Matthew Avery Modine was born on March 22, 1959, and is an American actor and filmmaker.
Matthew Avery Modine rose to prominence through his role as U.S. Marine Private/Sergeant J.T. “Joker” Davis in Full Metal Jacket.
Matthew’s other film roles include the title character in Birdy, the high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest, FBI agent Mike Downey in Married to the Mob, Joe Slovak in Gross Anatomy, William Shaw in Cutthroat Island, Drake Goodman in Pacific Heights, Peter Foley in The Dark Knight Rises, and Dr. Ralph Wyman in Short Cuts.
On television, Modine portrays the villainous Dr. Martin Brenner in Netflix’s Stranger Things, the oversexed Sullivan Groff on Weeds, Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On, and Ivan Turing in Proof.
Modine has been nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for his work in; And the Band Played On and What the Deaf Man Heard and received a special Golden Globe for him and the rest of the ensemble in Short Cuts.
He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for And the Band Played On.
Is Matthew Modine in Back to the Future?
Matthew Modine Reveals Why He Turned Down The Main Roles In ‘Top Gun’ And ‘Back To The Future’ Matthew Modine’s been around the block, and the veteran actor told Jonathan Ross why he decided against taking on Maverick’s role in “Top Gun” and why he passed on Marty McFly in “Back to the Future.”
What happened to Matthew Modine in Stranger Things season 1?
Martin Brenner, played by the Hollywood veteran Matthew Modine. Brenner, who helped Eleven hone her telekinetic powers at the infamous Hawkins National Laboratory, was the show’s main (human) villain until he was mauled by a Demogorgon at the end of Season 1.