Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

1959-11-28 Portland, Maine, USA 113 Credits

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

Filter by:

Complete Filmography

The Engagement Plan

The Engagement Plan

2024

as Dash Donnelly

6.8
Acting

When his romantic proposal plans are thwarted, Wade must prove himself on the family farm to earn Kayla's hand in marriage, while learning to trust Go...

BRATS

BRATS

2024

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

6.0
Acting

In the 1980s, Andrew McCarthy was part of a young generation of actors who were set to take over Hollywood after a string of successful teen movies. H...

South of Hope Street

South of Hope Street

2024

as Tom

6.0
Acting

There is a strange event in the sky. Only a young woman, and some of her more alienated friends...notice. But they are voiceless, as it just gets stra...

Dante's Hotel

Dante's Hotel

2023

as Brayer

4.0
Acting

When an unknown assailant preys on a haunted hotel's patrons, an event planner teams up with a mysterious tenant who's dark past is the key to freeing...

Save Christmas

Save Christmas

2022

as Malcolm

Acting

Grumpy Dad dislikes Christmas while mum and kids strive to save Santa from animated villain's captivity through solving 8 digital riddles.

The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

2022

as Marcus Rainsford

4.4
Acting

A father and son are shipwrecked on a remote island where they are caught up in a trophy hunt held by its mysterious owner, a merciless man who uses t...

A Tale of Two Guns

A Tale of Two Guns

2022

as Captain Mathias

5.8
Acting

In the lawless West, The Cowboys, a notorious brotherhood of killers and thieves, reigned over the land with brutal fists and fast guns. Fate had fina...

#Unknown

#Unknown

2022

as Garrett Stance

4.0
Acting

Years after a series of random murders took place in 2017, book author Michael Lane suddenly begins receiving haunting calls from the unknown. Instead...

Clerk

Clerk

2021

as Self

6.0
Acting

A look at Kevin Smith's life and career from his childhood in New Jersey, to the day they cemented his footprints at the world famous TCL Chinese Thea...

Girl in the Basement

Girl in the Basement

2021

as Don

7.6
Acting

Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the c...

The Downside of Bliss

The Downside of Bliss

2020

as Doug

1.5
Acting

Many years after the death of his wife, a bereft Musician (Johnny Derek) returns home and finds his Daughter (Bliss) on his doorstep, desperate to pro...

Electric Jesus

Electric Jesus

2020

as Pastor Wember

5.5
Acting

Alabama preacher’s daughter runs off with a touring Xian hair metal band during the summer of 1986.

Iceland is Best

Iceland is Best

2020

as Mr. Sonquit

4.1
Acting

The story of Sigga, a 17 year-old girl trying to leave home in Iceland, and make her way to California.

Dead Water

Dead Water

2020

as McLean

6.0
Acting

When a relaxing getaway turns deadly, a former Marine must risk his life once again to save his wife and best friend from a modern day pirate; all the...

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

2020

as Self

6.7
Acting

Celebrities recall their most mind-bending trips via animations, reenactments and more in this comedic documentary exploring the story of psychedelics...

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

2019

as Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance

4.4
Acting

By June 1942, the Japanese Navy has swept across the Pacific. In an effort to change the course of the war, a United States carrier group is positione...

Santa Fake

Santa Fake

2019

as Seb

3.8
Acting

The Christmas-themed family film will follow Pat Keeley, a young man from Ireland who has emigrated to the United States and finds himself caught up i...

Madness in the Method

Madness in the Method

2019

as Miscreant

5.1
Acting

Jason wants to be taken more seriously as an actor, so he asks his friend Kevin Smith for advice, and decides to become a method actor. Trouble is, be...

Billionaire Boys Club

Billionaire Boys Club

2018

as Ryan Hunt

5.7
Acting

A group of wealthy boys in Los Angeles during the early 1980s establishes a get rich quick scam that turns deadly.

1/1

1/1

2018

as Robert

5.3
Acting

Lissa, a twenty-year-old girl trapped in rural Pennsylvania, grapples with sex, drugs, love and loss. When a possible pregnancy forces her to take a h...

Cojot: A Second Chance Comes Only Once

Cojot: A Second Chance Comes Only Once

2018

as Narrator

Acting

Tells the virtually unknown story of a Parisian banker who risks his life, career, and marriage to hunt down Gestapo commander Klaus Barbie; and only ...

Transformers: Power of the Primes

Transformers: Power of the Primes

2018

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

8.7
Acting

In the aftermath of the Titans' conflict that concluded into Optimus Prime's death, the rest of the Transformers must stand together in order to stop ...

Transformers: Titans Return

Transformers: Titans Return

2017

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

6.9
Acting

After the Combiner Wars ended, Cybertron started to be rebuilt. However, an undead Starscream has been reincarnated as Trypticon, wreaking havoc aroun...

From Straight A's to XXX

From Straight A's to XXX

2017

as Don

5.9
Acting

When a change of circumstances leaves Miriam unable to pay her college tuition, she makes a surprising decision: to start performing in adult films, u...

Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story

Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story

2016

as Sid

4.4
Acting

After retiring from his life as an outlaw, ranch owner Nathaniel Reed quietly leads an honest existence with his devoted wife, Laura Lee. But his gun-...

The Bandit Hound

The Bandit Hound

2016

as Manny

4.6
Acting

A lovable dog named Bandit starts stealing cash to help his adopted family, he unwittingly sets them on a collision course with his dangerous ex-partn...

When Duty Calls

When Duty Calls

2015

as Gary Lawton

6.5
Acting

When newlyweds, Ellie and Martin, both volunteer at their local police department they find themselves tangled in a criminal case.

This Is Happening

This Is Happening

2015

as Steven (Father)

4.0
Acting

THIS IS HAPPENING tells the story of an estranged brother and sister (played by James Wolk and Mickey Sumner) forced to go on the road together to tra...

Private Number

Private Number

2015

as Garrett Stance

4.2
Acting

A series of cryptic phone messages and visions haunt a writer while he struggles to finish a novel. As they increase in intensity, he loses his grip o...

Road to the Open

Road to the Open

2014

as Anger Management Therapist

2.5
Acting

Jerry agrees to play with Miles in a local tournament that could earn them a match in a prestigious competition. For Jerry, though, the thought of win...

Bigfoot Wars

Bigfoot Wars

2014

as Dr. Leonard Evans

4.0
Acting

After the sheriff of the small town of Boggy Creek receives reports of attacks from a vicious beast bearing resemblance to the legendary Sasquatch, he...

Haunting of the Innocent

Haunting of the Innocent

2014

as Mr. Franklin

3.2
Acting

Tom and Brenda have the perfect life but when Brenda is violently attacked in the comfort of their home, their perfect lives are thrown into chaos and...

Kristin's Christmas Past

Kristin's Christmas Past

2013

as Glenn

6.0
Acting

Given the opportunity to revisit her estranged family on Christmas Eve, 1996, Kristin Cartwright discovers that while its impossible to change the pas...

Nurse 3-D

Nurse 3-D

2013

as Dr. Robert Morris

5.3
Acting

Abby Russell, a beautiful, dedicated nurse with a sinister side, has a secret life in which she targets and punishes dishonest men.

Down and Dangerous

Down and Dangerous

2013

as Charles Ward

5.0
Acting

An inventive and resourceful cocaine smuggler defends his trade against violent rival traffickers, a monstrous and vengeful killer, and the DEA agents...

Bad Kids Go to Hell

Bad Kids Go to Hell

2012

as Headmaster Nash

4.5
Acting

On a stormy Saturday afternoon, six students from Crestview Academy begin to meet horrible fates as they serve detention. Is a fellow student to blame...

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

2012

as Jimmy D'Angelo

2.0
Acting

Stinging from the latest of several romantic break-ups, Pandora Isaacs (Tanna Frederick) retreats to the safety of her parents’ ramshackle upstate cou...

Cancel Christmas

Cancel Christmas

2011

as Santa Claus / Kris Frost

5.2
Acting

The Christmas Board of Directors has decided to cancel Christmas since children everywhere have lost the true spirit of giving. But Santa Claus, not w...

Mayor Cupcake

Mayor Cupcake

2011

as Donald Maroni

5.1
Acting

A hard-working cupcake maker is inadvertently elected mayor of a small town burdened with debt. With no formal experience or education to speak of, sh...

Shadow People

Shadow People

2011

as Sheriff Donnelly

3.9
Acting

Sylvain, an engineer come vigilante inventor, has constructed a device. It is close to functional, but something isn't right. His wife, Mary Anne, is ...

Don't You Forget About Me

Don't You Forget About Me

2010

as Self

5.3
Acting

Throughout the ’80s John Hughes defined the teen movie genre and spoke not only to that generation’s teens, but every generation that has followed. Th...

The Terror Experiment

The Terror Experiment

2010

as Agent Wilson

4.2
Acting

When terrorist action releases a secret government virus in the Houston Federal building, the employees become aggressive and homicidal. Federal offic...

Endure

Endure

2010

as Emory Lane

6.6
Acting

After a shocking photo of a young woman is found inside the twisted metal of a fatal car crash, veteran detective Emory Lloyd must risk everything to ...

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

2009

as Concezio Yakavetta

6.0
Acting

Skillfully framed by an unknown enemy for the murder of a priest, wanted vigilante MacManus brothers Murphy and Connor must come out of hiding on a sh...

Little Hercules

Little Hercules

2009

as Kevin

2.5
Acting

Little Hercules travels from Mt. Olympus to live life as a mortal in Los Angeles.

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009

as Self

6.0
Acting

Teen movies have had a great impact on the movie industry - especially in the 80s. This documentary takes a closer look at the genre's origins and the...

Nevermore

2009

as Jonathan Usher

5.8
Acting

The movie stars Judd Nelson as a wealthy but unstable hermit who is convinced he will soon become insane much as his father did; his father actually d...

The Day the Earth Stopped

The Day the Earth Stopped

2008

as Charlie

3.6
Acting

Hundreds of massive intergalactic robots appear in all of the world's major capitals with an ultimatum: Prove the value of human civilization or be de...

A Single Woman

A Single Woman

2008

as Jewish Reporter

7.0
Acting

A Single Woman is a distinct, lively portrait of Jeannette Rankin (the first American woman elected to Congress; also a suffragist, peace activist and...

Infected

Infected

2008

as Malcolm Burgess

4.5
Acting

A pair of newspaper reporters receive help from an unlikely accomplice in their effort to stave off an alien invasion.

Sincerely Yours

Sincerely Yours

2008

as Self

Acting

Documentary about the making and impact of "The Breakfast Club."

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

2008

as John Bender (uncredited) (voice)

7.4
Acting

With the Griffins stuck at home during a blackout, Peter tells the story of "Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope".

The Caretaker

The Caretaker

2008

as Ella's Dad

4.7
Acting

A group of teenage boys out to give their girlfriends a good scare on Homecoming night, which also happens to be Halloween, head to an abandoned house...

Black Friday

Black Friday

2007

as Glen

6.1
Acting

Amy Carlson is the woman in charge of a bank's security system. Two dirty cops (played by the slightly washed-up duo of Judd Nelson and Thomas Ian Gri...

Netherbeast Incorporated

Netherbeast Incorporated

2007

as Steven P.D. Landry

4.6
Acting

An offbeat comedy with a quirky twist on the vampire tale set in modern day corporate America.

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

2006

as Fear Factor Host / Self

4.2
Acting

A celebration of the ever increasing depravity of television in our society-- it's a channel surfing adventure through the most utterly ridiculous spo...

The Black Hole

The Black Hole

2006

as Eric Bryce

4.5
Acting

It's 2 A.M. in St. Louis when a routine scientific experiment goes terribly wrong and an explosion shakes the city. A scientific team investigates, cl...

Three Wise Guys

Three Wise Guys

2005

as George

3.9
Acting

On Christmas Eve, three hired killers give chase after unwittingly aiding the pregnant girlfriend of one of their targets.

The Lost Angel

The Lost Angel

2005

as Father Brian

3.7
Acting

Slight off-balance police inspector Palmer (Alison Eastwood) works with Father Brian (Judd Nelson) to solve for a religion-based killer, while she dea...

Lethal Eviction

Lethal Eviction

2005

as Shep

4.2
Acting

A first time landlord purchases a run-down, rent-controlled apartment building in hopes of making a solid investment. Everything seems to be going smo...

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

2004

as Self

6.1
Acting

Directed by the wife of 'That Kevin Smith', Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, a feature length documentary looking at the behind the scenes making of JAY AND...

The Freediver

The Freediver

2004

as Ziad

2.3
Acting

The Freediver is a film about a female free diver. Set in Greece, a talented girl is brought to for training to an island where she finds love, dang...

Cybermutt

Cybermutt

2003

as Alex

6.0
Acting

When Rex, a good-natured Golden Retriever, is given bionic super powers by an eccentric scientist, he becomes the target of an evil genius determined ...

White Rush

White Rush

2003

as Brian Nathanson

5.1
Acting

A group of young tourist couples comes across a drug deal gone bad while on vacation.

White Rush

White Rush

2003

Associate Producer

5.1
Producing

A group of young tourist couples comes across a drug deal gone bad while on vacation.

Santa, Jr.

Santa, Jr.

2002

as Darryl Bedford

5.2
Acting

While delivering toys, Santa's son (Nick Stabile) is arrested for trespassing. Dispirited, he turns for help to a public defender (Lauren Holly).

Deceived

Deceived

2002

as Jack Jones

4.2
Acting

In a remote space observatory perched high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a needle frantically scratches erratic lines on a strip chart recorder conf...

Dark Asylum

Dark Asylum

2001

as Quitz

3.6
Acting

Asylum is a taut psychological thriller about a deranged fearsome killer running lose in an abandoned high security Asylum. Pitting the county psychia...

Lost Voyage

Lost Voyage

2001

as Aaron Roberts

4.7
Acting

Twenty five years ago, the SS Corona Queen disappeared in the region known as, "The Bermuda Triangle". Now, it has returned. Seven people go on board ...

The Cure for Boredom

The Cure for Boredom

2001

as Max

10.0
Acting

Sex, love and murder abound when two guys, two waitresses and a group of mobsters meet.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001

as Sheriff

6.4
Acting

When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that l...

Return to Cabin by the Lake

Return to Cabin by the Lake

2001

as Stanley Caldwell

4.7
Acting

Murderous screenwriter Stanley Caldwell, who incidentally is thought to be dead, returns to the scenes of his crimes.

Falcon Down

Falcon Down

2001

as Harold Peters

5.0
Acting

U.S. Air force officer Hank Thomas attempts to expose a military cover-up after a civiian airliner crashes.

Strange Frequency

Strange Frequency

2001

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

4.3
Acting

A Rock 'n Roll version of the Twilight Zone, with four segments: "Disco Inferno," where metalheads find themselves in hell; "My Generation," where hit...

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

2000

as Jack Hulka

10.0
Acting

Spin and Marty are two young children who share his adventures.

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

2000

as Phillip Warren

5.1
Acting

During a storm, a group of people are trapped inside a mansion with a killer.

Cabin by the Lake

Cabin by the Lake

2000

as Stanley

5.1
Acting

A screenwriter does research for his new script by actually kidnapping and drowning young girls. He then places them in his "garden" of other dead gir...

Light It Up

Light It Up

1999

as Ken Knowles

6.6
Acting

On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, cla...

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

1999

as Alan Freed

5.1
Acting

This is the story of Alan Freed. He was working as a DJ in Cleveland, Ohio, and he discovered how amazing R&B or Rhytym & Blues is, however, the music...

Steel

Steel

1997

as Nathaniel Burke

4.3
Acting

When a renegade military reject puts new superweapons in dangerous hands, John Henry Irons becomes Steel. Wearing body armor, wielding a fearsome elec...

Blackwater Trail

Blackwater Trail

1997

as Matt

Acting

A US criminal profiler (of sorts) is sent over to Queensland to help catch a serial slayer, who leaves biblical scriptures behind at the scene of his ...

For a Few Lousy Dollars

For a Few Lousy Dollars

1995

as Hitman

3.5
Acting

Three friends hold up a restaurant owned by the mob and run into a Hit-man running after a hit gone wrong.

Circumstances Unknown

Circumstances Unknown

1995

as Paul Kinsey

5.0
Acting

A psychopath is obsessed with the wife of his longtime friend, which leads to a series of brutal murders.

Flinch

Flinch

1994

as Harry Mirapolsky

3.4
Acting

Two live store window mannequins witness a murder late at night.

Airheads

Airheads

1994

as Jimmie Wing

6.1
Acting

The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold ...

Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

1994

as Dr. Jennings

3.4
Acting

A therapist turns an unhappy wife on to a deadly fantasy game with her husband.

Hail Caesar

Hail Caesar

1994

as Prisoner One

3.4
Acting

Caesar is having a hard time dividing his time between his band and his rich girlfriend, Buffer. Buffer's dad doesn't like Ceasar, so he makes Caesar ...

Every Breath

Every Breath

1994

as Jimmy

1.5
Acting

An unemployed actor gets involved with a strange woman who hangs out in lesbian nightclubs and her rich arms dealer husband.

Every Breath

Every Breath

1994

Writer

1.5
Writing

An unemployed actor gets involved with a strange woman who hangs out in lesbian nightclubs and her rich arms dealer husband.

Caroline at Midnight

Caroline at Midnight

1994

as Phil Gallo

3.9
Acting

A policeman's wife falls for a reporter who suspects her husband of corruption and murder.

Entangled

Entangled

1993

as David Merkin

2.7
Acting

A struggling writer on the verge of success finds his love for the woman of his wildest dreams drawing him deeper into the depths of passion and jealo...

Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest

1993

as Gideon

4.3
Acting

A police officer must clear his son's name in the murder of a beautiful woman amidst the exciting and erotic world of heavy metal night clubs.

Primary Motive

Primary Motive

1992

as Andrew Blumenthal

7.0
Acting

In this political thriller, a gubernatorial candidate's idealistic press secretary discovers that the opposing political candidate has feathered the n...

The Dark Backward

The Dark Backward

1991

as Marty Malt

5.6
Acting

A man pursues stand-up comedy encouraged by his fellow garbage man. Though his friend, who accompanies him on accordion, continues to tell him how gre...

New Jack City

New Jack City

1991

as Nick Peretti

6.6
Acting

A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infi...

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990

as Pete Dunham

5.8
Acting

The movie follows the perspective of several characters (such as Japanese victims, soldiers, American prisoners of war and others) and how they lived ...

Far Out Man

Far Out Man

1990

as Himself

5.3
Acting

An aging hippie sets out on a trip across America to find his family.

Relentless

Relentless

1989

as Arthur 'Buck' Taylor

5.4
Acting

Two Los Angeles police detectives hunt for a serial killer who randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory.

Never on Tuesday

Never on Tuesday

1989

as Motorcycle cop (uncredited)

3.9
Acting

Matt and Eddie are two young men from the mid-west travelling to California to see the sights - primarily semi-clad women on beaches. They hop into th...

Billionaire Boys Club

Billionaire Boys Club

1987

as Joseph 'Joe' Hunt

6.6
Acting

The Billionaire Boys Club is based on the true story of Joe Hunt (Nelson), a shady investor who built an empire on B.S. back in the early '80s. Known ...

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

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

1987

as Vietnam Soldier

Acting

An all-star cast lead by Richard Dreyfus perform sketches celebrating the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution, including new animation done by Disne...

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987

as (voice)

7.1
Acting

Real-life letters written by American soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines during the Vietnam War to their families and friends back home. Archive f...

From the Hip

From the Hip

1987

as Robin "Stormy" Weathers

5.9
Acting

Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a p...

The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

1986

as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)

7.1
Acting

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselve...

Blue City

Blue City

1986

as Billy Turner

4.8
Acting

Returning to the small Florida town where he grew up, Billy Turner learns that his father has been killed. With little help from the police, Billy wil...

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

1986

as Judd Nelson

3.0
Acting

A made-for-tv byproduct of The War On Drugs.

St. Elmo's Fire

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

as Alec Newbary

6.1
Acting

A group of friends graduates from the halls of Georgetown University into lives that revolve around sex and career aspirations. Kirby waits tables to ...

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

1985

as John Bender

7.7
Acting

Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry principal. The disparate group includes rebel ...

Fandango

Fandango

1985

as Phil Hicks

6.7
Acting

In 1971, five college buddies from the University of Texas embark on a final road trip odyssey across the Mexican border before facing up to uncertain...

Making the Grade

Making the Grade

1984

as Eddie Keaton

5.1
Acting

Lazy preppie Palmer Woodrow hires street-smart Eddie Keaton to go to school for him while he lives it up in Europe. Eddie falls in love with preppie g...

Rock 'n' Roll Hotel

1983

as Johnny

7.5
Acting

The story follows a young trio of musicians, played by Rachel Sweet, Matthew Penn (son of Arthur) and Judd Nelson, called The Third Dimension. They en...

Kreep

Kreep

N/A

as Whitman Thaw

Acting

Kreep follows a young Hispanic woman, aka Kreep , whose being pursued across West Texas by the dangerous bounty hunter, Grady. Along the way she cros...

The Final Run

The Final Run

N/A

as Sam Sloane

Acting

Pierce Butler, a former Marine and long-retired marijuana smuggler, whose wife is suffering from a rare type of cancer, must return to his drug-runnin...