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

1.9

movie

Known For

The Transformers: The Movie

1986

as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)

The Breakfast Club

1985

as John Bender

Girl in the Basement

2021

as Don

New Jack City

1991

as Nick Peretti

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

as Alec Newbary

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001

as Sheriff

Billionaire Boys Club

2018

as Ryan Hunt

From Straight A's to XXX

2017

as Don

Airheads

1994

as Jimmie Wing

Fandango

1985

as Phil Hicks

The Transformers: The Movie

1986 • as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)

★ 7.2

The Breakfast Club

1985 • as John Bender

★ 7.7

Girl in the Basement

2021 • as Don

★ 7.6

New Jack City

1991 • as Nick Peretti

★ 6.7

St. Elmo's Fire

1985 • as Alec Newbary

★ 6.1

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001 • as Sheriff

★ 6.4

Billionaire Boys Club

2018 • as Ryan Hunt

★ 5.7

From Straight A's to XXX

2017 • as Don

★ 5.9

Airheads

1994 • as Jimmie Wing

★ 6.2

Fandango

1985 • as Phil Hicks

★ 6.7

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

2009 • as Concezio Yakavetta

★ 6.0

Nurse 3-D

2013 • as Dr. Robert Morris

★ 5.3

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

2007 • as John Bender (uncredited) (voice)

★ 7.4

Relentless

1989 • as Arthur 'Buck' Taylor

★ 5.3

BRATS

2024 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.1

Steel

1997 • as Nathaniel Burke

★ 4.2

Lost Voyage

2001 • as Aaron Roberts

★ 4.7

Madness in the Method

2019 • as Miscreant

★ 5.3

The Most Dangerous Game

2022 • as Marcus Rainsford

★ 4.8

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

2020 • as Self

★ 6.6

Kristin's Christmas Past

2013 • as Glenn

★ 5.9

Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

1994 • as Dr. Jennings

★ 4.0

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

2004 • as Self

★ 6.4

Dark Asylum

2001 • as Quitz

★ 4.1

Hail Caesar

1994 • as Prisoner One

★ 3.4

The Engagement Plan

2024 • as Dash Donnelly

★ 7.5

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990 • as Pete Dunham

★ 6.2

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

2019 • as Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance

★ 4.3

Light It Up

1999 • as Ken Knowles

★ 6.6

Santa Fake

2019 • as Seb

★ 3.7

Caroline at Midnight

1994 • as Phil Gallo

★ 3.9

Haunting of the Innocent

2014 • as Mr. Franklin

★ 3.0

Netherbeast Incorporated

2007 • as Steven P.D. Landry

★ 4.8

Dead Water

2019 • as McLean

★ 5.5

The Terror Experiment

2010 • as Agent Wilson

★ 4.1

#Unknown

2022 • as Garrett Stance

★ 3.9

A Tale of Two Guns

2022 • as Captain Mathias

★ 5.9

Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story

2016 • as Sid

★ 4.5

The Caretaker

2008 • as Ella's Dad

★ 4.7

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987 • as (voice)

★ 7.2

Bad Kids Go to Hell

2012 • as Headmaster Nash

★ 4.6

Don't You Forget About Me

2010 • as Self

★ 5.2

Lethal Eviction

2005 • as Shep

★ 5.2

Down and Dangerous

2013 • as Charles Ward

★ 4.8

Making the Grade

1984 • as Eddie Keaton

★ 5.1

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

2006 • as Fear Factor Host / Self

★ 4.4

Entangled

1993 • as David Merkin

★ 3.4

The Final Run

2025 • as Sam Sloane

★ 6.7

The Dark Backward

1991 • as Marty Malt

★ 5.7

White Rush

2003 • as Brian Nathanson

★ 5.1

Blue City

1986 • as Billy Turner

★ 4.8

Every Breath

1994 • as Jimmy

★ 5.2

Cabin by the Lake

2000 • as Stanley

★ 5.1

Falcon Down

2001 • as Harold Peters

★ 5.0

South of Hope Street

2024 • as Tom

★ 5.2

Return to Cabin by the Lake

2001 • as Stanley Caldwell

★ 4.8

Sincerely Yours

2008 • as Self

The Day the Earth Stopped

2008 • as Charlie

★ 3.5

Transformers: Power of the Primes

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

★ 8.3

Strange Frequency

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

★ 4.9

The Black Hole

2006 • as Eric Bryce

★ 4.4

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

1999 • as Alan Freed

★ 5.6

The Bandit Hound

2016 • as Manny

★ 4.6

Electric Jesus

2020 • as Pastor Wember

★ 5.5

The Kidnapping

2008 • as Glen

★ 5.3

Cybermutt

2003 • as Alex

★ 6.4

The Freediver

2004 • as Ziad

★ 3.5

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

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

1987 • as Vietnam Soldier

★ 8.0

Mayor Cupcake

2011 • as Donald Maroni

★ 5.3

This Is Happening

2015 • as Steven (Father)

★ 4.0

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

2000 • as Jack Hulka

★ 9.0

Far Out Man

1990 • as Judd Nelson

★ 5.5

Road to the Open

2014 • as Anger Management Therapist

★ 2.5

The Cure for Boredom

2001 • as Max

★ 9.0

The Lost Angel

2005 • as Father Brian

★ 4.1

Conflict of Interest

1993 • as Gideon

★ 4.5

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

1986 • as Self - (Visitor in Town)

★ 5.0

movie

Endsville

2000 • as Rufus the Buck-Toothed Sluggard

★ 10.0

Transformers: Titans Return

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

★ 6.9

Clerk

2021 • as Self

★ 6.2

Infected

2008 • as Malcolm Burgess

★ 4.5

Dante's Hotel

2023 • as Brayer

★ 4.0

Billionaire Boys Club

1987 • as Joseph 'Joe' Hunt

★ 6.7

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

2012 • as Jimmy D'Angelo

★ 2.0

A Single Woman

2008 • as Jewish Reporter

★ 5.5

The Spiral Staircase

2000 • as Phillip

★ 5.5

Deceived

2002 • as Jack Jones

★ 5.0

Circumstances Unknown

1995 • as Paul Kinsey

★ 6.0

Never on Tuesday

1989 • as Motorcycle cop (uncredited)

★ 3.9

Little Hercules

2009 • as Kevin

★ 3.5

Santa, Jr.

2002 • as Darryl Bedford

★ 5.6

When Duty Calls

2015 • as Gary Lawton

★ 6.5

Three Wise Guys

2005 • as George

★ 4.3

The Downside of Bliss

2020 • as Doug

★ 1.5

movie

Rock 'n' Roll Hotel

1983 • as Johnny

★ 7.5

For a Few Lousy Dollars

1995 • as Hitman

★ 4.5

1/1

2018 • as Robert

★ 5.1

Kill Me Now

2026

Shadow People

2011 • as Sheriff Donnelly

★ 3.5

Cancel Christmas

2011 • as Santa Claus / Kris Frost

★ 5.2

From the Hip

1987 • as Robin "Stormy" Weathers

★ 5.9

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009 • as Self

★ 6.0

Blackwater Trail

1995 • as Matt

★ 9.0

Endure

2010 • as Emory Lane

★ 6.3

Iceland is Best

2020 • as Mr. Sonquit

★ 4.1

Primary Motive

1992 • as Andrew Blumenthal

★ 7.0

Bigfoot Wars

2014 • as Dr. Leonard Evans

★ 4.0

Flinch

1994 • as Harry Mirapolsky

★ 4.0

movie

Nevermore

2009 • as Jonathan Usher

★ 5.8

You Are Here

• as Zachary

Private Number

2015 • as Garrett Stance

★ 4.2

Kreep

2016 • as Whitman Thaw

movie

Yellow Lights

2026 • as Dan Caufield

Save Christmas

2022 • as Malcolm