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Matthew Modine

American actor and filmmaker (born 1959)

Matthew Modine is an American actor and filmmaker who shared the Venice Volpi Cup with the ensemble of Robert Altman's Streamers. He led Birdy and Vision Quest in the 1980s and played Marine James T. Joker Davis in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. Later work includes Short Cuts, The Dark Knight Rises, Oppenheimer and Dr. Martin Brenner in Netflix's Stranger Things, with Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for And the Band Played On.

Matthew Modine appears in 5 films in The Rerun, from 1984 to 2013. Most of that work is in drama, crime and war. Frequent collaborators in The Rerun: Stanley Kubrick (2).

Known for

  • Full Metal Jacket (1987), James T. Joker Davis. Played the Marine at the centre of Stanley Kubrick’s Vietnam War film.
  • Stranger Things (2016), Dr. Martin Brenner. Played Dr. Martin Brenner in the Netflix series.
  • Birdy (1984). One of his lead roles of the 1980s.
  • Married to the Mob (1988). A lead role in the 1988 crime comedy.
  • And the Band Played On (1993), Dr. Don Francis. The HBO film that earned him Golden Globe and Emmy nominations.

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Quick answers

What movies and TV shows has Matthew Modine been in?
Matthew Modine appears in Jobs (2013), Transporter 2 (2005), Married to the Mob (1988), Full Metal Jacket (1987) and Birdy (1984) on The Remote.
When was Matthew Modine born?
Matthew Modine was born on 22 March 1959.

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