
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.
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
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 | Zero Day | Richard Dreyer | TV |
| 2025 | The Better Sister | Bill Braddock | TV |
| 2025 | Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow | Self | Film |
| 2023 | Retribution | Anders Muller | Film |
| 2023 | Oppenheimer | Vannevar Bush | Film |
| 2023 | The Martini Shot | Steve | Film |
| 2021 | Wrong Turn | Scott Shaw | Film |
| 2021 | Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal | Rick Singer | 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 |
| 2018 | Backtrace | MacDonald | Film |
| 2017 | 47 Meters Down | Taylor | Film |
| 2016 | Army of One | Dr. Ross | Film |
| 2013 | CAT. 8 | Dr. Michael Ranger | Film |
| 2013 | Family Weekend | Duncan Dungy | Film |
| 2013 | Jobs | John Sculley | 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 | Go Go Tales | Johnie Ruby | Film |
| 2008 | Garden of Eden | David's Father | 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 | Opa! | Eric | Film |
| 2005 | Mary | Tony Childress / Jesus | Film |
| 2005 | Into the West | Samson Wheeler | TV |
| 2005 | Transporter 2 | Jefferson Billings | Film |
| 2004 | Hollywood North | Bobby Myers | Film |
| 2004 | The Winning Season | Honus Wagner | Film |
| 2004 | Funky Monkey | Alec McCall | 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 | 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 |
| 2001 | Nobody's Baby | Sonny | Film |
| 2000 | Very Mean Men | Bartender | Film |
| 2000 | Flowers for Algernon | Charlie Gordon | Film |
| 1999 | If... Dog... Rabbit | Johnnie Cooper | Film |
| 1999 | Any Given Sunday | Dr. Ollie Powers | Film |
| 1998 | The Real Blonde | Joe | Film |
| 1997 | The Maker | Walter Schmeiss | Film |
| 1997 | The Blackout | Matty | Film |
| 1997 | What the Deaf Man Heard | Sammy Ayers | Film |
| 1995 | Fluke | Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke | Film |
| 1995 | Bye Bye Love | Dave Goldman | Film |
| 1995 | Cutthroat Island | William Shaw | Film |
| 1994 | Jacob | Jakob | Film |
| 1994 | The Browning Version | Frank Hunter | Film |
| 1993 | Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | Self | Film |
| 1993 | Short Cuts | Dr. Ralph Wyman | Film |
| 1993 | And the Band Played On | Dr. Don Francis | 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 |
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