1959-03-22 Loma Linda, California, USA
Matthew Avery Modine 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 | 2026-03-05 | |
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Hard Miles | Greg Townsend | 2024-04-19 |
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My Love Affair with Marriage | Bo (voice) | 2023-06-07 |
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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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Retribution | Anders Muller | 2023-08-23 |
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Oppenheimer | Vannevar Bush | 2023-07-19 |
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Wrong Turn | Scott Shaw | 2021-01-26 |
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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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Breaking News in Yuba County | Karl Buttons | 2021-01-28 |
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Chance | Coach Mike | 2020-04-09 |
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Guardians of Life | 2020-02-06 | |
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Alan Pakula: Going for Truth | Self | 2019-10-12 |
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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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Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Secretary of Defense James Riley | 2018-06-27 |
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Speed Kills | George Bush | 2018-11-16 |
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Backtrace | MacDonald | 2018-12-14 |
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Filmworker | Self | 2018-05-11 |
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47 Meters Down | Taylor | 2017-05-25 |
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The Hippopotamus | Michael Logan | 2017-03-08 |
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The Confirmation | Kyle | 2016-03-18 |
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Come diventare grandi nonostante i genitori | Bob Riley | 2016-11-23 |
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Army of One | Dr. Ross | 2016-11-04 |
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Revengeance | Sid | 2016-09-15 |
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Merry Xmas | Abe | 2015-04-19 |
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Unity | Narrator (voice) | 2015-08-12 |
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The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards | Theodore Foster | 2015-03-25 |
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The Brainwashing of My Dad | Himself - Narrator | 2015-07-29 |
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How Bizarre: The Story of an Otara Millionaire | Himself | 2014-08-25 |
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Kubrick Remembered | Self | 2014-11-04 |
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Altar | Alec | 2014-12-27 |
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Guests | Theodore Foster | 2014-08-29 |
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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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The Dark Knight Rises | Foley | 2012-07-17 |
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Girl in Progress | Dr. Harford | 2012-05-11 |
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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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Mulberry St. | Self | 2010-07-17 |
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The Trial | Mac | 2010-09-10 |
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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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Garden of Eden | David's Father | 2008-01-01 |
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Santa: The Fascist Years | Narrator (voice) | 2008-12-01 |
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I Think I Thought | Joe | 2008-04-25 |
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Cowboy | Cowboy | 2008-06-12 |
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Sex and Lies in Sin City | Ted Binion | 2008-10-25 |
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Have Dreams, Will Travel | Ben's Father | 2007-05-21 |
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Go Go Tales | Johnie Ruby | 2007-05-23 |
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The Neighbor | Jeff | 2007-12-15 |
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Kettle of Fish | Mel | 2006-10-15 |
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Mary | Tony Childress / Jesus | 2005-11-18 |
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Opa! | Eric | 2005-11-13 |
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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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Hollywood North | Bobby Myers | 2004-01-12 |
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Funky Monkey | Alec McCall | 2004-09-17 |
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The Winning Season | Honus Wagner | 2004-04-03 |
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Le Divorce | Tellman | 2003-08-08 |
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Overnight | Self | 2003-06-12 |
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Redeemer | Paul Freeman | 2002-01-31 |
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Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Self | 2001-05-02 |
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The Shipment | Mitch Garrett | 2001-10-01 |
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In the Shadows | Eric | 2001-06-24 |
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Nobody's Baby | Sonny | 2001-01-01 |
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Bamboozled | Himself | 2000-10-06 |
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Flowers for Algernon | Charlie Gordon | 2000-02-20 |
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Very Mean Men | Bartender | 2000-06-10 |
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Notting Hill | Actor (uncredited) | 1999-05-21 |
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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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The Real Blonde | Joe | 1998-02-27 |
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The American | Christopher Newman | 1998-12-26 |
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | Self | 1998-01-01 |
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Surviving the Dust Bowl | Lawrence Svobida (voice) | 1998-03-02 |
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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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The Blackout | Matty | 1997-06-11 |
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American Cinema | Narrator | 1995-01-23 |
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Cutthroat Island | William Shaw | 1995-12-22 |
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Fluke | Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke | 1995-06-02 |
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Bye Bye Love | Dave Goldman | 1995-03-16 |
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The Browning Version | Frank Hunter | 1994-06-08 |
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Jacob | Jakob | 1994-12-04 |
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The Tree | Boy as Middle-Aged Man / Boy as Old Man | 1993-02-25 |
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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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Short Cuts | Dr. Ralph Wyman | 1993-10-01 |
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Equinox | Henry Petosa / Freddy Ace | 1992-09-18 |
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Wind | Will Parker | 1992-09-11 |
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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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La partita | Francesco Sacredo | 1988-10-28 |
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Married to the Mob | Mike Downey | 1988-08-19 |
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Orphans | Treat | 1987-09-18 |
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Full Metal Jacket | Pvt. Joker | 1987-06-26 |
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Vision Quest | Louden Swain | 1985-02-15 |
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The Hotel New Hampshire | Chip Dove / Ernst | 1984-03-09 |
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Birdy | Birdy | 1984-12-14 |
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Mrs. Soffel | Jack Biddle | 1984-12-26 |
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Streamers | Billy | 1983-09-05 |
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Private School | Jim Green | 1983-06-29 |
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Baby It's You | Steve | 1983-03-04 |
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Amy and the Angel | Randy | 1982-09-22 |
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Michael Caton-Jones: This Broxburn Boy's Life | Self |