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

113 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

The Transformers: The Movie

1986

as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)

New Jack City

1991

as Nick Peretti

Nurse 3-D

2013

as Dr. Robert Morris

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

Airheads

1994

as Jimmie Wing

From Straight A's to XXX

2017 • as Don

★ 5.8

Girl in the Basement

2021 • as Don

★ 7.6

The Breakfast Club

1985 • as John Bender

★ 7.7

The Transformers: The Movie

1986 • as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)

★ 7.1

New Jack City

1991 • as Nick Peretti

★ 6.7

Nurse 3-D

2013 • as Dr. Robert Morris

★ 5.4

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

BRATS

2024 • as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.0

Airheads

1994 • as Jimmie Wing

★ 6.2

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001 • as Sheriff

★ 6.4

Dark Asylum

2001 • as Quitz

★ 4.0

Little Hercules

2009 • as Kevin

★ 3.6

Steel

1997 • as Nathaniel Burke

★ 4.3

Clerk

2021 • as Self

★ 6.3

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

2007 • as John Bender (uncredited) (voice)

★ 7.5

#Unknown

2022 • as Garrett Stance

★ 3.9

Every Breath

1994 • as Jimmy

★ 4.2

Electric Jesus

2020 • as Pastor Wember

★ 5.5

Cojot: A Second Chance Comes Only Once

2018 • as Narrator

Flinch

1994 • as Harry Mirapolsky

★ 4.0

Blue City

1986 • as Billy Turner

★ 4.8

Fandango

1985 • as Phil Hicks

★ 6.7

White Rush

2003 • as Brian Nathanson

★ 5.3

Primary Motive

1992 • as Andrew Blumenthal

★ 7.0

Santa Fake

2019 • as Seb

★ 3.7

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

2020 • as Self

★ 6.6

Circumstances Unknown

1995 • as Paul Kinsey

★ 6.0

Kreep

2016 • as Whitman Thaw

Relentless

1989 • as Arthur 'Buck' Taylor

★ 5.3

Lethal Eviction

2005 • as Shep

★ 5.2

The Final Run

2025 • as Sam Sloane

★ 6.7

Lost Voyage

2001 • as Aaron Roberts

★ 4.7

Conflict of Interest

1993 • as Gideon

★ 4.5

A Tale of Two Guns

2022 • as Captain Mathias

★ 5.9

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987 • as (voice)

★ 7.1

The Most Dangerous Game

2022 • as Marcus Rainsford

★ 4.4

Private Number

2015 • as Garrett Stance

★ 4.2

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

2019 • as Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance

★ 4.3

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990 • as Pete Dunham

★ 6.0

Falcon Down

2001 • as Harold Peters

★ 5.3

Haunting of the Innocent

2014 • as Mr. Franklin

★ 3.0

From the Hip

1987 • as Robin "Stormy" Weathers

★ 5.9

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

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

1987 • as Vietnam Soldier

★ 8.0

Endure

2010 • as Emory Lane

★ 6.3

Madness in the Method

2019 • as Miscreant

★ 5.3

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

2004 • as Self

★ 6.4

Sincerely Yours

2008 • as Self

Light It Up

1999 • as Ken Knowles

★ 6.7

Don't You Forget About Me

2010 • as Self

★ 5.3

Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

1994 • as Dr. Jennings

★ 3.9

Dead Water

2020 • as McLean

★ 6.0

Deceived

2002 • as Jack Jones

★ 5.0

Hail Caesar

1994 • as Prisoner One

★ 3.4

Mayor Cupcake

2011 • as Donald Maroni

★ 5.4

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

1999 • as Alan Freed

★ 5.6

Billionaire Boys Club

1987 • as Joseph 'Joe' Hunt

★ 6.7

Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story

2016 • as Sid

★ 4.5

Dante's Hotel

2023 • as Brayer

★ 3.8

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

2000 • as Jack Hulka

★ 9.0

The Bandit Hound

2016 • as Manny

★ 4.6

Return to Cabin by the Lake

2001 • as Stanley Caldwell

★ 4.8

The Kidnapping

2008 • as Glen

★ 5.3

Strange Frequency

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

★ 4.9

Never on Tuesday

1989 • as Motorcycle cop (uncredited)

★ 4.1

Cabin by the Lake

2000 • as Stanley

★ 5.1

Making the Grade

1984 • as Eddie Keaton

★ 5.1

The Engagement Plan

2024 • as Dash Donnelly

★ 7.6

The Day the Earth Stopped

2008 • as Charlie

★ 3.5

The Caretaker

2008 • as Ella's Dad

★ 4.7

Caroline at Midnight

1994 • as Phil Gallo

★ 3.9

The Black Hole

2006 • as Eric Bryce

★ 4.4

The Spiral Staircase

2000 • as Phillip Warren

★ 5.4

This Is Happening

2015 • as Steven (Father)

★ 4.0

Kristin's Christmas Past

2013 • as Glenn

★ 5.9

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

2006 • as Fear Factor Host / Self

★ 4.3

Bad Kids Go to Hell

2012 • as Headmaster Nash

★ 4.6

Cybermutt

2003 • as Alex

★ 6.5

Infected

2008 • as Malcolm Burgess

★ 4.5

Three Wise Guys

2005 • as George

★ 4.3

Transformers: Titans Return

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

★ 6.9

Santa, Jr.

2002 • as Darryl Bedford

★ 5.5

Entangled

1993 • as David Merkin

★ 3.4

Save Christmas

2022 • as Malcolm

Iceland is Best

2020 • as Mr. Sonquit

★ 4.1

The Dark Backward

1991 • as Marty Malt

★ 5.7

A Single Woman

2008 • as Jewish Reporter

★ 5.5

Road to the Open

2014 • as Anger Management Therapist

★ 2.5

Transformers: Power of the Primes

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

★ 8.7

Cancel Christmas

2011 • as Santa Claus / Kris Frost

★ 5.2

1/1

2018 • as Robert

★ 5.1

Bigfoot Wars

2014 • as Dr. Leonard Evans

★ 4.0

The Lost Angel

2005 • as Father Brian

★ 4.1

The Terror Experiment

2010 • as Agent Wilson

★ 4.1

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009 • as Self

★ 6.0

Far Out Man

1990 • as Himself

★ 5.4

movie

Nevermore

2009 • as Jonathan Usher

★ 5.8

For a Few Lousy Dollars

1995 • as Hitman

★ 4.5

movie

Kill Me Now

South of Hope Street

2024 • as Tom

★ 5.5

When Duty Calls

2015 • as Gary Lawton

★ 6.5

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

1986 • as Self - (Visitor in Town)

★ 5.0

Netherbeast Incorporated

2007 • as Steven P.D. Landry

★ 4.7

The Freediver

2004 • as Ziad

★ 3.5

Blackwater Trail

1995 • as Matt

★ 9.0

The Downside of Bliss

2020 • as Doug

★ 1.5

Shadow People

2011 • as Sheriff Donnelly

★ 3.5

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

2012 • as Jimmy D'Angelo

★ 2.0

Down and Dangerous

2013 • as Charles Ward

★ 4.8

movie

Rock 'n' Roll Hotel

1983 • as Johnny

★ 7.5

The Cure for Boredom

2001 • as Max

★ 9.0

movie

Yellow Lights

2026 • as Dan Caufield