Matthew Modine

A veteran of over 50 films, Matthew has starred in Alan Parker's BIRDY, Jonathan Demme's MARRIED TO THE MOB, Harold Becker's VISION QUEST, Stanley Kubrick's FULL METAL JACKET, Alan J. Pakula's ORPHANS, John Schlesinger's PACIFIC HEIGHTS and Oliver Stone's ON ANY GIVEN SUNDAY, to name but a few.

In 1984, Matthew was recognized by the Venice Film Festival for his work in Robert Altman's STREAMERS. He and his fellow cast mates were given an unprecedented Best Actor Golden Lion Award. In 1993 he received a second award from the Venice Film Festival. A Volpi Cup for Best Ensemble Cast in Robert Altman's Golden Lion Award winning SHORTCUTS. The cast of Shortcuts went on to win a Golden Globe for Best Ensemble. Matthew also earned Golden Globe and Emmy Award nominations for his performance in HBO's critically acclaimed, Emmy Award winning drama AND THE BAND PLAYED ON. Modine received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the 1998 Hallmark Entertainment production WHAT THE DEAF MAN HEARD (CBS), the highest rated television movie at that time, on any network, since 1991. Matthew also appeared in the Emmy nominated CBS Mini-Series HITLER: THE RISE OF EVIL.

Three of his short films, WHEN I WAS A BOY (co-dir with Todd Field) SMOKING and ECCE PIRATE debuted at the Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim. When I Was a Boy also premiered at the prestigious New Directors/New Films at New York's Museum of Modern Art. I THINK I THOUGHT had its North American premier at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival. COWBOY premiered at the 2008 Los Angeles United Film Fest. Each of these short films have gone on to play in major film festivals throughout the world.

Matthew's first feature, IF...DOG...RABBIT starred John Hurt, Kevin J. O'Connor, Bruce Dern, Lisa Marie and David Keith. Modine directed the play 12 ANGRY MEN, starring F. Murray Abraham, Wallace Shawn and Seymour Cassel at the New Mercury Theater co-founded by Matthew and Todd Field in Beverly Hills, California. Matthew is currently on stage starring in Matthew Modine Saves the Alpacas, which runs through October 18 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles.