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.

Career Overview

Judd Nelson has 130 screen credits in a career dating back to 1983. Their work spans 7 cinematic universes — most prominently Cabin By The Lake Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include From Straight A's to XXX, Girl in the Basement, The Breakfast Club. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 130
Birth Date: 1959-11-28 00:00:00
Birth Place: Portland, Maine, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 7 universes

Cabin By The Lake Collection (2 titles)
Bad Kids Collection (1 titles)
The Boondock Saints (1 titles)
Family Guy Trilogy Collection: Laugh It Up, Fuzzball! (1 titles)
Jay and Silent Bob (1 titles)
Strange Frequency Collection (1 titles)
Relentless Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Haley Pullos (1 collaborations)
Sasha Clements (1 collaborations)
Alyson Bath (1 collaborations)
Jacky Lai (1 collaborations)
Jessica Lu (1 collaborations)
Rachelle Gillis (1 collaborations)
Sarah Porchetta (1 collaborations)
Imali Perera (1 collaborations)
Peter Graham-Gaudreau (1 collaborations)
Garrett Black (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (128 credits)
- Yellow Lights
  Dan Caufield
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- You Are Here
  Zachary
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Kill Me Now
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- The Final Run
  Sam Sloane
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2025
- The Engagement Plan
  Dash Donnelly
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- BRATS
  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- South of Hope Street
  Tom
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2024
- Dante's Hotel
  Brayer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2023
- Save Christmas
  Malcolm
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- The Most Dangerous Game
  Marcus Rainsford
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- A Tale of Two Guns
  Captain Mathias
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- #Unknown
  Garrett Stance
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2022
- Clerk
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Girl in the Basement
  Don
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- The Downside of Bliss
  Doug
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Electric Jesus
  Pastor Wember
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Iceland is Best
  Mr. Sonquit
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Dead Water
  McLean
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Dauntless: The Battle of Midway
  Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Santa Fake
  Seb
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Madness in the Method
  Miscreant
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Billionaire Boys Club
  Ryan Hunt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- 1/1
  Robert
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Cojot: A Second Chance Comes Only Once
  Narrator
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Transformers: Power of the Primes
  Hot Rod / Rodimus Cron / Rodimus Unicronus / Unicron (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Transformers: Titans Return
  Rodimus Prime (voice)/Hot Rod (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- From Straight A's to XXX
  Don
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story
  Sid
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- The Bandit Hound
  Manny
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Kreep
  Whitman Thaw
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- When Duty Calls
  Gary Lawton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- This Is Happening
  Steven (Father)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Private Number
  Garrett Stance
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Empire
  
  - Got on My Knees to Pray (2019) ... Billy Baretti actor actors
  
  2015
- Road to the Open
  Anger Management Therapist
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Bigfoot Wars
  Dr. Leonard Evans
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Haunting of the Innocent
  Mr. Franklin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Kristin's Christmas Past
  Glenn
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Nurse 3-D
  Dr. Robert Morris
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Down and Dangerous
  Charles Ward
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Bad Kids Go to Hell
  Headmaster Nash
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Just 45 Minutes from Broadway
  Jimmy D'Angelo
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Cancel Christmas
  Santa Claus / Kris Frost
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Mayor Cupcake
  Donald Maroni
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Shadow People
  Sheriff Donnelly
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Don't You Forget About Me
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- The Terror Experiment
  Agent Wilson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Endure
  Emory Lane
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Nikita
  
  - Pay-Off (2013) ... Ronald Peller actor actors
  
  - Set-Up (2013) ... Ronald Peller actor actors
  
  2010
- The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
  Concezio Yakavetta
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Little Hercules
  Kevin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Nevermore
  Jonathan Usher
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- The Day the Earth Stopped
  Charlie
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- A Single Woman
  Jewish Reporter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Sincerely Yours
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Infected
  Malcolm Burgess
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- The Caretaker
  Ella's Dad
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- The Kidnapping
  Glen
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
  John Bender (uncredited) (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Netherbeast Incorporated
  Steven P.D. Landry
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Phineas and Ferb
  
  - Isabella and the Temple of Sap (2009) ... The Guru (voice) actor actors
  
  2007
- National Lampoon's TV: The Movie
  Fear Factor Host / Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- The Black Hole
  Eric Bryce
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Psych
  
  - Death Is in the Air (2010) ... Steven Reidman actor actors
  
  2006
- Three Wise Guys
  George
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Lost Angel
  Father Brian
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Lethal Eviction
  Shep
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- The Freediver
  Ziad
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- CSI: NY
  
  - The Ride-In (2007) ... Cigarette Company Executive actor actors
  
  2004
- Cybermutt
  Alex
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- White Rush
  Brian Nathanson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Two and a Half Men
  
  - A Good Time in Central Africa (2010) ... Chris actor actors
  
  - Hookers, Hookers, Hookers (2010) ... Chris actor actors
  
  2003
- Las Vegas
  
  - Fleeting Cheating Meeting (2007) ... Ollie actor actors
  
  2003
- Santa, Jr.
  Darryl Bedford
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Deceived
  Jack Jones
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Dark Asylum
  Quitz
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Lost Voyage
  Aaron Roberts
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- The Cure for Boredom
  Max
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
  Sheriff
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Return to Cabin by the Lake
  Stanley Caldwell
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Falcon Down
  Harold Peters
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Strange Frequency
  Martin Potter (segment 'More Than a Feeling')
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Endsville
  Rufus the Buck-Toothed Sluggard
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
  Jack Hulka
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- The Spiral Staircase
  Phillip Warren
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Cabin by the Lake
  Stanley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  
  - Time Of Your Death (2006) ... Mick Sheridan actor actors
  
  2000
- Light It Up
  Ken Knowles
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story
  Alan Freed
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Family Guy
  
  - Blue Harvest (2007) ... John Bender (voice) (uncredited) actor actors
  
  1999
- Hollywood Squares
  
  - Episode 35 (1998) ... Self - Panelist actor actors
  
  - Episode 34 (1998) ... Self - Panelist actor actors
  
  - Episode 33 (1998) ... Self - Panelist actor actors
  
  - Episode 32 (1998) ... Self - Panelist actor actors
  
  - Episode 31 (1998) ... Self - Panelist actor actors
  
  1998
- Steel
  Nathaniel Burke
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- The Wonderful World of Disney
  
  - New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior (2000) ... Jack Hulka actor actors
  
  1997
- For a Few Lousy Dollars
  Hitman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Blackwater Trail
  Matt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Circumstances Unknown
  Paul Kinsey
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- The Outer Limits
  
  - Something About Harry (2000) ... Harry Longworth actor actors
  
  1995
- Flinch
  Harry Mirapolsky
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Airheads
  Jimmie Wing
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Blindfold: Acts of Obsession
  Dr. Jennings
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Hail Caesar
  Prisoner One
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Every Breath
  Jimmy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Caroline at Midnight
  Phil Gallo
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- Conflict of Interest
  Gideon
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Entangled
  David Merkin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Primary Motive
  Andrew Blumenthal
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- The Dark Backward
  Marty Malt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- New Jack City
  Nick Peretti
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
  Pete Dunham
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Far Out Man
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Relentless
  Arthur 'Buck' Taylor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Never on Tuesday
  Motorcycle cop (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Tales from the Crypt
  
  - What's Cookin' (1992) ... Gaston actor actors
  
  1989
- Billionaire Boys Club
  Joseph 'Joe' Hunt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
  Vietnam Soldier
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
  (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- From the Hip
  Robin "Stormy" Weathers
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
  Self - (Visitor in Town)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- The Transformers: The Movie
  Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Blue City
  Billy Turner
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- St. Elmo's Fire
  Alec Newbary
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- The Breakfast Club
  John Bender
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Fandango
  Phil Hicks
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Moonlighting
  
  - Camille (1986) ... Policeman actor actors
  
  1985
- Making the Grade
  Eddie Keaton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Rock 'n' Roll Hotel
  Johnny
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
production (1 credits)
- White Rush
  
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  2003
writing (1 credits)
- Every Breath
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1994

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