Judd Nelson

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.

Born

Nov 28, 1959

Portland, Maine, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

114 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.6

movie

Known For

The Transformers: The Movie

1986

as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)

Girl in the Basement

2021

as Don

The Breakfast Club

1985

as John Bender

From Straight A's to XXX

2017

as Don

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001

as Sheriff

Billionaire Boys Club

2018

as Ryan Hunt

Nurse 3-D

2013

as Dr. Robert Morris

Steel

1997

as Nathaniel Burke

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

as Alec Newbary

Fandango

1985

as Phil Hicks

The Transformers: The Movie

1986 • as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)

★ 7.1

Girl in the Basement

2021 • as Don

★ 7.6

The Breakfast Club

1985 • as John Bender

★ 7.7

From Straight A's to XXX

2017 • as Don

★ 5.9

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001 • as Sheriff

★ 6.3

Billionaire Boys Club

2018 • as Ryan Hunt

★ 5.7

Nurse 3-D

2013 • as Dr. Robert Morris

★ 5.3

Netherbeast Incorporated

2007 • as Steven P.D. Landry

★ 4.8

BRATS

2024 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.1

Steel

1997 • as Nathaniel Burke

★ 4.2

St. Elmo's Fire

1985 • as Alec Newbary

★ 6.1

Relentless

1989 • as Arthur 'Buck' Taylor

★ 5.3

Dead Water

2019 • as McLean

★ 5.5

Fandango

1985 • as Phil Hicks

★ 6.7

The Caretaker

2008 • as Ella's Dad

★ 4.7

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

2007 • as John Bender (uncredited) (voice)

★ 7.4

Airheads

1994 • as Jimmie Wing

★ 6.2

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

2009 • as Concezio Yakavetta

★ 6.0

New Jack City

1991 • as Nick Peretti

★ 6.7

movie

Endsville

2000 • as Rufus the Buck-Toothed Sluggard

★ 10.0

Light It Up

1999 • as Ken Knowles

★ 6.6

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

2004 • as Self

★ 6.4

#Unknown

2022 • as Garrett Stance

★ 3.9

Never on Tuesday

1989 • as Motorcycle cop (uncredited)

★ 3.9

The Bandit Hound

2016 • as Manny

★ 4.6

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

2020 • as Self

★ 6.6

Entangled

1993 • as David Merkin

★ 3.4

Madness in the Method

2019 • as Miscreant

★ 5.3

The Black Hole

2006 • as Eric Bryce

★ 4.4

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

2019 • as Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance

★ 4.3

Kill Me Now

2026

A Tale of Two Guns

2022 • as Captain Mathias

★ 5.9

The Most Dangerous Game

2022 • as Marcus Rainsford

★ 4.8

The Freediver

2004 • as Ziad

★ 3.5

Haunting of the Innocent

2014 • as Mr. Franklin

★ 3.0

The Day the Earth Stopped

2008 • as Charlie

★ 3.5

For a Few Lousy Dollars

1995 • as Hitman

★ 4.5

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987 • as (voice)

★ 7.2

Dark Asylum

2001 • as Quitz

★ 4.1

Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

1994 • as Dr. Jennings

★ 4.0

Bad Kids Go to Hell

2012 • as Headmaster Nash

★ 4.6

Don't You Forget About Me

2010 • as Self

★ 5.2

Far Out Man

1990 • as Judd Nelson

★ 5.4

Kristin's Christmas Past

2013 • as Glenn

★ 5.9

Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story

2016 • as Sid

★ 4.5

The Lost Angel

2005 • as Father Brian

★ 4.1

movie

Yellow Lights

2026 • as Dan Caufield

Cybermutt

2003 • as Alex

★ 6.4

Blue City

1986 • as Billy Turner

★ 4.8

The Final Run

2025 • as Sam Sloane

★ 6.7

Deceived

2002 • as Jack Jones

★ 5.0

Billionaire Boys Club

1987 • as Joseph 'Joe' Hunt

★ 6.7

Hail Caesar

1994 • as Prisoner One

★ 3.4

Lost Voyage

2001 • as Aaron Roberts

★ 4.7

From the Hip

1987 • as Robin "Stormy" Weathers

★ 6.0

Return to Cabin by the Lake

2001 • as Stanley Caldwell

★ 4.8

Making the Grade

1984 • as Eddie Keaton

★ 5.1

South of Hope Street

2024 • as Tom

★ 5.2

The Kidnapping

2008 • as Glen

★ 5.3

Down and Dangerous

2013 • as Charles Ward

★ 4.8

Mayor Cupcake

2011 • as Donald Maroni

★ 5.3

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990 • as Pete Dunham

★ 6.2

Every Breath

1994 • as Jimmy

★ 5.2

The Dark Backward

1991 • as Marty Malt

★ 5.7

Cabin by the Lake

2000 • as Stanley

★ 5.1

When Duty Calls

2015 • as Gary Lawton

★ 6.5

White Rush

2003 • as Brian Nathanson

★ 5.1

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

2006 • as Fear Factor Host / Self

★ 4.4

Infected

2008 • as Malcolm Burgess

★ 4.5

Road to the Open

2014 • as Anger Management Therapist

★ 2.5

Transformers: Power of the Primes

2018 • as Hot Rod / Rodimus Cron / Rodimus Unicronus / Unicron (voice)

★ 8.3

Conflict of Interest

1993 • as Gideon

★ 4.5

Clerk

2021 • as Self

★ 6.2

Electric Jesus

2020 • as Pastor Wember

★ 5.5

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

1986 • as Self - (Visitor in Town)

★ 5.0

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

2000 • as Jack Hulka

★ 9.0

Little Hercules

2009 • as Kevin

★ 3.5

You Are Here

• as Zachary

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

1987 • as Vietnam Soldier

★ 8.0

The Terror Experiment

2010 • as Agent Wilson

★ 4.1

Santa Fake

2019 • as Seb

★ 3.7

Caroline at Midnight

1994 • as Phil Gallo

★ 3.9

The Downside of Bliss

2020 • as Doug

★ 1.5

Transformers: Titans Return

2017 • as Rodimus Prime (voice)/Hot Rod (voice)

★ 6.9

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

1999 • as Alan Freed

★ 5.6

The Engagement Plan

2024 • as Dash Donnelly

★ 7.5

Falcon Down

2001 • as Harold Peters

★ 5.0

This Is Happening

2015 • as Steven (Father)

★ 4.0

Lethal Eviction

2005 • as Shep

★ 5.2

Strange Frequency

2001 • as Martin Potter (segment 'More Than a Feeling')

★ 4.9

Endure

2010 • as Emory Lane

★ 6.3

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009 • as Self

★ 6.0

Santa, Jr.

2002 • as Darryl Bedford

★ 5.6

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

2012 • as Jimmy D'Angelo

★ 2.0

Dante's Hotel

2023 • as Brayer

★ 4.0

movie

Rock 'n' Roll Hotel

1983 • as Johnny

★ 7.5

Sincerely Yours

2008 • as Self

Three Wise Guys

2005 • as George

★ 4.3

Primary Motive

1992 • as Andrew Blumenthal

★ 7.0

The Cure for Boredom

2001 • as Max

★ 9.0

Cancel Christmas

2011 • as Santa Claus / Kris Frost

★ 5.2

Save Christmas

2022 • as Malcolm

Flinch

1994 • as Harry Mirapolsky

★ 4.0

Iceland is Best

2020 • as Mr. Sonquit

★ 4.1

Circumstances Unknown

1995 • as Paul Kinsey

★ 6.0

Blackwater Trail

1995 • as Matt

★ 9.0

A Single Woman

2008 • as Jewish Reporter

★ 5.5

The Spiral Staircase

2000 • as Phillip

★ 5.5

Private Number

2015 • as Garrett Stance

★ 4.2

1/1

2018 • as Robert

★ 5.1

Bigfoot Wars

2014 • as Dr. Leonard Evans

★ 4.0

movie

Nevermore

2009 • as Jonathan Usher

★ 5.8

Shadow People

2011 • as Sheriff Donnelly

★ 3.5

Kreep

2016 • as Whitman Thaw