Judd Nelson

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-11-28 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

Portland, Maine, USA

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.

Acting

1985

The Breakfast Club

as John Bender

1986

The Transformers: The Movie

as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)

1991

New Jack City

as Nick Peretti

1985

Fandango

as Phil Hicks

1985

St. Elmo's Fire

as Alec Newbary

2007

Netherbeast Incorporated

as Steven P.D. Landry

2001

Return to Cabin by the Lake

as Stanley Caldwell

2000

1987

From the Hip

as Robin "Stormy" Weathers

1990

Far Out Man

as Himself

1997

Steel

as Nathaniel Burke

2008

Infected

as Malcolm Burgess

2003

Cybermutt

as Alex

1994

Airheads

as Jimmie Wing

2001

Falcon Down

as Harold Peters

2010

Endure

as Emory Lane

2021

Clerk

as Self

2005

2003

White Rush

as Brian Nathanson

2010

The Terror Experiment

as Agent Wilson

2005

The Lost Angel

as Father Brian

2022

#Unknown

as Garrett Stance

1999

Light It Up

as Ken Knowles

2011

Mayor Cupcake

as Donald Maroni

1991

The Dark Backward

as Marty Malt

2006

The Black Hole

as Eric Bryce

2001

Lost Voyage

as Aaron Roberts

2009

Nevermore

as Jonathan Usher

2009

1986

Blue City

as Billy Turner

1984

Making the Grade

as Eddie Keaton

1987

Billionaire Boys Club

as Joseph 'Joe' Hunt

1989

Relentless

as Arthur 'Buck' Taylor

2000

The Spiral Staircase

as Phillip Warren

2022

A Tale of Two Guns

as Captain Mathias

2002

Deceived

as Jack Jones

1994

1983

2002

Santa, Jr.

as Darryl Bedford

2011

Cancel Christmas

as Santa Claus / Kris Frost

2011

Shadow People

as Sheriff Donnelly

2012

Bad Kids Go to Hell

as Headmaster Nash

2004

2012

2013

Down and Dangerous

as Charles Ward

2001

Strange Frequency

as Martin Potter (segment 'More Than a Feeling')

1994

Flinch

as Harry Mirapolsky

2014

2023

Dante's Hotel

as Brayer

2014

Road to the Open

as Anger Management Therapist

2022

The Most Dangerous Game

as Marcus Rainsford

2001

Dark Asylum

as Quitz

2013

Nurse 3-D

as Dr. Robert Morris

1994

Every Breath

as Jimmy

2014

Bigfoot Wars

as Dr. Leonard Evans

2008

The Caretaker

as Ella's Dad

2015

Private Number

as Garrett Stance

2007

2022

Save Christmas

as Malcolm

1992

Primary Motive

as Andrew Blumenthal

1995

Circumstances Unknown

as Paul Kinsey

1997

2015

This Is Happening

as Steven (Father)

2015

When Duty Calls

as Gary Lawton

2005

2018

2016

2024

BRATS

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2018

1/1

as Robert

1993

Entangled

as David Merkin

2019

2024

The Engagement Plan

as Dash Donnelly

1994

1989

Never on Tuesday

as Motorcycle cop (uncredited)

1990

2006

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

as Fear Factor Host / Self

1994

Hail Caesar

as Prisoner One

2017

Transformers: Titans Return

as Rodimus Prime (voice)/Hot Rod (voice)

2008

A Single Woman

as Jewish Reporter

2018

Transformers: Power of the Primes

as Hot Rod / Rodimus Cron / Rodimus Unicronus / Unicron (voice)

2019

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

as Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance

2020

Dead Water

as McLean

2019

2008

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

as John Bender (uncredited) (voice)

-

Kreep

as Whitman Thaw

2020

Electric Jesus

as Pastor Wember

2020

Iceland is Best

as Mr. Sonquit

2008

-

The Final Run

as Sam Sloane

Production

1994

Every Breath

as Writer

2003

White Rush

as Associate Producer

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