1959-03-22 Loma Linda, California, USA
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.
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Godzilla x Kong: Supernova | 2027-03-25 | |
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Protector | Colonel Joseph Lavelle | 2026-02-19 |
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Stranger Things 5: The Finale | Dr. Martin Brenner (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2025-12-31 |
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Hard Miles | Greg Townsend | 2024-04-19 |
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Oppenheimer | Vannevar Bush | 2023-07-19 |
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My Love Affair with Marriage | Bo (voice) | 2023-06-07 |
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Retribution | Anders Muller | 2023-08-23 |
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The Martini Shot | Steve | 2023-09-27 |
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Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations | Narrator (voice) | 2023-04-18 |
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Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal | Rick Singer | 2021-03-17 |
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Against the Current | Narrator | 2021-03-01 |
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Wrong Turn | Scott Shaw | 2021-01-26 |
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Breaking News in Yuba County | Karl Buttons | 2021-01-28 |
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Guardians of Life | 2020-02-06 | |
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Chance | Coach Mike | 2020-04-09 |
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Miss Virginia | Congressman Cliff Williams | 2019-10-18 |
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Foster Boy | Michael Trainer | 2019-10-03 |
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Alan Pakula: Going for Truth | Self | 2019-10-12 |
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Backtrace | MacDonald | 2018-12-14 |
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Filmworker | Self | 2018-05-11 |
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Speed Kills | George Bush | 2018-11-16 |
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Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Secretary of Defense James Riley | 2018-06-27 |
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The Hippopotamus | Michael Logan | 2017-03-08 |
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47 Meters Down | Taylor | 2017-05-25 |
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The Confirmation | Kyle | 2016-03-18 |
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Army of One | Dr. Ross | 2016-11-04 |
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Come diventare grandi nonostante i genitori | Bob Riley | 2016-11-23 |
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Revengeance | Sid | 2016-09-15 |
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Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
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The Brainwashing of My Dad | Himself - Narrator | 2015-07-29 |
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Merry Xmas | Abe | 2015-04-19 |
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The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards | Theodore Foster | 2015-03-25 |
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Guests | Theodore Foster | 2014-08-29 |
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Altar | Alec | 2014-12-27 |
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How Bizarre: The Story of an Otara Millionaire | Self | 2014-08-25 |
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Kubrick Remembered | Self | 2014-11-04 |
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Jobs | John Sculley | 2013-08-15 |
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Family Weekend | Duncan Dungy | 2013-03-28 |
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Girl in Progress | Dr. Harford | 2012-05-11 |
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The Dark Knight Rises | Foley | 2012-07-17 |
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The Flying House | Bertie (voice) | 2011-10-13 |
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Jesus Was a Commie | Himself | 2011-05-19 |
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Too Big to Fail | John Thain | 2011-11-25 |
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Adventures in Plymptoons! | Self | 2011-05-30 |
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The Trial | Mac | 2010-09-10 |
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Mulberry St. | Self | 2010-07-17 |
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Sex and Lies in Sin City | Ted Binion | 2009-10-22 |
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Little Fish, Strange Pond | Mr. Jack | 2009-10-23 |
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PoliWood | Self | 2009-07-03 |
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Cowboy | Cowboy | 2008-06-12 |
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Santa: The Fascist Years | Narrator (voice) | 2008-12-01 |
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Go Go Tales | Johnie Ruby | 2008-06-20 |
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I Think I Thought | Joe | 2008-04-25 |
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Garden of Eden | David's Father | 2008-01-01 |
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The Neighbor | Jeff | 2007-12-15 |
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Have Dreams, Will Travel | Ben's Father | 2007-05-21 |
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Kettle of Fish | Mel | 2006-10-15 |
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Transporter 2 | Jefferson Billings | 2005-08-03 |
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Odyssey in Rome | 2005-09-30 | |
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Mary | Tony Childress / Jesus | 2005-11-18 |
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Opa! | Eric | 2005-11-13 |
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Hollywood North | Bobby Myers | 2004-01-12 |
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The Winning Season | Honus Wagner | 2004-04-03 |
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Funky Monkey | Alec McCall | 2004-09-17 |
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Overnight | Self | 2003-06-12 |
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Le Divorce | Tellman | 2003-08-08 |
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Redeemer | Paul Freeman | 2002-01-31 |
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World Birth Day | Self - Narrator(voice) | 2002-01-01 |
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The Shipment | Mitch Garrett | 2001-10-01 |
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Self | 2001-05-02 |
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Nobody's Baby | Sonny | 2001-01-01 |
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In the Shadows | Eric | 2001-06-24 |
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Flowers for Algernon | Charlie Gordon | 2000-02-20 |
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Bamboozled | Himself | 2000-10-06 |
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Very Mean Men | Bartender | 2000-06-10 |
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Any Given Sunday | Dr. Ollie Powers | 1999-12-22 |
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If... Dog... Rabbit | Johnnie Cooper | 1999-09-29 |
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Notting Hill | Actor (uncredited) | 1999-05-21 |
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The American | Christopher Newman | 1998-12-26 |
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The Real Blonde | Joe | 1998-02-27 |
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Surviving the Dust Bowl | Lawrence Svobida (voice) | 1998-03-02 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | Self | 1998-01-01 |
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The Blackout | Matty | 1997-06-11 |
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Ecce Pirate | Narrator | 1997-06-01 |
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The Maker | Walter Schmeiss | 1997-08-01 |
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What the Deaf Man Heard | Sammy Ayers | 1997-11-23 |
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Fluke | Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke | 1995-06-02 |
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Cutthroat Island | William Shaw | 1995-12-22 |
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Bye Bye Love | Dave Goldman | 1995-03-16 |
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Jacob | Jakob | 1994-12-04 |
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The Browning Version | Frank Hunter | 1994-06-08 |
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The Tree | Boy as Middle-Aged Man / Boy as Old Man | 1993-02-25 |
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Short Cuts | Dr. Ralph Wyman | 1993-10-01 |
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And the Band Played On | Dr. Don Francis | 1993-09-11 |
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Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | Self | 1993-03-26 |
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Wind | Will Parker | 1992-09-11 |
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Equinox | Henry Petosa / Freddy Ace | 1992-09-18 |
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Memphis Belle | Dennis Dearborn | 1990-09-07 |
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Pacific Heights | Drake Goodman | 1990-09-28 |
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The Lemon Sisters | Wild Bill Hamer | 1989-12-01 |
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Gross Anatomy | Joe Slovak | 1989-10-20 |
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Married to the Mob | Mike Downey | 1988-08-19 |
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La partita | Francesco Sacredo | 1988-10-28 |
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Full Metal Jacket | Pvt. Joker | 1987-06-26 |
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Orphans | Treat | 1987-09-18 |
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Vision Quest | Louden Swain | 1985-02-15 |
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Birdy | Birdy | 1984-12-14 |
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Mrs. Soffel | Jack Biddle | 1984-12-26 |
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The Hotel New Hampshire | Chip Dove / Ernst | 1984-03-09 |
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Streamers | Billy | 1983-09-05 |
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Baby It's You | Steve | 1983-03-04 |
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Private School | Jim Green | 1983-06-29 |
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Amy and the Angel | Randy | 1982-09-22 |
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A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket | Self | |
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Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life | Self |
