Matthew Modine was born on March 22, 1959 in Loma Linda, California.
Sometimes Matthew Modine is credited as Matthew Avery Modine.
After seeing a documentary about the film OLIVER! in 1968,
Matthew Modine decided he wanted to become an actor.
In John Sayles BABY, IT'S YOUR in 1983 playing a high-school
kid was Matthew Modine debut role.
Turning down the role that made Tom Cruise a star, Matthew
Modine was originally offered the role in TOP GUN in 1986 but
he the part because he disagreed with the film's cold-war politics.
WHEN I WAS A BOY in 1993 Matthew Modine made his directorial
and writing debut.
As an FBI agent in MARRIED TO THE MOB in 1988 Matthew Modine
acted with Michelle Pfeiffer.
A starring performance in BIRDY in 1984, Matthew Modine was
a traumatized Vietnam vet who thinks he's a bird, this was the
role that made him a star.
The Montreal-based band Pony up! wrote a song about Matthew
Modine called Matthew Modine because one of the girls used to
have a huge crush on him. You can find the song on the band
first LP called Pony up!
Matthew Modine's other notable credits include...
I THINK I THOUGHT (2008)
THE GARDEN OF EDEN (2008)
THE NEIGHBOR (2008)
GO GO TALES (2007)
HAVE DREAMS WILL TRAVEL (2007)
KETTLE OF FISH (2006)
OPA! (2005)
MARY (2005)
THE TRANSPORTER 2 (2005)
FUNKY MONKEY (2004)
HOLLYWOOD NORTH (2003)
NOBODY'S BABY (2001)
THE BLACKOUT (1997)
PACIFIC HEIGHTS (1990)
MEMPHIS BELL (1990)
FULL
METAL JACKET (1987)
BABY IT'S YOU (1983)
Matthew Modine in FULL
METAL JACKET (1987)
Matthew Modine in MEMPHIS BELL (1990)
