Matthew Avery Modine was born in Loma Linda, California, United States, on March 22, 1959, is an American actor. Young Matthew Modine began his professional acting career in 1982. He made his big screen debut in comedy drama film Baby It's You (1983) in role as Steve. He got his television debut in anthology series ABC Afterschool Special (1982) in episode "Amy & the Angel", in role as Randy. Matthew's breakthrough performance came as Private / Sergeant J.T. "Joker" Davis in war drama film Full Metal Jacket (1987). He landed his Broadway debut in a play "The Miracle Worker" (2010) in role as Captain Keller.
Matthew Modine height is 6' 3" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 190.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 190 іn pоunds or 86 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 65 years old. His shoe size is 12.5 US | 46 EU.
Matthew Modine
Photo: Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0
Birth Date:
March 22, 1959
Age:
65 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Aries
Natural hair color:
Blonde
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
6 ft 3 in | 190.5 cm
Net Worth:
$10 Million
Weight:
86 kg | 190 lbs
Shoe Size:
12.5 US | 46 EU
He won the Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role as Billy in drama war film Streamers (1983).
He won the Venice Film Festival Special Volpi Cup for Best Ensemble Cast for his role as Dr. Ralph Wyman in comedy drama film Short Cuts (1993).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role as Dr. Don Francis in docudrama movie And the Band Played On (1993).
He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his role as Henry Petosa / Freddy 'Ace' in drama film Equinox (1992).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for his role as Sammy Ayers in comedy drama movie What the Deaf Man Heard (1997).
He was nominated for the Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television for his role as Charlie Gordon in drama film Flowers for Algernon (2000).
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) - Chip Dove / Ernst
Birdy (1984) - 'Birdy'
Vision Quest (1985) - Louden Swain
Married to the Mob (1988) - FBI Agent Mike Downey
Pacific Heights (1990) - Drake Goodman
Memphis Belle (1990) - Captain Dennis Dearborn
Any Given Sunday (1999) - Dr. Ollie Powers
Transporter 2 (2005) - Senator Jeff Billings
Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018) - James Riley
Foster Boy (2019) - Michael Trainer
Wrong Turn (2021) - Scott
He voiced Bo in musical animated film My Love Affair With Marriage (2022).
Oppenheimer (2023) - Vannevar Bush
He won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for his role as Dr. Martin Brenner in Netflix science fiction horror drama television series Stranger Things (2016-2022).
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001) Hallmark - Jack Robinson
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) CBC and CBS - Fritz Gerlich
The Bedford Diaries (2006) The WB - Professor Jake Macklin
Weeds (2007) Showtime - Sullivan Groff
Proof (2015) TNT - Ivan Turing
Idiotsitter (2017) Comedy Central - Dr. J. Lowe
Sanctuary (2019) - Dr. Fisher
Graduated from Mar Vista High School in 1977.
Studied with Stella Adler at her Conservatory of Acting.
He is the youngest of seven children.
Good friends with actor Eric Stoltz.
Founder of Bicycle For A Day (BFAD).
He played Skip in a play "Resurrection Blues" (2006) at The Old Vic, London.
Loves to paint.
Featured in music videos for:
Madonna "Crazy for You" (1985) and "Gambler" (1985)
Logic "1-800-273-8255" (2017)
Jonas Brothers "What a Man Gotta Do" (2020)
He married makeup and wardrobe stylist Caridad Rivera in 1980, they have one daughter, Ruby Wylder Rivera Modine and a son, Boman Mark Rivera Modine.