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

2.0

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)

Billionaire Boys Club

2018

as Ryan Hunt

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

as Alec Newbary

Nurse 3-D

2013

as Dr. Robert Morris

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

2009

as Concezio Yakavetta

New Jack City

1991

as Nick Peretti

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

Billionaire Boys Club

2018 • as Ryan Hunt

★ 5.7

St. Elmo's Fire

1985 • as Alec Newbary

★ 6.1

Nurse 3-D

2013 • as Dr. Robert Morris

★ 5.3

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

2009 • as Concezio Yakavetta

★ 6.0

New Jack City

1991 • as Nick Peretti

★ 6.7

Airheads

1994 • as Jimmie Wing

★ 6.2

Steel

1997 • as Nathaniel Burke

★ 4.2

Fandango

1985 • as Phil Hicks

★ 6.7

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

2007 • as John Bender (uncredited) (voice)

★ 7.4

Dead Water

2020 • as McLean

★ 6.0

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

2020 • as Self

★ 6.6

The Caretaker

2008 • as Ella's Dad

★ 4.7

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

2019 • as Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance

★ 4.3

The Most Dangerous Game

2022 • as Marcus Rainsford

★ 4.6

BRATS

2024 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.0

Madness in the Method

2019 • as Miscreant

★ 5.2

Hail Caesar

1994 • as Prisoner One

★ 3.4

Netherbeast Incorporated

2007 • as Steven P.D. Landry

★ 4.8

A Tale of Two Guns

2022 • as Captain Mathias

★ 5.9

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987 • as (voice)

★ 7.1

Relentless

1989 • as Arthur 'Buck' Taylor

★ 5.3

Entangled

1993 • as David Merkin

★ 3.4

The Final Run

2025 • as Sam Sloane

★ 6.7

Lost Voyage

2001 • as Aaron Roberts

★ 4.7

Blue City

1986 • as Billy Turner

★ 4.8

Dark Asylum

2001 • as Quitz

★ 4.1

Light It Up

1999 • as Ken Knowles

★ 6.6

movie

Endsville

2000 • as Rufus the Buck-Toothed Sluggard

★ 10.0

Clerk

2021 • as Self

★ 6.2

Falcon Down

2001 • as Harold Peters

★ 5.0

The Terror Experiment

2010 • as Agent Wilson

★ 4.1

Bad Kids Go to Hell

2012 • as Headmaster Nash

★ 4.6

The Dark Backward

1991 • as Marty Malt

★ 5.7

Caroline at Midnight

1994 • as Phil Gallo

★ 3.9

Infected

2008 • as Malcolm Burgess

★ 4.5

Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

1994 • as Dr. Jennings

★ 4.0

The Bandit Hound

2016 • as Manny

★ 4.6

Billionaire Boys Club

1987 • as Joseph 'Joe' Hunt

★ 6.7

Kristin's Christmas Past

2013 • as Glenn

★ 5.9

The Black Hole

2006 • as Eric Bryce

★ 4.4

Transformers: Power of the Primes

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

★ 8.3

movie

Yellow Lights

2026 • as Dan Caufield

Never on Tuesday

1989 • as Motorcycle cop (uncredited)

★ 4.1

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

2004 • as Self

★ 6.4

White Rush

2003 • as Brian Nathanson

★ 5.1

Lethal Eviction

2005 • as Shep

★ 5.2

From the Hip

1987 • as Robin "Stormy" Weathers

★ 5.9

Cancel Christmas

2011 • as Santa Claus / Kris Frost

★ 5.2

South of Hope Street

2024 • as Tom

★ 5.4

Dante's Hotel

2023 • as Brayer

★ 3.8

The Day the Earth Stopped

2008 • as Charlie

★ 3.5

#Unknown

2022 • as Garrett Stance

★ 3.9

When Duty Calls

2015 • as Gary Lawton

★ 6.5

Far Out Man

1990 • as Himself

★ 5.5

Electric Jesus

2020 • as Pastor Wember

★ 5.5

Making the Grade

1984 • as Eddie Keaton

★ 5.1

Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story

2016 • as Sid

★ 4.5

Strange Frequency

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

★ 4.9

Don't You Forget About Me

2010 • as Self

★ 5.3

Road to the Open

2014 • as Anger Management Therapist

★ 2.5

The Freediver

2004 • as Ziad

★ 3.5

For a Few Lousy Dollars

1995 • as Hitman

★ 4.5

The Engagement Plan

2024 • as Dash Donnelly

★ 7.5

The Lost Angel

2005 • as Father Brian

★ 4.1

Little Hercules

2009 • as Kevin

★ 3.5

Santa, Jr.

2002 • as Darryl Bedford

★ 5.6

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

2006 • as Fear Factor Host / Self

★ 4.3

Mayor Cupcake

2011 • as Donald Maroni

★ 5.4

movie

Kill Me Now

Blackwater Trail

1995 • as Matt

★ 9.0

Conflict of Interest

1993 • as Gideon

★ 4.5

Cojot: A Second Chance Comes Only Once

2018 • as Narrator

1/1

2018 • as Robert

★ 5.1

Three Wise Guys

2005 • as George

★ 4.3

Circumstances Unknown

1995 • as Paul Kinsey

★ 6.0

This Is Happening

2015 • as Steven (Father)

★ 4.0

Down and Dangerous

2013 • as Charles Ward

★ 4.8

Santa Fake

2019 • as Seb

★ 3.7

Haunting of the Innocent

2014 • as Mr. Franklin

★ 3.0

Deceived

2002 • as Jack Jones

★ 5.0

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990 • as Pete Dunham

★ 6.3

Endure

2010 • as Emory Lane

★ 6.3

The Kidnapping

2008 • as Glen

★ 5.3

Cybermutt

2003 • as Alex

★ 6.5

Return to Cabin by the Lake

2001 • as Stanley Caldwell

★ 4.8

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

1986 • as Self - (Visitor in Town)

★ 5.0

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

1999 • as Alan Freed

★ 5.6

The Spiral Staircase

2000 • as Phillip Warren

★ 5.4

Flinch

1994 • as Harry Mirapolsky

★ 4.0

Cabin by the Lake

2000 • as Stanley

★ 5.1

Iceland is Best

2020 • as Mr. Sonquit

★ 4.1

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 Cure for Boredom

2001 • as Max

★ 9.0

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009 • as Self

★ 6.0

Sincerely Yours

2008 • as Self

Every Breath

1994 • as Jimmy

★ 4.2

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

2000 • as Jack Hulka

★ 9.0

Transformers: Titans Return

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

★ 6.9

Primary Motive

1992 • as Andrew Blumenthal

★ 7.0

A Single Woman

2008 • as Jewish Reporter

★ 5.5

The Downside of Bliss

2020 • as Doug

★ 1.5

Shadow People

2011 • as Sheriff Donnelly

★ 3.5

Bigfoot Wars

2014 • as Dr. Leonard Evans

★ 4.0

Kreep

2016 • as Whitman Thaw

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

2012 • as Jimmy D'Angelo

★ 2.0

Private Number

2015 • as Garrett Stance

★ 4.2

movie

Rock 'n' Roll Hotel

1983 • as Johnny

★ 7.5

You Are Here

• as Zachary

movie

Nevermore

2009 • as Jonathan Usher

★ 5.8

Save Christmas

2022 • as Malcolm