Matthew Modine

Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American actor, activist, director, producer, writer and cinematographer.^[1]

Matthew Modine
Modine in 2017 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Matthew Avery Modine (1959-03-22) March 22, 1959 (age 66) Loma Linda, California, U.S.
Education	Mar Vista High School
Occupation(s)	Actor, movie producer, movie director, screenwriter, cinematographer, activist, author
Years active	1982-present
Spouse	Caridad Rivera ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	2, including Rudy Modine

His movie roles include Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket, the title character in Alan Parker's Birdy, high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest, football star turned spy Alec McCall in Funcky Monkey and the oversexed Sullivan Groff in Weeds. He appeared in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Rises as Officer Peter Foley. He also played Dr. Martin Brenner in Netflix's Stranger Things.

He unsuccessfully ran for National President of the SAG-AFTRA two times in 2019 and in 2021.^[2][3]

Modine played Vannevar Bush in the 2023 Christopher Nolan movie Oppenheimer.

Personal life

Modine was born on March 22, 1959 in Loma Linda, California. He is the son of Dolores (née Warner), a bookkeeper, and Mark Alexander Modine, who managed a drive-in theater. He was educated at Brigham Young University. He was raised in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Modine is married to Caridad Rivera since 1980 and have two children. His daughter, Ruby Modine, is an actress and dancer.