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Matthew Modine

Actor / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Model (person) / Film Director | * 03/22/1959 (66) | Loma Linda, California (United States of America (USA))
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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 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), ()
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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, and the oversexed Sullivan Groff in Weeds.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

Morgan Adams and her slave, William Shaw, are on a quest to recover the three portions of a treasure map. Unfortunately, the final portion is held by her murderous uncle, Dawg. Her crew is skeptical o ...

Cutthroat Island

PG-13

1995 | 2.9/5 | 2h 4min
Action, Adventure
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Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Dep ...

The Dark Knight Rises

PG-13

2012 | 3.9/5 | 2h 45min
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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Many loosely connected characters cross paths in this film, based on the stories of Raymond Carver. Waitress Doreen Piggot accidentally runs into a boy with her car. Soon after walking away, the child ...

Short Cuts

R

1993 | 3.6/5 | 3h 7min
Drama, Comedy
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A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the U.S.-Vietnam War has on his fellow recruits from their brutal boot camp training to the bloody street fighting in Hue. ...

Full Metal Jacket

R

1987 | 4.1/5 | 1h 57min
Drama, War
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Awards & Nominations for Matthew Modine

Volpi Cup for Best Actor Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
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Movies with Matthew Modine as Actor(106)

as Greg Townsend2024 Hard Miles
as Narrator (voice)2023 Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations
as Bo2023 My Love Affair with Marriage
as Vannevar Bush2023 Oppenheimer
as Cowboy2023 Cowboy
2023 Retribution
as Scott Shaw2021 Wrong Turn
as Rick Singer2021 Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
as Karl Buttons2021 Breaking News in Yuba County
2020 Guardians of Life
as Coach Mike2020 Chance
as Michael Trainer2019 Foster Boy
as himself2019 Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Congressman Cliff Williams2019 Miss Virginia
as Secretary of Defense James Riley2018 Sicario: Day of the Soldado
as MacDonald2018 Backtrace
as himself2018 Filmworker
as George Bush2018 Speed Kills
as Michael Logan2017 The Hippopotamus
as Taylor2017 47 Meters Down
as Sid2017 Revengeance
as Dr. Ross2016 Army of One
as Bob Riley2016 How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents
as Kyle2016 The Confirmation
as Narrator (voice)2015 Unity
as Abe2015 Merry Xmas
as Theodore Foster2015 The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
as Himself - Narrator2015 The Brainwashing of My Dad
as himself2014 Kubrick Remembered
as Theodore Foster2014 Guests
as Alec2014 Altar
as himself2014 How Bizarre: The Story of an Otara Millionaire
as John Sculley2013 Jobs
as Duncan Dungy2013 Family Weekend
as Dr. Harford2012 Girl in Progress
as Peter Foley2012 The Dark Knight Rises
as himself2011 Jesus Was a Commie
as (voice)2011 Wrinkles
as John Thain2011 Too Big to Fail
as Mac2010 The Trial
as himself2010 Mulberry St.
as Mr. Jack2009 Little Fish, Strange Pond
as Narrator (voice)2009 Santa, the Fascist Years
as himself2009 PoliWood
as David's Father2008 Garden of Eden
as Ted Binion2008 Sex and Lies in Sin City
as Joe2008 I Think I Thought
as Jeff2007 The Neighbor
as Johnie Ruby2007 Go Go Tales
as Ben's Father2007 Have Dreams, Will Travel
as Mel2006 Kettle of Fish
as Jefferson Billings2005 Transporter 2
as Tony Childress / Jesus2005 Mary
as Eric2005 Opa!
2005 Odyssey in Rome
as Honus Wagner2004 The Winning Season
as Jeff2004 Mon voisin du dessus
as Bobby Myers2004 Hollywood North
as Alec McCall2004 Funky Monkey
2003 Overnight
as Tellman2003 Le Divorce
as Paul Freeman2002 Redeemer
as Eric2001 In the Shadows
as himself2001 Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures
as Mitch Garrett2001 The Shipment
as Sonny2001 Nobody's Baby
as himself2000 Bamboozled
as Bartender2000 Very Mean Men
as Charlie Gordon2000 Flowers for Algernon
as Dr. Ollie Powers1999 Any Given Sunday
as Johnnie Cooper1999 One Last Score
as Actor (uncredited)1999 Notting Hill
as Christopher Newman1998 The American
as himself1998 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
as Joe1998 The Real Blonde
as Lawrence Svobida (voice)1998 Surviving the Dust Bowl
as Matty1997 The Blackout
as Sammy Ayers1997 What the Deaf Man Heard
as Walter Schmeiss1997 The Maker
as Dave Goldman1995 Bye Bye Love
as Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke1995 Fluke
as William Shaw1995 Cutthroat Island
as Frank Hunter1994 The Browning Version
as Jakob1994 Jacob
as Boy as Middle-Aged Man / Boy as Old Man1993 The Tree
as Dr. Ralph Wyman1993 Short Cuts
as himself1993 Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country
as Dr. Don Francis1993 And the Band Played On
as Will Parker1992 Wind
as Henry Petosa / Freddy Ace1992 Equinox
as Dennis Dearborn1990 Memphis Belle
as Drake Goodman1990 Pacific Heights
as Wild Bill Hamer1989 The Lemon Sisters
as Joe Slovak1989 Gross Anatomy
as Francesco Sacredo1988 The Gamble
as Mike Downey1988 Married to the Mob
as Treat1987 Orphans
as Pvt. Joker1987 Full Metal Jacket
as Louden Swain1985 Vision Quest
as Chip Dove / Ernst1984 The Hotel New Hampshire
as Jack Biddle1984 Mrs. Soffel
as Birdy1984 Birdy
as Billy1983 Streamers
as Jim Green1983 Private School
as Steve1983 Baby It's You
as Randy1982 Amy and the Angel

TV Shows/Series with Matthew Modine as Actor(17)

as Richard Dreyer2025 Zero Day
as Bill Braddock2025 The Better Sister
as Martin Brenner2016 Stranger Things
as Ivan Turing2015 Proof
as Dr. Michael Ranger2013 CAT. 8
as Jake Macklin2006 The Bedford Diaries
as Samson Wheeler2005 Into the West
as Sullivan Groff2005 Weeds
2004 The Tony Danza Show
as Fritz Gerlich2003 Hitler: The Rise of Evil
as Marco Arlens1999 The West Wing
as Gordon Rickett1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Self - Guest1998 So Graham Norton
as Jack Robinson1998 Emily of New Moon
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Host / Lloyd Bentsen / Various1975 Saturday Night Live
as Sammy Ayers??? Hallmark Hall of Fame

Movies with Matthew Modine as Crew(30)

Production/Producer2023 Downwind
Production/Executive Producer2023 My Love Affair with Marriage
Directing/Director2023 Cowboy
Writing/Writer2023 Cowboy
Crew/Thanks2019 Red Ink
Production/Executive Producer2017 Revengeance
Directing/Director2016 Super Sex
Production/Producer2016 Super Sex
Writing/Writer2016 Super Sex
Writing/Writer2015 Merry Xmas
Production/Executive Producer2015 Last Days of Coney Island
Production/Producer2015 The Brainwashing of My Dad
Directing/Director2011 Jesus Was a Commie
Production/Executive Producer2011 Jesus Was a Commie
Writing/Writer2011 Jesus Was a Commie
Production/Producer2010 The Trial
Production/Executive Producer2009 Little Fish, Strange Pond
Directing/Director2008 I Think I Thought
Production/Producer2008 I Think I Thought
Writing/Writer2008 I Think I Thought
Production/Executive Producer2006 Kettle of Fish
Directing/Director1999 One Last Score
Writing/Writer1999 One Last Score
Art/Art Direction1993 When I Was a Boy
Directing/Director1993 When I Was a Boy
Editing/Editor1993 When I Was a Boy
Production/Producer1993 When I Was a Boy
Production/Casting1993 When I Was a Boy
Sound/Music Supervisor1993 When I Was a Boy
Writing/Writer1993 When I Was a Boy

Additional Information

Full Name: Matthew Modine
Born: Sunday, 03/22 1959 (March) in Loma Linda, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 66 years + 29 days)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Brigham Young University, Southwest Senior High School, Mar Vista High School
Member of: SAG-AFTRA
Children: Ruby Modine
Father: Mark Alexander Modine
Other names for Matthew Modine (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Мэттью Модайн"
"매튜 모딘"
"Мэтью Модайн"
"マシュー・モディーン"
"Matthew Avery Modine"
Matthew Modine frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (30x, Actor)
Bill Hader (21x, Actor)
Fred Armisen (19x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (17x, Actress)
Kenan Thompson (16x, Actor)
Will Forte (14x, Actor)
Maurice Evans (11x, Actor)
Amy Poehler (10x, Actress)
Albert Brooks (10x, Actor)
Julie Harris (10x, Actress)
Abel Ferrara (9x, Crew)
Shaun Monson (9x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1994, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/12/2025