Matthew Modine
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2026
Protector
As: Colonel Joseph Lavelle
- 2025
The Better Sister
As: Bill Braddock
- 2025
Zero Day
As: Richard Dreyer
- 2024
Hard Miles
As: Greg Townsend
- 2023
The Martini Shot
As: Steve
- 2023
Retribution
As: Anders Muller
- 2023
Oppenheimer
As: Vannevar Bush
- 2023
My Love Affair with Marriage
As: Bo (voice)
2023Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations
As: Narrator (voice)
2021Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal
As: Rick Singer
2021Against the Current
As: Narrator
2021Breaking News in Yuba County
As: Karl Buttons
2021Wrong Turn
As: Scott Shaw
2020Chance
As: Coach Mike
2019Miss Virginia
As: Congressman Cliff Williams
2019Foster Boy
As: Michael Trainer
2018Backtrace
As: MacDonald
2018Speed Kills
As: George Bush
- 2018
Sicario: Day of the Soldado
As: Secretary of Defense James Riley
201747 Meters Down
As: Taylor
2017The Hippopotamus
As: Michael Logan
2016How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents
As: Bob Riley
2016Army of One
As: Dr. Ross
2016Revengeance
As: Sid
2016Stranger Things
As: Martin Brenner
2016The Confirmation
As: Kyle
2015Unity
As: Narrator (voice)
2015Proof
As: Ivan Turing
2015Merry Xmas
As: Abe
2015The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards
As: Theodore Foster
2014Altar
As: Alec
2014Guests
As: Theodore Foster
2013Jobs
As: John Sculley
2013Family Weekend
As: Duncan Dungy
2013CAT. 8
As: Dr. Michael Ranger
- 2012
The Dark Knight Rises
As: Foley
2012Girl in Progress
As: Dr. Harford
2011Too Big to Fail
As: John Thain
2011The Flying House
As: Bertie (voice)
2010The Trial
As: Mac
2009Little Fish, Strange Pond
As: Mr. Jack
2009Sex and Lies in Sin City
As: Ted Binion
2008Santa: The Fascist Years
As: Narrator (voice)
2008Cowboy
As: Cowboy
2008I Think I Thought
As: Joe
2008Garden of Eden
As: David's Father
2007The Neighbor
As: Jeff
2007Go Go Tales
As: Johnie Ruby
2007Have Dreams, Will Travel
As: Ben's Father
2006Kettle of Fish
As: Mel
2006The Bedford Diaries
As: Jake Macklin
2005Mary
As: Tony Childress / Jesus
2005Opa!
As: Eric
2005Weeds
As: Sullivan Groff
2005Transporter 2
As: Jefferson Billings
2005Into the West
As: Samson Wheeler
2004Funky Monkey
As: Alec McCall
2004The Winning Season
As: Honus Wagner
2004Hollywood North
As: Bobby Myers
2003Le Divorce
As: Tellman
2003Hitler: The Rise of Evil
As: Fritz Gerlich
2002Redeemer
As: Paul Freeman
2001Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story
As: Jack Robinson
2001The Shipment
As: Mitch Garrett
2001In the Shadows
As: Eric
2001Nobody's Baby
As: Sonny
2000Very Mean Men
As: Bartender
2000Flowers for Algernon
As: Charlie Gordon
1999Any Given Sunday
As: Dr. Ollie Powers
1999If... Dog... Rabbit
As: Johnnie Cooper
1999The West Wing
As: Marco Arlens
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Gordon Rickett
- 1999
Notting Hill
As: Actor (uncredited)
1998The American
As: Christopher Newman
1998Surviving the Dust Bowl
As: Lawrence Svobida (voice)
1998The Real Blonde
As: Joe
1997What the Deaf Man Heard
As: Sammy Ayers
1997The Maker
As: Walter Schmeiss
1997The Blackout
As: Matty
1997Ecce Pirate
As: Narrator
1995Cutthroat Island
As: William Shaw
1995Fluke
As: Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke
1995Bye Bye Love
As: Dave Goldman
1995American Cinema
As: Narrator
1994Jacob
As: Jakob
1994The Browning Version
As: Frank Hunter
1993Short Cuts
As: Dr. Ralph Wyman
1993And the Band Played On
As: Dr. Don Francis
1993The Tree
As: Boy as Middle-Aged Man / Boy as Old Man
1992Equinox
As: Henry Petosa / Freddy Ace
1992Wind
As: Will Parker
1990Pacific Heights
As: Drake Goodman
1990Memphis Belle
As: Dennis Dearborn
1989The Simpsons
As: Dr. Stern (voice)
1989The Lemon Sisters
As: Wild Bill Hamer
1989Gross Anatomy
As: Joe Slovak
1988The Gamble
As: Francesco Sacredo
1988Married to the Mob
As: Mike Downey
1987Orphans
As: Treat
- 1987
Full Metal Jacket
As: Pvt. Joker
1985Vision Quest
As: Louden Swain
1984Mrs. Soffel
As: Jack Biddle
1984Birdy
As: Birdy
1984The Hotel New Hampshire
As: Chip Dove / Ernst
1983Streamers
As: Billy
1983Private School
As: Jim Green
1983Baby It's You
As: Steve
1982Amy and the Angel
As: Randy