Biography
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.
Filmography
all 147
Movies 125
TV Shows 22
self 21
Producer 10
Director 6
Narrator 4
Voice 2
Richard Dreyer

Zero Day (2025)
TV
Executive Producer

I Hope This Helps! (2024)
Movie
Greg Townsend

Hard Miles (2024)
Movie
Anders Muller

Retribution (2023)
Movie
1
Vannevar Bush

Oppenheimer (2023)
Movie
7.76
Bo (voice) / Executive Producer

My Love Affair with Marriage (2023)
Movie
Narrator (voice)

Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations (2023)
Movie
Producer

Downwind (2023)
Movie
Executive Producer

The Fuse (2022)
Movie
Narrator

Against the Current (2021)
Movie
Karl Buttons

Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
Movie
Scott Shaw

Wrong Turn (2021)
Movie
10
Coach Mike

Chance (2020)
Movie
Congressman Cliff Williams

Miss Virginia (2019)
Movie
Michael Trainer

Foster Boy (2019)
Movie
Thanks

Red Ink (2019)
Movie
Dr. Fisher

Sanctuary (2019)
TV
The Man in the Red Tie

Surveillance (2019)
Movie
MacDonald

Backtrace (2018)
Movie
George Bush

Speed Kills (2018)
Movie
Secretary of Defense James Riley

Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018)
Movie
6.71
Michael Logan

The Hippopotamus (2017)
Movie
Dr. Ross

Army of One (2016)
Movie
6
Sid / Executive Producer

Revengeance (2016)
Movie
Martin Brenner

Stranger Things (2016)
TV
6.94
Director

Super Sex (2016)
Movie
Executive Producer

Last Days of Coney Island (2015)
Movie
Narrator (voice)

Unity (2015)
Movie
Ivan Turing

Proof (2015)
TV
5
Theodore Foster

The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards (2015)
Movie
Alec Hamilton

Altar (2014)
Movie
Theodore Foster

Guests (2014)
Movie
John Sculley

Jobs (2013)
Movie
6
Duncan Dungy

Family Weekend (2013)
Movie
6
Dr. Michael Ranger

CAT. 8 (2013)
TV
6
Dr. Harford

Girl in Progress (2012)
Movie
John Thain

Too Big to Fail (2011)
Movie
John Doe

Jesus Was a Commie (2011)
Movie
Mr. Jack / Executive Producer

Little Fish, Strange Pond (2009)
Movie
Ted Binion

Sex and Lies in Sin City (2008)
Movie
Mr. Houston

Mia and the Migoo (2008)
Movie
David's Father

Garden of Eden (2008)
Movie
Johnie Ruby

Go Go Tales (2007)
Movie
Ben's Father

Have Dreams, Will Travel (2007)
Movie
Mel / Executive Producer

Kettle of Fish (2006)
Movie
Professor Jake Macklin

The Bedford Diaries (2006)
TV
Tony Childress / Jesus

Mary (2005)
Movie
Eric

Opa! (2005)
Movie
Sullivan Groff

Weeds (2005)
TV
6.02
Jefferson Billings

Transporter 2 (2005)
Movie
5.61
Samson Wheeler

Into the West (2005)
TV
3.5
Alec McCall

Funky Monkey (2004)
Movie
Self - Guest

The Tony Danza Show (2004)
TV
Honus Wagner

The Winning Season (2004)
Movie
Bobby Myers

Hollywood North (2004)
Movie
Tellman

Le Divorce (2003)
Movie
Fritz Gerlich

Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
TV
6
Paul Freeman

Redeemer (2002)
Movie
Jack Robinson

Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001)
TV
6
Mitch Garrett

The Shipment (2001)
Movie
Himself

Bamboozled (2000)
Movie
Bartender

Very Mean Men (2000)
Movie
Charlie Gordon

Flowers for Algernon (2000)
Movie
Dr. Ollie Powers

Any Given Sunday (1999)
Movie
Johnnie Cooper / Director / Writer

One Last Score (1999)
Movie
Marco Arlens

The West Wing (1999)
TV
5.66
Gordon Rickett

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
TV
6.64
Actor (uncredited)

Notting Hill (1999)
Movie
9
Christopher Newman

The American (1998)
Movie
Self - Guest

So Graham Norton (1998)
TV
Lawrence Svobida

Surviving the Dust Bowl (1998)
Movie
Sammy Ayers

What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)
Movie
Walter Schmeiss

The Maker (1997)
Movie
Director

Ecce Pirate (1997)
Movie
William Shaw

Cutthroat Island (1995)
Movie
Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke

Fluke (1995)
Movie
Self - Guest

Lo + plus (1995)
TV
Dave Goldman

Bye Bye Love (1995)
Movie
Narrator

American Cinema (1995)
Movie
Jacob

Jacob (1994)
Movie
Frank Hunter

The Browning Version (1994)
Movie
Narrator

American Cinema (1994)
TV
Dr. Don Francis

And the Band Played On (1993)
Movie
Dr. Ralph Wyman

Short Cuts (1993)
Movie
7
Boy as Middle-Aged Man / Boy as Old Man

The Tree (1993)
Movie
Director

When I Was a Boy (1993)
Movie
Henry Petosa / Freddy Ace

Equinox (1992)
Movie
Will Parker

Wind (1992)
Movie
Drake Goodman

Pacific Heights (1990)
Movie
6
Dennis Dearborn

Memphis Belle (1990)
Movie
5.45
Wild Bill Hamer

The Lemon Sisters (1989)
Movie
Joe Slovak

Gross Anatomy (1989)
Movie
Francesco Sacredo

The Gamble (1988)
Movie
Self - Guest

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
TV
Mike Downey

Married to the Mob (1988)
Movie
2
Treat

Orphans (1987)
Movie
Pvt. Joker

Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Movie
6.51
Louden Swain

Vision Quest (1985)
Movie
Jack Biddle

Mrs. Soffel (1984)
Movie
Birdy

Birdy (1984)
Movie
Chip Dove / Ernst

The Hotel New Hampshire (1984)
Movie
8
Jim Green

Private School (1983)
Movie
Self - Host

Saturday Night Live (1975)
TV
6.36
Sammy Ayers

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
TV
8.33
Bertie

The Flying House
Movie
Bill Braddock

The Better Sister
TV
Executive Producer

Keepers of the Wild
Movie
Cowboy

Cowboy
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1959-03-22 (65 years old)
Birth NameMatthew Avery Modine
Birth PlaceLoma Linda, United States
ChildrenRuby Modine
FatherMark Alexander Modine
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesNew York City, United States
Also Known AsМэттью Модайн, 매튜 모딘, Мэтью Модайн, マシュー・モディーン, 马修·莫迪恩
AwardsScreen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, Volpi Cup for Best Actor
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