Matthew Modine

Career timeline

1. 1951 · Screen debut

   Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV)

2. 1959 · Born

   Born in Loma Linda, California, USA

3. 1989 · Breakthrough

   The Simpsons (TV)

4. 2010 · First production

   The Trial (Movie)

5. 2016 · Directing debut

   Super Sex (Movie)

6. 2016 · Writing debut

   Super Sex (Movie)

7. 2026 · Latest release

   Protector (Movie)

Career in numbers

1 1950s

12 1980s

17 1990s

13 2000s

21 2010s

10 2020s

• Drama52
• Comedy26
• Crime12
• Romance12
• Thriller11
• Action10

Highest-rated title Stranger Things 2016 8.5 Most popular title Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999 8.0

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Matthew Modine in our catalogue.

Christopher Nolan

2 titles together

1. 2027 Godzilla x Kong: Supernova Upcoming as General Fulton Movie
2. 2026 Protector as Colonel Joseph Lavelle 8.4 Movie
3. 2025 The Better Sister as Bill Braddock 6.9 TV
4. 2025 Zero Day as Richard Dreyer 7.0 TV
5. 2024 Hard Miles as Greg Townsend 6.9 Movie
6. 2023 Retribution as Anders Muller 6.5 Movie
7. 2023 Oppenheimer as Vannevar Bush 8.0 Movie
8. 2023 My Love Affair with Marriage as Bo (voice) Movie
9. 2021 Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal as Rick Singer 6.8 Movie
10. 2021 Breaking News in Yuba County as Karl Buttons 5.9 Movie
11. 2021 Wrong Turn as Scott Shaw 6.0 Movie
12. 2018 Backtrace as MacDonald 5.0 Movie
13. 2018 Speed Kills as George Bush 5.4 Movie
14. 2018 Sicario: Day of the Soldado as Secretary of Defense James Riley 7.0 Movie
15. 2017 47 Meters Down as Taylor 5.8 Movie
16. 2017 The Hippopotamus as Michael Logan 6.3 Movie
17. 2016 How to Grow Up Despite Your Parents as Bob Riley 6.8 Movie
18. 2016 Army of One as Dr. Ross 5.2 Movie
19. 2016 Stranger Things as Dr. Martin Brenner 8.5 TV
20. 2016 The Confirmation as Kyle 6.4 Movie
21. 2015 Unity as Narrator (voice) 7.5 Movie
22. 2015 Proof as Ivan Turing 6.5 TV
23. 2015 The Heyday of the Insensitive Bastards as Theodore Foster 4.8 Movie
24. 2014 Altar as Alec 4.9 Movie
25. 2013 Jobs as John Sculley 6.1 Movie
26. 2013 Family Weekend as Duncan Dungy 6.3 Movie
27. 2013 CAT. 8 as Dr. Michael Ranger 6.5 TV
28. 2012 The Dark Knight Rises as Foley 7.8 Movie
29. 2012 Girl in Progress as Dr. Harford 5.6 Movie
30. 2011 Too Big to Fail as John Thain 6.9 Movie
31. 2010 The Trial as Mac 5.8 Movie
32. 2009 Sex and Lies in Sin City as Ted Binion Movie
33. 2008 Garden of Eden as David's Father 4.7 Movie
34. 2008 Go Go Tales as Johnie Ruby 5.6 Movie
35. 2007 Have Dreams, Will Travel as Ben's Father 7.6 Movie
36. 2006 The Bedford Diaries as Jake Macklin TV
37. 2005 Mary as Tony Childress / Jesus 5.8 Movie
38. 2005 Weeds as Sullivan Groff 7.5 TV
39. 2005 Transporter 2 as Jefferson Billings 6.3 Movie
40. 2005 Into the West as Samson Wheeler 8.0 TV
41. 2004 Funky Monkey as Alec McCall 6.2 Movie
42. 2003 Le Divorce as Tellman 4.9 Movie
43. 2003 Hitler: The Rise of Evil as Fritz Gerlich 7.1 TV
44. 2001 Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story as Jack Robinson 6.8 TV
45. 1999 Any Given Sunday as Dr. Ollie Powers 6.8 Movie
46. 1999 The West Wing as Marco Arlens 8.3 TV
47. 1999 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Gordon Rickett 8.0 TV
48. 1999 Notting Hill as Actor (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
49. 1998 The Real Blonde as Joe 5.3 Movie
50. 1997 What the Deaf Man Heard as Sammy Ayers 6.4 Movie
51. 1997 The Blackout as Matty 5.8 Movie
52. 1995 Cutthroat Island as William Shaw 5.8 Movie
53. 1995 Fluke as Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke 7.0 Movie
54. 1995 Bye Bye Love as Dave Goldman 6.1 Movie
55. 1994 Jacob as Jakob 6.7 Movie
56. 1994 The Browning Version as Frank Hunter 6.4 Movie
57. 1993 Short Cuts as Dr. Ralph Wyman 7.2 Movie
58. 1993 And the Band Played On as Dr. Don Francis 6.5 Movie
59. 1992 Wind as Will Parker 6.2 Movie
60. 1990 Pacific Heights as Drake Goodman 6.3 Movie
61. 1990 Memphis Belle as Dennis Dearborn 6.8 Movie
62. 1989 The Simpsons as Dr. Stern (voice) 8.0 TV
63. 1989 Gross Anatomy as Joe Slovak 5.7 Movie
64. 1988 Married to the Mob as Mike Downey 6.0 Movie
65. 1987 Full Metal Jacket as Pvt. Joker 8.1 Movie
66. 1985 Vision Quest as Louden Swain 6.4 Movie
67. 1984 Mrs. Soffel as Jack Biddle 6.0 Movie
68. 1984 Birdy as Birdy 7.1 Movie
69. 1984 The Hotel New Hampshire as Chip Dove / Ernst 5.7 Movie
70. 1983 Streamers as Billy 5.7 Movie
71. 1983 Private School as Jim Green 5.7 Movie
72. 1983 Baby It's You as Steve 6.1 Movie
73. 1982 American Playhouse as Eugene O'Neill TV
74. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Sammy Ayers TV

1. 2026 Protector 8.4 Movie

1. 2016 Super Sex Movie

1. 2016 Super Sex Movie
2. 2010 The Trial 5.8 Movie

1. 2016 Super Sex Movie

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