Matthew Modine Biography

An American actor, activist, and filmmaker Matthew Modine (Matthew Avery Modine) is well known for his role as the United States Marine Corps Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket. He was enrolled and later graduated from high school, his family later relocated to New York City where he was enrolled at Stella Adler Studio of Acting and began his acting career at theaters.

He began his career working at several odd jobs, including as a cook at a Manhattan restaurant, where he met his wife, Caridad Rivera. Also, he featured in the TV movie Amy and the Angel of 1981, he stared as James Earl Jones. However, Modine had his screen debut came soon after, in Baby, It’s You of 1983. Later he featured as the lead role in Streamers of 1983. Also, he rose to fame with his star on the rise, roles in major Hollywood movies such as Hotel New Hampshire of 1984, opposite Jodie Foster, Mrs. Soffel of 1984 co-starring Mel Gibson, and Birdy of 1984, co-starring Nicolas Cage, followed.

He later appeared in hits such as Full Metal Jacket of 1987 and Married to the Mob of 1988 got to drop out of sight in the 1990s. Inspite of receiving the 1993 Venice Film Festival’s Volpi Cup and sharing a Hollywood Foreign Press Golden Globe Award for Best Ensemble Cast in Robert Altman’s Short Cuts of 1993. As well, he made the move to the small screen for HBO’s And the Band Played On of 1993. However, he received an Emmy nomination for his efforts, then earned a Golden Globe nomination for his presentstion in the 1998 Hallmark Entertainment production What the Deaf Man Heard (CBS).

He directed three short films that were screened at the Sundance Film Festival, then went on to write and star in his feature directorial debut, If…Dog…Rabbit of 1999 co-starring John Hurt. He also directed the play 12 Angry Men, starring F. Murray Abraham, at the New Mercury Theater in Beverly Hills. His most recent films include 47 Meters Down of 2017 and Sicario: Day of the Soldado of 2018. He as well played a starring role as Dr. Martin Brenner in the hit Netflix series, Stranger Things.

Matthew Modine Age

Modine was born on 22nd of March 1959 in Loma Linda, California in United States of America .He is 60 years old as of 2019. He celebrates his birthday on 22nd of March every year

Matthew Modine Family

Parents

He was born the youngest of seven sons of Dolores (mother), a bookkeeper, and Mark Alexander Modine (father), worked as a manager in drive-in theaters. However, he is a nephew of a stage actress Nola Modine Fairbanks, and his great-grandfather a prospector and pioneer Ralph Jacobus Fairbanks. He was raised up in Utah for several years, moving every year or two.

Wife

Matthew is married to Caridad Rivera whom he met during his early years in New York City. Caridad a makeup and wardrobe stylist was born in 1955 and hails from Puerto Rican and African roots. The pair got married on Halloween day in 1980 and have remained inseparable since then.

Children

The pair have share two kids together, a son named Boman Mark Rivera Modine who is a film assistant director and a daughter named Ruby Wylder Rivera Modine who is an actress-singer and dancer. His son Boman was born on the 8th of November 1985 and have directed films like The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Whiplash (2014) and Merry Xmas (2015).

His daughter Ruby was born July 31, 1990, in Loma Linda, California. She has been featured in a handful of films and TV shows and is best known for playing the recurring role of Sierra in Showtime’s hit series, Shameless. Ruby as well as appeared in the 2017 slasher film, Happy Death Day and its sequel. Matthew has David Alan Grier as the godfather of his two children.

Matthew Modine Stranger Things

He was featured as Dr. Martin Brenner on (Stranger Things)based on It’s the fall of 1984, about a year after Will Byers was found, and he was plagued by seeing visions of the Upside Down featuring a more dangerous monster. That leads the boy to see a suspiciously friendly new doctor, with the possibility that Will’s visions are the result of suffering from PTSD. Nancy deals with survivor’s remorse over the death of best friend Barb. Meanwhile, a new sinister entity threatens the Hawkins residents who survived the year-earlier events. New to the town is tomboy Max, who befriends the boys and attracts the romantic interests of Dustin and Lucas.

Matthew Modine Full Metal Jacket

He was featured as James T. “Joker” Davisr olein (Full Metal Jacket) is the main protagonist of the 1987 Vietnam War movie Full Metal Jacket. He is the narrator of the movie, and he is shown wearing a peace sign on his uniform as well as an M1 Helmet reading “Born to Kill”.

Matthew Modine Wrestling | Wrestling Movie | Vision Quest

He is featured in (Vision Quest), as a High school wrestler, Louden Swain feels he must do something significant in his life shortly after turning 18. Despite vehement advice against it from his father (Ronny Cox) and coach (Charles Hallahan), Swain decides to try to lose over 20 pounds in a very short time in an attempt to take on the defending state champion of a lower weight class. Meanwhile, he falls for the edgy, older Carla (Linda Fiorentino), who provides a further distraction for the young wrestler.

Matthew Modine Movies | Tv Shows

Baby It’s You (1983) as Steve
Private School (1983) as Jim
Streamers (1983) as Billy
Birdy (1984) as Birdy
The Hotel New Hampshire (1984) as Chip Dove / Ernst
Mrs. Soffel (1984) as Jack Biddle
Vision Quest (1985) as Louden Swain
Full Metal Jacket (1987) as Private Joker
Orphans (1987) as Treat
The Gamble (1988) as Francesco Sacredo
Married to the Mob (1988) as Mike Downey
Gross Anatomy (1989) as Joe Slovak
Memphis Belle (1990) as Capt. Dennis Dearborn
Pacific Heights (1990) as Drake Goodman
Wind (1992) as Will Parker
Equinox (1992) as Henry Petosa / Freddy Ace
Short Cuts (1993) as Dr. Ralph Wyman
And the Band Played On (1993, TV Movie (HBO)) as Dr. Don Francis
The Browning Version (1994) as Frank Hunter
Jacob (1994, TV Movie) as Jacob
Bye Bye Love (1995) as Dave
Fluke (1995) as Thomas P. Johnson / Voice of Fluke
Cutthroat Island (1995) as Shaw
The Blackout (1997) as Matty
The Maker (1997) as Walter Schmeiss
The Real Blonde (1997) as Joe
What the Deaf Man Heard (1997, TV Movie) as Sammy Ayers
The American (1998, TV Movie) as Christopher Newman
Notting Hill (1999) as Movie-Within-Movie Actor (uncredited)
If… Dog… Rabbit… (1999) as Johnnie Cooper
Any Given Sunday (1999) as Dr. Ollie Powers
Flowers for Algernon (2000, TV Movie) as Charlie Gordon
Very Mean Men (2000) as Bartender
Bamboozled (2000) as Himself
Nobody’s Baby (2001) as Sonny
In the Shadows (2001) as Eric
Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001, TV Mini-Series) as Jack Robinson (Johnathan William Duncan Robinson)
The Shipment (2001) as Mitch Garrett
Redeemer (2002, TV Movie) as Paul Freeman
The West Wing (2003, TV) as Marco Arlen
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) as Fritz Gerlich
Le Divorce (2003) as Tellman
Hollywood North (2003) as Bobby Myer

Matthew Modine Salary

Details about Modine’s salary are not yet disclosed. However, information about how much he makes will be updated as soon as it is available.

Matthew Modine Net Worth

Modine is an American actor, activist and filmmaker, who rose to prominence through his role as the United States Marine Corps Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket. Matthew has an estimated net worth of $10 million dollars. The man is regarded as one of the highest-paid actors around the world

Frequently Asked Questions About Matthew Modine

Who is Matthew Modine?

An American actor, activist, and filmmaker Matthew Modine (Matthew Avery Modine) is well known for his role as the United States Marine Corps Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket.

How old is Matthew?

He is 60 years old as of 2019. He was born on 1959.

How tall is Modine?

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Is Matthew married?

He is married to his lovely wife Caridad Rivera

How much is Modine worth?

Details about Modine’s salary are not yet disclosed

How much does Matthew make?

Matthew has an estimated net worth of $10 million dollars.

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