Actor
Matthew Modine
Born 22 March 1959 · Loma Linda, California, USA
Matthew Modine is an American actor who rose to prominence in the 1980s. He is best known as Private "Joker" in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, and for lead roles in Birdy and Married to the Mob. He later worked steadily in films by Robert Altman and Christopher Nolan, and on television.
Key films
Birdy (1984)
Early lead role as a traumatised Vietnam veteran, showing his dramatic range under director Alan Parker.
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Played Private Joker in Kubrick's Vietnam War film, his most iconic role.
Married to the Mob (1988)
Starred opposite Michelle Pfeiffer in Jonathan Demme's comedy, showing his lighter leading-man side.
Short Cuts (1993)
Part of Robert Altman's ensemble, which received a special Golden Globe.
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Supporting role in Christopher Nolan's blockbuster, marking a high-profile later-career return.
Key awards
- 1983: Volpi Cup for Best Actor, Venice Film Festival (shared with the ensemble of Streamers)
- 1993: Special Golden Globe Award (shared with the ensemble of Short Cuts)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 124
- 1982Amy and the Angel · as RandyActor
- 1983Private School · as Jim GreenActor
- 1983Baby It's You · as SteveActor
- 1983Streamers · as BillyActor
- 1984Birdy · as BirdyActor
- 1984The Hotel New Hampshire · as Chip Dove / ErnstActor
- 1984Mrs. Soffel · as Jack BiddleActor
- 1985Vision Quest · as Louden SwainActor
- 1987Full Metal Jacket · as Pvt. JokerActor
- 1987Orphans · as TreatActor
- 1988Married to the Mob · as Mike DowneyActor
- 1988The Gamble · as Francesco SacredoActor
- 1989Gross Anatomy · as Joe SlovakActor
- 1989The Lemon Sisters · as Wild Bill HamerActor
- 1990Memphis Belle · as Dennis DearbornActor
- 1990Pacific Heights · as Drake GoodmanActor
- 1992Wind · as Will ParkerActor
- 1992Equinox · as Henry Petosa / Freddy AceActor
- 1993Short Cuts · as Dr. Ralph WymanActor
- 1993And the Band Played On · as Dr. Don FrancisActor
- 1993Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman in Carver Country · as SelfActor
- 1993The Tree · as Boy as Middle-Aged Man / Boy as Old ManActor
- 1993When I Was a BoyDirector
- 1994The Browning Version · as Frank HunterActor
- 1994Jacob · as JakobActor
- 1995Cutthroat Island · as William ShawActor
- 1995Fluke · as Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of FlukeActor
- 1995Bye Bye Love · as Dave GoldmanActor
- 1997The Blackout · as MattyActor
- 1997What the Deaf Man Heard · as Sammy AyersActor
- 1997The Maker · as Walter SchmeissActor
- 1997Ecce Pirate · as NarratorActor
- 1997Ecce PirateDirector
- 1998The Real Blonde · as JoeActor
- 1998Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman · as SelfActor
- 1998The American · as Christopher NewmanActor
- 1998Surviving the Dust Bowl · as Lawrence Svobida (voice)Actor
- 1999Notting Hill · as Actor (uncredited)Actor
- 1999Any Given Sunday · as Dr. Ollie PowersActor
- 1999If... Dog... Rabbit · as Johnnie CooperActor
- 1999If... Dog... RabbitDirector
- 2000Bamboozled · as HimselfActor
- 2000Flowers for Algernon · as Charlie GordonActor
- 2000Very Mean Men · as BartenderActor
- 2001Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film · as SelfActor
- 2001Nobody's Baby · as SonnyActor
- 2001In the Shadows · as EricActor
- 2001The Shipment · as Mitch GarrettActor
- 2002Redeemer · as Paul FreemanActor
- 2002World Birth Day · as Self - Narrator(voice)Actor
- 2003Le Divorce · as TellmanActor
- 2003Overnight · as SelfActor
- 2004Funky Monkey · as Alec McCallActor
- 2004Hollywood North · as Bobby MyersActor
- 2004The Winning Season · as Honus WagnerActor
- 2005Transporter 2 · as Jefferson BillingsActor
- 2005Mary · as Tony Childress / JesusActor
- 2005Opa! · as EricActor
- 2005Odyssey in RomeActor
- 2006Kettle of Fish · as MelActor
- 2007Have Dreams, Will Travel · as Ben's FatherActor
- 2007The Neighbor · as JeffActor
- 2008Go Go Tales · as Johnie RubyActor
- 2008Garden of Eden · as David's FatherActor
- 2008Santa: The Fascist Years · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2008Cowboy · as CowboyActor
- 2008CowboyDirector
- 2008I Think I Thought · as JoeActor
- 2008I Think I ThoughtDirector
- 2009Little Fish, Strange Pond · as Mr. JackActor
- 2009Sex and Lies in Sin City · as Ted BinionActor
- 2009PoliWood · as SelfActor
- 2010The Trial · as MacActor
- 2010Mulberry St. · as SelfActor
- 2011Too Big to Fail · as John ThainActor
- 2011Adventures in Plymptoons! · as SelfActor
- 2011The Winsor McCay Resurrection ProjectDirector
- 2011Jesus Was a Commie · as HimselfActor
- 2011Jesus Was a CommieDirector
- 2012The Dark Knight Rises · as FoleyActor
- 2012Girl in Progress · as Dr. HarfordActor
- 2013Jobs · as John SculleyActor
- 2013Family Weekend · as Duncan DungyActor
- 2013CAT. 8 · as Dr. Michael RangerActor
- 2014Altar · as AlecActor
- 2014Kubrick Remembered · as SelfActor
- 2014Guests · as Theodore FosterActor
- 2014How Bizarre: The Story of an Otara Millionaire · as SelfActor
- 2015The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards · as Theodore FosterActor
- 2015Unity · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2015The Brainwashing of My Dad · as Himself - NarratorActor
- 2015Merry Xmas · as AbeActor
- 2016Army of One · as Dr. RossActor
- 2016How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents · as Bob RileyActor
- 2016The Confirmation · as KyleActor
- 2016Revengeance · as SidActor
- 2016Super SexDirector
- 201747 Meters Down · as TaylorActor
- 2017The Hippopotamus · as Michael LoganActor
- 2018Sicario: Day of the Soldado · as Secretary of Defense James RileyActor
- 2018Backtrace · as MacDonaldActor
- 2018Speed Kills · as George BushActor
- 2018Filmworker · as SelfActor
- 2018The Green FogActor
- 2019Foster Boy · as Michael TrainerActor
- 2019Miss Virginia · as Congressman Cliff WilliamsActor
- 2019Alan Pakula: Going for Truth · as SelfActor
- 2020Guardians of LifeActor
- 2020Chance · as Coach MikeActor
- 2021Wrong Turn · as Scott ShawActor
- 2021Breaking News in Yuba County · as Karl ButtonsActor
- 2021Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal · as Rick SingerActor
- 2021Against the Current · as NarratorActor
- 2023Oppenheimer · as Vannevar BushActor
- 2023Retribution · as Anders MullerActor
- 2023My Love Affair with Marriage · as Bo (voice)Actor
- 2023Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations · as Narrator (voice)Actor
- 2023The Martini Shot · as SteveActor
- 2023I Am What You ImagineDirector
- 2024Hard Miles · as Greg TownsendActor
- 2025Behind the Curtain: Stranger Things: The First Shadow · as Self - 'Stranger Things' Dr BrennerActor
- 2026Protector · as Colonel Joseph LavelleActor
- 2026Accidental Truth: Next - Beyond UFO Disclosure · as Self - NarratorActor
- 2027Godzilla x Kong: SupernovaActor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.