Matthew Modine

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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.

Filmography

1. 2026Protectoras Colonel Joseph Lavelle · Producer
2. 2025The Better Sisteras Bill Braddock · 8 episodes
3. 2025Zero Dayas Richard Dreyer · 6 episodes
4. 2023Retributionas Anders Muller
5. 2023Oppenheimeras Vannevar Bush
6. 2021Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandalas Rick Singer
7. 2021Breaking News in Yuba Countyas Karl Buttons
8. 2021Wrong Turnas Scott Shaw
9. 2018Backtraceas MacDonald
10. 2018Speed Killsas George Bush
11. 2018Sicario: Day of the Soldadoas Secretary of Defense James Riley
12. 2018Filmworkeras Self
13. 201747 Meters Downas Taylor
14. 2017The Hippopotamusas Michael Logan
15. 2016How to Grow Up Despite Your Parentsas Bob Riley
16. 2016Army of Oneas Dr. Ross
17. 2016Stranger Thingsas Dr. Martin Brenner · 19 episodes
18. 2016The Confirmationas Kyle
19. 2015Proofas Ivan Turing · 10 episodes
20. 2014Altaras Alec
21. 2013Jobsas John Sculley
22. 2013Family Weekendas Duncan Dungy
23. 2012The Dark Knight Risesas Foley
24. 2012Girl in Progressas Dr. Harford
25. 2011Too Big to Failas John Thain
26. 2008Go Go Talesas Johnie Ruby
27. 2007Have Dreams, Will Travelas Ben's Father
28. 2005Weedsas Sullivan Groff · 15 episodes
29. 2005Transporter 2as Jefferson Billings
30. 2005Into the Westas Samson Wheeler · 6 episodes
31. 2003Le Divorceas Tellman
32. 2003Overnightas Self
33. 2003Hitler: The Rise of Evilas Fritz Gerlich · 2 episodes
34. 2001Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Storyas Jack Robinson · 2 episodes
35. 2001Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Filmas Self
36. 2000Bamboozledas Himself
37. 1999Any Given Sundayas Dr. Ollie Powers
38. 1999The West Wingas Marco Arlens · 1 episode
39. 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Gordon Rickett · 1 episode
40. 1999Notting Hillas Actor (uncredited)
41. 1998The Real Blondeas Joe
42. 1997The Blackoutas Matty
43. 1995Cutthroat Islandas William Shaw
44. 1995Flukeas Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke
45. 1995Bye Bye Loveas Dave Goldman
46. 1994Jacobas Jakob
47. 1994The Browning Versionas Frank Hunter
48. 1993Short Cutsas Dr. Ralph Wyman
49. 1993And the Band Played Onas Dr. Don Francis
50. 1990Pacific Heightsas Drake Goodman
51. 1990Memphis Belleas Dennis Dearborn
52. 1989The Simpsonsas Dr. Stern (voice) · 1 episode
53. 1989Gross Anatomyas Joe Slovak
54. 1988Married to the Mobas Mike Downey
55. 1987Full Metal Jacketas Pvt. Joker
56. 1985Vision Questas Louden Swain
57. 1984Mrs. Soffelas Jack Biddle
58. 1984Birdyas Birdy
59. 1984The Hotel New Hampshireas Chip Dove / Ernst
60. 1983Private Schoolas Jim Green