Acting
Judd Nelson
Born 1959-11-28
Portland, Maine, USA
Department: Acting
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
Prominent works featuring Judd Nelson
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The Breakfast Club
1985
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Family Guy
1999
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Two and a Half Men
2003
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CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
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Phineas and Ferb
2007
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Psych
2006
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Hollywood Squares
1998
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CSI: NY
2004
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Tales from the Crypt
1989
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (139 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Lights | Dan Caufield | Movie | 2026 | |
 | The Final Run | Sam Sloane | Movie | 2025 |
 | The Engagement Plan | Dash Donnelly | Movie | 2024 |
 | BRATS | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2024 |
 | South of Hope Street | Tom | Movie | 2024 |
 | Dante's Hotel | Brayer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Self | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Save Christmas | Malcolm | Movie | 2022 |
 | The Most Dangerous Game | Marcus Rainsford | Movie | 2022 |
 | A Tale of Two Guns | Captain Mathias | Movie | 2022 |
 | #Unknown | Garrett Stance | Movie | 2022 |
 | Clerk | Self | Movie | 2021 |
 | Girl in the Basement | Don | Movie | 2021 |
 | The Downside of Bliss | Doug | Movie | 2020 |
 | Electric Jesus | Pastor Wember | Movie | 2020 |
 | Iceland is Best | Mr. Sonquit | Movie | 2020 |
 | Dead Water | McLean | Movie | 2020 |
 | Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Dauntless: The Battle of Midway | Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance | Movie | 2019 |
 | Santa Fake | Seb | Movie | 2019 |
 | Madness in the Method | Miscreant | Movie | 2019 |
 | Billionaire Boys Club | Ryan Hunt | Movie | 2018 |
 | 1/1 | Robert | Movie | 2018 |
 | Transformers: Power of the Primes | Hot Rod / Rodimus Cron / Rodimus Unicronus / Unicron (voice) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Transformers: Power of the Primes | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Transformers: Titans Return | Rodimus Prime (voice)/Hot Rod (voice) | Movie | 2017 |
 | Transformers: Titans Return | Hot Rod | TV Series | 2017 |
 | From Straight A's to XXX | Don | Movie | 2017 |
 | Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story | Sid | Movie | 2016 |
 | The Bandit Hound | Manny | Movie | 2016 |
 | Kreep | Whitman Thaw | Movie | 2016 |
 | When Duty Calls | Gary Lawton | Movie | 2015 |
 | This Is Happening | Steven (Father) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Private Number | Garrett Stance | Movie | 2015 |
 | Empire | Billy Baretti | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Road to the Open | Anger Management Therapist | Movie | 2014 |
 | Bigfoot Wars | Dr. Leonard Evans | Movie | 2014 |
 | Haunting of the Innocent | Mr. Franklin | Movie | 2014 |
 | Kristin's Christmas Past | Glenn | Movie | 2013 |
 | Nurse 3-D | Dr. Robert Morris | Movie | 2013 |
 | Down and Dangerous | Charles Ward | Movie | 2013 |
 | Bad Kids Go to Hell | Headmaster Nash | Movie | 2012 |
 | Just 45 Minutes from Broadway | Jimmy D'Angelo | Movie | 2012 |
 | Cancel Christmas | Santa Claus / Kris Frost | Movie | 2011 |
 | Mayor Cupcake | Donald Maroni | Movie | 2011 |
 | Shadow People | Sheriff Donnelly | Movie | 2011 |
 | Nikita | Ronald Peller | TV Series | 2010 |
 | Don't You Forget About Me | Self | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Terror Experiment | Agent Wilson | Movie | 2010 |
 | Endure | Emory Lane | Movie | 2010 |
 | The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Concezio Yakavetta | Movie | 2009 |
 | Little Hercules | Kevin | Movie | 2009 |
 | Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood | Self | Movie | 2009 |
| Nevermore | Jonathan Usher | Movie | 2009 | |
 | The Day the Earth Stopped | Charlie | Movie | 2008 |
 | Eleventh Hour | Dr. Bruce Nesic | TV Series | 2008 |
 | A Single Woman | Jewish Reporter | Movie | 2008 |
 | Infected | Malcolm Burgess | Movie | 2008 |
 | Sincerely Yours | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Caretaker | Ella's Dad | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Kidnapping | Glen | Movie | 2008 |
 | Transformers: Animated | Rodimus (voice) | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest | John Bender (uncredited) (voice) | Movie | 2007 |
 | Phineas and Ferb | The Guru (voice) | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Netherbeast Incorporated | Steven P.D. Landry | Movie | 2007 |
 | National Lampoon's TV: The Movie | Fear Factor Host / Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Psych | Steven Reidman | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The Black Hole | Eric Bryce | Movie | 2006 |
 | Three Wise Guys | George | Movie | 2005 |
 | The Lost Angel | Father Brian | Movie | 2005 |
 | Lethal Eviction | Shep | Movie | 2005 |
 | Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | CSI: NY | Cigarette Company Executive | TV Series | 2004 |
 | The Freediver | Ziad | Movie | 2004 |
 | Las Vegas | Ollie | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Two and a Half Men | Chris | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Cybermutt | Alex | Movie | 2003 |
 | White Rush | Brian Nathanson | Movie | 2003 |
| White Rush | Associate Producer | Movie | 2003 |
 | Santa, Jr. | Darryl Bedford | Movie | 2002 |
 | Deceived | Jack Jones | Movie | 2002 |
 | Dark Asylum | Quitz | Movie | 2001 |
 | Lost Voyage | Aaron Roberts | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Cure for Boredom | Max | Movie | 2001 |
 | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Sheriff | Movie | 2001 |
 | Strange Frequency | Martin Potter | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Return to Cabin by the Lake | Stanley Caldwell | Movie | 2001 |
 | Falcon Down | Harold Peters | Movie | 2001 |
 | Strange Frequency | Martin Potter (segment 'More Than a Feeling') | Movie | 2001 |
| Endsville | Rufus the Buck-Toothed Sluggard | Movie | 2000 | |
 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mick Sheridan | TV Series | 2000 |
 | The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior | Jack Hulka | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Spiral Staircase | Phillip | Movie | 2000 |
 | Cabin by the Lake | Stanley | Movie | 2000 |
 | Light It Up | Ken Knowles | Movie | 1999 |
 | Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story | Alan Freed | Movie | 1999 |
 | Family Guy | John Bender (voice) (uncredited) | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist | TV Series | 1998 |
 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Jack Hulka | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Steel | Nathaniel Burke | Movie | 1997 |
 | Suddenly Susan | Jack Richmond | TV Series | 1996 |
 | For a Few Lousy Dollars | Hitman | Movie | 1995 |
 | Blackwater Trail | Matt | Movie | 1995 |
 | Circumstances Unknown | Paul Kinsey | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Outer Limits | Harry Longworth | TV Series | 1995 |
 | Flinch | Harry Mirapolsky | Movie | 1994 |
 | Airheads | Jimmie Wing | Movie | 1994 |
 | Blindfold: Acts of Obsession | Dr. Jennings | Movie | 1994 |
 | Hail Caesar | Prisoner One | Movie | 1994 |
 | Every Breath | Jimmy | Movie | 1994 |
| Every Breath | Writer | Movie | 1994 |
 | Caroline at Midnight | Phil Gallo | Movie | 1994 |
 | Conflict of Interest | Gideon | Movie | 1993 |
 | Entangled | David Merkin | Movie | 1993 |
 | Primary Motive | Andrew Blumenthal | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Dark Backward | Marty Malt | Movie | 1991 |
 | New Jack City | Nick Peretti | Movie | 1991 |
 | Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Pete Dunham | Movie | 1990 |
 | Far Out Man | Himself | Movie | 1990 |
 | Relentless | Arthur 'Buck' Taylor | Movie | 1989 |
 | Tales from the Crypt | Gaston | TV Series | 1989 |
 | Never on Tuesday | Motorcycle cop (uncredited) | Movie | 1989 |
 | Billionaire Boys Club | Joseph 'Joe' Hunt | Movie | 1987 |
 | Billionaire Boys Club | Joe Hunt | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville | Vietnam Soldier | Movie | 1987 |
 | Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | (voice) | Movie | 1987 |
 | From the Hip | Robin "Stormy" Weathers | Movie | 1987 |
 | Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs | Self - (Visitor in Town) | Movie | 1986 |
| Hometime | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1986 | |
 | The Transformers: The Movie | Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice) | Movie | 1986 |
 | Blue City | Billy Turner | Movie | 1986 |
 | St. Elmo's Fire | Alec Newbary | Movie | 1985 |
 | Moonlighting | Policeman | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Breakfast Club | John Bender | Movie | 1985 |
 | Fandango | Phil Hicks | Movie | 1985 |
 | Making the Grade | Eddie Keaton | Movie | 1984 |
| Rock 'n' Roll Hotel | Johnny | Movie | 1983 | |
| Kill Me Now | Self / Appearance | Movie | — | |
 | You Are Here | Zachary | Movie | — |