Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
November 28, 1959
Place of Birth:
Portland, Maine, USA
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Judd Nelson
Biography
Judd Asher Nelson (born November 28, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as John Bender in The Breakfast Club, Alec Newbury in St. Elmo's Fire, Joe Hunt in Billionaire Boys Club, Nick Peretti in New Jack City, Billy Beretti in Empire, and Jack Richmond in the television series Suddenly Susan.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South of Hope Street | Tom |
| 2024 | BRATS | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2024 | The Engagement Plan | Dash Donnelly |
| 2023 | Dante's Hotel | Brayer |
| 2022 | #Unknown | Garrett Stance |
| 2022 | A Tale of Two Guns | Captain Mathias |
| 2022 | The Most Dangerous Game | Marcus Rainsford |
| 2022 | Save Christmas | Malcolm |
| 2021 | Clerk | Self |
| 2021 | Girl in the Basement | Don |
| 2020 | Dead Water | McLean |
| 2020 | The Downside of Bliss | Doug |
| 2020 | Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics | Self |
| 2020 | Electric Jesus | Pastor Wember |
| 2020 | Iceland is Best | Mr. Sonquit |
| 2019 | Madness in the Method | Miscreant |
| 2019 | Dauntless: The Battle of Midway | Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance |
| 2019 | Santa Fake | Seb |
| 2018 | Billionaire Boys Club | Ryan Hunt |
| 2018 | 1/1 | Robert |
| 2018 | Transformers: Power of the Primes | Hot Rod / Rodimus Cron / Rodimus Unicronus / Unicron (voice) |
| 2018 | Cojot: A Second Chance Comes Only Once | Narrator |
| 2017 | From Straight A's to XXX | Don |
| 2017 | Transformers: Titans Return | Rodimus Prime (voice)/Hot Rod (voice) |
| 2016 | The Bandit Hound | Manny |
| 2016 | Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story | Sid |
| 2015 | Private Number | Garrett Stance |
| 2015 | This Is Happening | Steven (Father) |
| 2015 | When Duty Calls | Gary Lawton |
| 2014 | Haunting of the Innocent | Mr. Franklin |
| 2014 | Road to the Open | Anger Management Therapist |
| 2014 | Bigfoot Wars | Dr. Leonard Evans |
| 2013 | Down and Dangerous | Charles Ward |
| 2013 | Kristin's Christmas Past | Glenn |
| 2013 | Nurse 3-D | Dr. Robert Morris |
| 2012 | Bad Kids Go to Hell | Headmaster Nash |
| 2012 | Just 45 Minutes from Broadway | Jimmy D'Angelo |
| 2011 | Mayor Cupcake | Donald Maroni |
| 2011 | Cancel Christmas | Santa Claus / Kris Frost |
| 2011 | Shadow People | Sheriff Donnelly |
| 2010 | Don't You Forget About Me | Self |
| 2010 | Endure | Emory Lane |
| 2010 | The Terror Experiment | Agent Wilson |
| 2009 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Concezio Yakavetta |
| 2009 | Nevermore | Jonathan Usher |
| 2009 | Little Hercules | Kevin |
| 2009 | Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood | Self |
| 2008 | Infected | Malcolm Burgess |
| 2008 | The Day the Earth Stopped | Charlie |
| 2008 | The Caretaker | Ella's Dad |
| 2008 | A Single Woman | Jewish Reporter |
| 2008 | Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest | John Bender (uncredited) (voice) |
| 2008 | Sincerely Yours | Self |
| 2007 | Netherbeast Incorporated | Steven P.D. Landry |
| 2007 | Black Friday | Glen |
| 2006 | The Black Hole | Eric Bryce |
| 2006 | National Lampoon's TV: The Movie | Fear Factor Host / Self |
| 2005 | Three Wise Guys | George |
| 2005 | The Lost Angel | Father Brian |
| 2005 | Lethal Eviction | Shep |
| 2004 | The Freediver | Ziad |
| 2004 | Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party | Self |
| 2003 | Cybermutt | Alex |
| 2003 | White Rush | Brian Nathanson |
| 2002 | Deceived | Jack Jones |
| 2002 | Santa, Jr. | Darryl Bedford |
| 2001 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Sheriff |
| 2001 | Return to Cabin by the Lake | Stanley Caldwell |
| 2001 | Falcon Down | Harold Peters |
| 2001 | Lost Voyage | Aaron Roberts |
| 2001 | Strange Frequency | Martin Potter (segment 'More Than a Feeling') |
| 2001 | Dark Asylum | Quitz |
| 2001 | The Cure for Boredom | Max |
| 2000 | Cabin by the Lake | Stanley |
| 2000 | The Spiral Staircase | Phillip Warren |
| 2000 | The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior | Jack Hulka |
| 1999 | Light It Up | Ken Knowles |
| 1999 | Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story | Alan Freed |
| 1997 | Steel | Nathaniel Burke |
| 1997 | Blackwater Trail | Matt |
| 1995 | Circumstances Unknown | Paul Kinsey |
| 1995 | For a Few Lousy Dollars | Hitman |
| 1994 | Airheads | Jimmie Wing |
| 1994 | Blindfold: Acts of Obsession | Dr. Jennings |
| 1994 | Flinch | Harry Mirapolsky |
| 1994 | Every Breath | Jimmy |
| 1994 | Caroline at Midnight | Phil Gallo |
| 1994 | Hail Caesar | Prisoner One |
| 1993 | Conflict of Interest | Gideon |
| 1993 | Entangled | David Merkin |
| 1992 | Primary Motive | Andrew Blumenthal |
| 1991 | New Jack City | Nick Peretti |
| 1991 | The Dark Backward | Marty Malt |
| 1990 | Far Out Man | Himself |
| 1990 | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Pete Dunham |
| 1989 | Relentless | Arthur 'Buck' Taylor |
| 1989 | Never on Tuesday | Motorcycle cop (uncredited) |
| 1987 | From the Hip | Robin "Stormy" Weathers |
| 1987 | Billionaire Boys Club | Joseph 'Joe' Hunt |
| 1987 | Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville | Vietnam Soldier |
| 1987 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | (voice) |
| 1986 | The Transformers: The Movie | Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice) |
| 1986 | Blue City | Billy Turner |
| 1986 | Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs | Judd Nelson |
| 1985 | The Breakfast Club | John Bender |
| 1985 | Fandango | Phil Hicks |
| 1985 | St. Elmo's Fire | Alec Newbary |
| 1984 | Making the Grade | Eddie Keaton |
| 1983 | Rock 'n' Roll Hotel | Johnny |
| Kreep | Whitman Thaw | |
| The Final Run | Sam Sloane |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Self |
| 2018 | Transformers: Power of the Primes | |
| 2017 | Transformers: Titans Return | Hot Rod |
| 2015 | Empire | Baretti |
| 2010 | Nikita | Ronald Peller |
| 2008 | Eleventh Hour | |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb | The Guru (voice) |
| 2007 | Transformers: Animated | Rodimus (voice) |
| 2006 | Psych | Steven Reidman |
| 2004 | CSI: NY | Cigarette Company Executive |
| 2003 | Las Vegas | |
| 2003 | Two and a Half Men | Chris |
| 2000 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mick Sheridan |
| 1999 | Family Guy | John Bender (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist |
| 1997 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Jack Hulka |
| 1996 | Suddenly Susan | Jack Richmond |
| 1995 | The Outer Limits | Harry Longworth |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt | Gaston |
| 1987 | Billionaire Boys Club | Joe Hunt |
| 1986 | Hometime | |
| 1985 | Moonlighting | Policeman |