Matthew Modine Bio |Wiki
Matthew Modine is an American actor, activist, and filmmaker. He rose to prominence by playing a role as the United States Marine Corps Private Joker in Full Metal Jacket.
Modine’s other film roles include the title character in Birdy, Louden Swain the high school wrestler in Vision Quest, FBI agent Mike Downey in Married to the Mob, William Shaw in Cutthroat Island, and Joe Slovak in Gross Anatomy, among others.
He received nominations twice for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries for his work in And the Band Played On and What the Deaf Man Heard. Additionally, Modine received a special Golden Globe for him and the rest of the ensemble in Short Cuts.
Matthew Modine Age
Modine was born on March 22, 1959, in Loma Linda, California, United States. He is 63 years old.
Matthew Modine Height
He is quite a tall man and stands at a height of 6 ft 3 in (Approx. 1.91 m).
Matthew Modine Family
He was born and raised in Loma Linda, California by his parents Dolores and Mark Alexander Modine. Modine was born the youngest of seven children. His father managed drive-in theaters while his mother works as a bookkeeper. Modine is the nephew of the stage actress Nola Modine Fairbanks, and the great-grandson of the prospector and pioneer Ralph Jacobus Fairbanks.
Matthew Modine Wife | Children
Modine is married to his lovely wife Caridad Rivera, a Puerto Rican makeup and wardrobe stylist. The couple held their wedding in 1980. Together, they have two children, Boman and Ruby Modine. Boman serves as an assistant director for films while his sister Ruby is an actress, singer, and ballet dancer.
Matthew Modine Education
He attended and graduated from Mar Vista High School in 1977, in Imperial Beach, California.
Matthew Modine Full Metal Jacket
In 1987, Modine played a role as Private Joker, the central character of the Vietnam War movie Full Metal Jacket. It is a war drama film that was directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Michael Herr and Gustav Hasford based on Hasford’s 1979 novel The Short-Timers.
Matthew Modine Stranger Things
In 2016, Modine portrayed the villainous Dr. Martin Brenner in the Netflix original series Stranger Things. Moreover, in 2017, he and his Stranger Things castmates received the prestigious Screen Actors Guild Best Ensemble Award. Stranger Things is an American science fiction horror drama television series. It was created by the Duffer Brothers and streaming on Netflix.
Matthew Modine Vision Quest | Wrestling Movie
In 1985, Modine played the high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest. The film is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Harold Becker. It was based on Terry Davis’s novel of the same name. Modine portrays a Spokane high school wrestler who falls in love with an older woman, an aspiring artist from New Jersey on her way to San Francisco.
Matthew Modine The Dark Knight Rises
In 2012, Modine appeared in The Dark Knight Rises as Deputy Commissioner Peter Foley. He is a Gotham City police officer and peers to Gary Oldman’s Commissioner James Gordon. The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan.
Moreover, Nolan co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story with David S. Goyer. The film is based on the DC Comics character Batman and is the final installment in Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy, and the sequel to The Dark Knight 2008.
Matthew Modine Movies
Some of Modine’s other films include:
Guardians of Life (2020)
Chance (2020)
The Martini Shot (2021)
Breaking News in Yuba County (2021)
Wrong Turn (2021)
Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021)
Retribution (2021)
Matthew Modine Net Worth
He earns his wealth from his acting career. Therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Modine’s estimated net worth is $3 million.
How Old Is Matthew Modine
Modine was born on March 22, 1959, thus, he is 63 years old.