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

115 acting

2 crew

Popularity

1.5

movie

Known For

From Straight A's to XXX

2017

as Don

Girl in the Basement

2021

as Don

The Breakfast Club

1985

as John Bender

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001

as Sheriff

The Transformers: The Movie

1986

as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)

New Jack City

1991

as Nick Peretti

Billionaire Boys Club

2018

as Ryan Hunt

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

as Alec Newbary

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

2009

as Concezio Yakavetta

Nurse 3-D

2013

as Dr. Robert Morris

From Straight A's to XXX

2017 • as Don

★ 5.9

Girl in the Basement

2021 • as Don

★ 7.6

The Breakfast Club

1985 • as John Bender

★ 7.7

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001 • as Sheriff

★ 6.4

The Transformers: The Movie

1986 • as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)

★ 7.1

New Jack City

1991 • as Nick Peretti

★ 6.7

Billionaire Boys Club

2018 • as Ryan Hunt

★ 5.7

St. Elmo's Fire

1985 • as Alec Newbary

★ 6.1

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

2009 • as Concezio Yakavetta

★ 6.0

Nurse 3-D

2013 • as Dr. Robert Morris

★ 5.3

Airheads

1994 • as Jimmie Wing

★ 6.2

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

2007 • as John Bender (uncredited) (voice)

★ 7.4

Dead Water

2020 • as McLean

★ 6.0

Steel

1997 • as Nathaniel Burke

★ 4.2

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

BRATS

2024 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.0

Fandango

1985 • as Phil Hicks

★ 6.7

The Caretaker

2008 • as Ella's Dad

★ 4.7

Hail Caesar

1994 • as Prisoner One

★ 3.4

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

2019 • as Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance

★ 4.3

Relentless

1989 • as Arthur 'Buck' Taylor

★ 5.3

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987 • as (voice)

★ 7.1

The Final Run

2025 • as Sam Sloane

★ 6.7

Clerk

2021 • as Self

★ 6.2

Madness in the Method

2019 • as Miscreant

★ 5.2

Netherbeast Incorporated

2007 • as Steven P.D. Landry

★ 4.8

Light It Up

1999 • as Ken Knowles

★ 6.6

A Tale of Two Guns

2022 • as Captain Mathias

★ 5.9

The Bandit Hound

2016 • as Manny

★ 4.6

Lost Voyage

2001 • as Aaron Roberts

★ 4.7

Lethal Eviction

2005 • as Shep

★ 5.2

#Unknown

2022 • as Garrett Stance

★ 3.9

movie

Endsville

2000 • as Rufus the Buck-Toothed Sluggard

★ 10.0

Dark Asylum

2001 • as Quitz

★ 4.1

Blue City

1986 • as Billy Turner

★ 4.8

The Day the Earth Stopped

2008 • as Charlie

★ 3.5

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

2004 • as Self

★ 6.4

The Dark Backward

1991 • as Marty Malt

★ 5.7

The Terror Experiment

2010 • as Agent Wilson

★ 4.1

The Most Dangerous Game

2022 • as Marcus Rainsford

★ 4.5

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

2006 • as Fear Factor Host / Self

★ 4.3

The Black Hole

2006 • as Eric Bryce

★ 4.4

Electric Jesus

2020 • as Pastor Wember

★ 5.5

Never on Tuesday

1989 • as Motorcycle cop (uncredited)

★ 4.1

movie

Yellow Lights

2026 • as Dan Caufield

Making the Grade

1984 • as Eddie Keaton

★ 5.1

Cybermutt

2003 • as Alex

★ 6.5

From the Hip

1987 • as Robin "Stormy" Weathers

★ 5.9

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

1999 • as Alan Freed

★ 5.6

Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

1994 • as Dr. Jennings

★ 4.0

Strange Frequency

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

★ 4.9

Transformers: Power of the Primes

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

★ 8.3

South of Hope Street

2024 • as Tom

★ 5.4

White Rush

2003 • as Brian Nathanson

★ 5.1

Bad Kids Go to Hell

2012 • as Headmaster Nash

★ 4.6

The Freediver

2004 • as Ziad

★ 3.5

Mayor Cupcake

2011 • as Donald Maroni

★ 5.4

Don't You Forget About Me

2010 • as Self

★ 5.3

Return to Cabin by the Lake

2001 • as Stanley Caldwell

★ 4.8

Dante's Hotel

2023 • as Brayer

★ 3.8

Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story

2016 • as Sid

★ 4.5

Kristin's Christmas Past

2013 • as Glenn

★ 5.9

Infected

2008 • as Malcolm Burgess

★ 4.5

This Is Happening

2015 • as Steven (Father)

★ 4.0

Three Wise Guys

2005 • as George

★ 4.3

Little Hercules

2009 • as Kevin

★ 3.5

Far Out Man

1990 • as Himself

★ 5.5

When Duty Calls

2015 • as Gary Lawton

★ 6.5

Transformers: Titans Return

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

★ 6.9

Sincerely Yours

2008 • as Self

movie

Kill Me Now

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990 • as Pete Dunham

★ 6.3

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

2000 • as Jack Hulka

★ 9.0

Every Breath

1994 • as Jimmy

★ 4.2

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009 • as Self

★ 6.0

Haunting of the Innocent

2014 • as Mr. Franklin

★ 3.0

Down and Dangerous

2013 • as Charles Ward

★ 4.8

Conflict of Interest

1993 • as Gideon

★ 4.5

A Single Woman

2008 • as Jewish Reporter

★ 5.5

Cabin by the Lake

2000 • as Stanley

★ 5.1

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

2012 • as Jimmy D'Angelo

★ 2.0

Cojot: A Second Chance Comes Only Once

2018 • as Narrator

Deceived

2002 • as Jack Jones

★ 5.0

Road to the Open

2014 • as Anger Management Therapist

★ 2.5

Iceland is Best

2020 • as Mr. Sonquit

★ 4.1

Blackwater Trail

1995 • as Matt

★ 9.0

Santa, Jr.

2002 • as Darryl Bedford

★ 5.6

The Lost Angel

2005 • as Father Brian

★ 4.1

Caroline at Midnight

1994 • as Phil Gallo

★ 3.9

Billionaire Boys Club

1987 • as Joseph 'Joe' Hunt

★ 6.7

Cancel Christmas

2011 • as Santa Claus / Kris Frost

★ 5.2

The Kidnapping

2008 • as Glen

★ 5.3

For a Few Lousy Dollars

1995 • as Hitman

★ 4.5

Falcon Down

2001 • as Harold Peters

★ 5.0

Santa Fake

2019 • as Seb

★ 3.7

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 Engagement Plan

2024 • as Dash Donnelly

★ 7.5

1/1

2018 • as Robert

★ 5.1

Circumstances Unknown

1995 • as Paul Kinsey

★ 6.0

movie

Rock 'n' Roll Hotel

1983 • as Johnny

★ 7.5

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

1986 • as Self - (Visitor in Town)

★ 5.0

Flinch

1994 • as Harry Mirapolsky

★ 4.0

Private Number

2015 • as Garrett Stance

★ 4.2

The Downside of Bliss

2020 • as Doug

★ 1.5

The Spiral Staircase

2000 • as Phillip Warren

★ 5.4

Primary Motive

1992 • as Andrew Blumenthal

★ 7.0

The Cure for Boredom

2001 • as Max

★ 9.0

Shadow People

2011 • as Sheriff Donnelly

★ 3.5

Bigfoot Wars

2014 • as Dr. Leonard Evans

★ 4.0

You Are Here

• as Zachary

Endure

2010 • as Emory Lane

★ 6.3

Save Christmas

2022 • as Malcolm

Kreep

2016 • as Whitman Thaw

movie

Nevermore

2009 • as Jonathan Usher

★ 5.8