About
Matthew Modine
Overview
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, ex-CIA/football star turned chimpanzee trainer Alec McCall in Funky Monkey, and the oversexed Sullivan Groff in Weeds.
Known for
Acting |
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2024 | Hard Miles | Actor | Greg Townsend | 58 Average |
2023 | The Martini Shot | Actor | Steve | 59 Average |
2023 | Retribution | Actor | Anders Muller | 64 Fair |
2023 | Oppenheimer | Actor | Vannevar Bush | 79 Good |
2023 | My Love Affair with Marriage | Actor | Bo (voice) | 59 Average |
2023 | Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 59 Average |
2021 | Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal | Actor | Rick Singer | 60 Fair |
2021 | Against the Current | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
2021 | Breaking News in Yuba County | Actor | Karl Buttons | 58 Average |
2021 | Wrong Turn | Actor | Scott Shaw | 59 Average |
2020 | Chance | Actor | Coach Mike | 58 Average |
2020 | Guardians of Life | Actor | 59 Average |
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2019 | Miss Virginia | Actor | Congressman Cliff Williams | 59 Average |
2019 | Alan Pakula: Going for Truth | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2019 | Foster Boy | Actor | Michael Trainer | 59 Average |
2018 | Backtrace | Actor | MacDonald | 56 Average |
2018 | Speed Kills | Actor | George Bush | 58 Average |
2018 | Sicario: Day of the Soldado | Actor | Secretary of Defense James Riley | 67 Fair |
2018 | Filmworker | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
2017 | 47 Meters Down | Actor | Taylor | 58 Average |
2017 | The Hippopotamus | Actor | Michael Logan | 59 Average |
2016 | How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents | Actor | Bob Riley | 62 Fair |
2016 | Army of One | Actor | Dr. Ross | 56 Average |
2016 | Revengeance | Actor | Sid | 58 Average |
2016 | Stranger Things | Actor | Martin Brenner | 85 Very good |
2016 | The Confirmation | Actor | Kyle | 60 Fair |
2015 | Unity | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 60 Fair |
2015 | The Brainwashing of My Dad | Actor | Himself - Narrator | 59 Average |
2015 | Proof | Actor | Ivan Turing | 67 Fair |
2015 | Merry Xmas | Actor | Abe | 58 Average |
2015 | The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards | Actor | Theodore Foster | 58 Average |
2014 | Altar | Actor | Alec | 57 Average |
2014 | Kubrick Remembered | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2014 | Guests | Actor | Theodore Foster | 59 Average |
2014 | How Bizarre: The Story of an Otara Millionaire | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2013 | Jobs | Actor | John Sculley | 60 Fair |
2013 | Family Weekend | Actor | Duncan Dungy | 60 Fair |
2013 | CAT. 8 | Actor | Dr. Michael Ranger | 68 Fair |
2013 | CAT. 8 | Actor | Dr. Michael Ranger | 59 Average |
2012 | The Dark Knight Rises | Actor | Foley | 77 Good |
2012 | Girl in Progress | Actor | Dr. Harford | 58 Average |
2011 | Too Big to Fail | Actor | John Thain | 62 Fair |
2011 | Adventures in Plymptoons! | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2011 | Jesus Was a Commie | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
2010 | The Trial | Actor | Mac | 58 Average |
2010 | Mulberry St. | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2009 | Little Fish, Strange Pond | Actor | Mr. Jack | 57 Average |
2009 | PoliWood | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2008 | Santa: The Fascist Years | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 59 Average |
2008 | Sex and Lies in Sin City | Actor | Ted Binion | 58 Average |
2008 | I Think I Thought | Actor | Joe | N/A N/A |
2008 | Garden of Eden | Actor | David's Father | 58 Average |
2007 | The Neighbor | Actor | Jeff | 58 Average |
2007 | Go Go Tales | Actor | Johnie Ruby | 58 Average |
2007 | Have Dreams, Will Travel | Actor | Ben's Father | 60 Fair |
2006 | Kettle of Fish | Actor | Mel | 58 Average |
2006 | The Bedford Diaries | Actor | Jake Macklin | 70 Good |
2005 | Mary | Actor | Tony Childress / Jesus | 58 Average |
2005 | Opa! | Actor | Eric | 58 Average |
2005 | Odyssey in Rome | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2005 | Transporter 2 | Actor | Jefferson Billings | 62 Fair |
2005 | Into the West | Actor | Samson Wheeler | 74 Good |
2004 | Funky Monkey | Actor | Alec McCall | 59 Average |
2004 | The Winning Season | Actor | Honus Wagner | 58 Average |
2004 | Mon voisin du dessus | Actor | Jeff | 58 Average |
2004 | Hollywood North | Actor | Bobby Myers | 58 Average |
2003 | Le Divorce | Actor | Tellman | 56 Average |
2003 | Overnight | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Actor | Fritz Gerlich | 59 Average |
2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | Actor | Fritz Gerlich | 70 Good |
2002 | Redeemer | Actor | Paul Freeman | 59 Average |
2001 | Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story | Actor | Jack Robinson | 68 Fair |
2001 | The Shipment | Actor | Mitch Garrett | 59 Average |
2001 | In the Shadows | Actor | Eric | 58 Average |
2001 | Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures | Actor | Self | 63 Fair |
2001 | Nobody's Baby | Actor | Sonny | 58 Average |
2000 | Bamboozled | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
2000 | Very Mean Men | Actor | Bartender | 59 Average |
2000 | Flowers for Algernon | Actor | Charlie Gordon | 58 Average |
1999 | Any Given Sunday | Actor | Dr. Ollie Powers | 65 Fair |
1999 | One Last Score | Actor | Johnnie Cooper | 58 Average |
1999 | Notting Hill | Actor | Actor (uncredited) | 71 Good |
1998 | The American | Actor | Christopher Newman | 59 Average |
1998 | Surviving the Dust Bowl | Actor | Lawrence Svobida (voice) | N/A N/A |
1998 | The Real Blonde | Actor | Joe | 58 Average |
1998 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
1997 | What the Deaf Man Heard | Actor | Sammy Ayers | 59 Average |
1997 | The Maker | Actor | Walter Schmeiss | 58 Average |
1997 | The Blackout | Actor | Matty | 58 Average |
1997 | Ecce Pirate | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
1995 | Cutthroat Island | Actor | William Shaw | 58 Average |
1995 | Fluke | Actor | Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke | 63 Fair |
1995 | Bye Bye Love | Actor | Dave Goldman | 58 Average |
1995 | American Cinema | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
1994 | Jacob | Actor | Jakob | 59 Average |
1994 | The Browning Version | Actor | Frank Hunter | 59 Average |
1993 | And the Band Played On | Actor | Dr. Don Francis | 59 Average |
1993 | Short Cuts | Actor | Dr. Ralph Wyman | 66 Fair |
1993 | Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
1993 | The Tree | Actor | Boy as Middle-Aged Man / Boy as Old Man | 58 Average |
1992 | Equinox | Actor | Henry Petosa / Freddy Ace | 58 Average |
1992 | Wind | Actor | Will Parker | 59 Average |
1990 | Pacific Heights | Actor | Drake Goodman | 60 Fair |
1990 | Memphis Belle | Actor | Dennis Dearborn | 62 Fair |
1989 | The Lemon Sisters | Actor | Wild Bill Hamer | 58 Average |
1989 | Gross Anatomy | Actor | Joe Slovak | 58 Average |
1988 | The Gamble | Actor | Francesco Sacredo | 58 Average |
1988 | Married to the Mob | Actor | Mike Downey | 58 Average |
1987 | Orphans | Actor | Treat | 58 Average |
1987 | Full Metal Jacket | Actor | Pvt. Joker | 80 Very good |
1985 | Vision Quest | Actor | Louden Swain | 59 Average |
1984 | Mrs. Soffel | Actor | Jack Biddle | 59 Average |
1984 | Birdy | Actor | Birdy | 65 Fair |
1984 | The Hotel New Hampshire | Actor | Chip Dove / Ernst | 58 Average |
1983 | Streamers | Actor | Billy | 58 Average |
1983 | Private School | Actor | Jim Green | 58 Average |
1983 | Baby It's You | Actor | Steve | 59 Average |
1982 | Amy and the Angel | Actor | Randy | 59 Average |
Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers | Actor | Martin Brenner | N/A N/A |
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Cowboy | Actor | Cowboy | 59 Average |
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The Better Sister | Actor | Bill Braddock | N/A N/A |
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Zero Day | Actor | Richard Dreyer | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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2023 | I Am What You Imagine | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2016 | Super Sex | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
2011 | The Winsor McCay Resurrection Project | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2011 | Jesus Was a Commie | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2008 | I Think I Thought | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1999 | One Last Score | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1997 | Ecce Pirate | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1993 | When I Was a Boy | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Cowboy | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
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Writing |
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2023 | I Am What You Imagine | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2021 | Against the Current | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2016 | Super Sex | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
2015 | Merry Xmas | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
2011 | The Winsor McCay Resurrection Project | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2011 | Jesus Was a Commie | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2008 | I Think I Thought | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1999 | One Last Score | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1997 | Ecce Pirate | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1993 | When I Was a Boy | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
Cowboy | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
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Production |
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2024 | I Hope This Helps! | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
2023 | My Love Affair with Marriage | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
2023 | Downwind | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
2022 | The Fuse | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
2016 | Revengeance | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
2016 | Super Sex | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
2015 | Last Days of Coney Island | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
2015 | The Brainwashing of My Dad | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
2011 | Jesus Was a Commie | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
2010 | The Trial | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
2009 | Little Fish, Strange Pond | Production | Executive Producer | 57 Average |
2008 | I Think I Thought | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
2006 | Kettle of Fish | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
1997 | Ecce Pirate | Production | Casting | N/A N/A |
1997 | Ecce Pirate | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1997 | Ecce Pirate | Production | Post Production Coordinator | N/A N/A |
1993 | When I Was a Boy | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1993 | When I Was a Boy | Production | Casting | N/A N/A |
Keepers of the Wild | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
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Sound |
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1997 | Ecce Pirate | Sound | Supervising Sound Editor | N/A N/A |
1997 | Ecce Pirate | Sound | Music Supervisor | N/A N/A |
1993 | When I Was a Boy | Sound | Music Supervisor | N/A N/A |
Art |
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1997 | Ecce Pirate | Art | Set Decoration | N/A N/A |
1993 | When I Was a Boy | Art | Art Direction | N/A N/A |
Camera |
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1997 | Ecce Pirate | Camera | Camera Operator | N/A N/A |
Costume & Make-Up |
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1997 | Ecce Pirate | Costume & Make-Up | Costume Supervisor | N/A N/A |
Crew |
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2019 | Red Ink | Crew | Thanks | 59 Average |
1997 | Ecce Pirate | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
Editing |
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1993 | When I Was a Boy | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |