About

Known credits:
172
Birthday:
1959-03-22
Place of birth:
Loma Linda, California, USA
Website:

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

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
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 Peter Foley 77
Good
2012 Girl in Progress Actor Dr. Harford 58
Average
2011 Too Big to Fail Actor John Thain 62
Fair
2011 Wrinkles Actor (voice) 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 58
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
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 66
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 59
Average
1987 Orphans Actor Treat 58
Average
1987 Full Metal Jacket Actor Pvt. Joker 80
Very good
1985 Vision Quest Actor Louden Swain 60
Fair
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
Cowboy Actor Cowboy 59
Average
Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers Actor Martin Brenner N/A
N/A
Zero Day Actor Richard Dreyer N/A
N/A
The Better Sister Actor Bill Braddock N/A
N/A

Directing

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

Writing

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

Production

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 58
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

Sound

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

1997 Ecce Pirate Art Set Decoration N/A
N/A
1993 When I Was a Boy Art Art Direction N/A
N/A

Camera

1997 Ecce Pirate Camera Camera Operator N/A
N/A

Costume & Make-Up

1997 Ecce Pirate Costume & Make-Up Costume Supervisor N/A
N/A

Crew

2019 Red Ink Crew Thanks 59
Average
1997 Ecce Pirate Crew Cinematography N/A
N/A

Editing

1993 When I Was a Boy Editing Editor N/A
N/A