| Matthew Modine | ||
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| ... as Gordon Rickett | ||
| Character Gordon Rickett | ||
| Date of birth March 22, 1959 | ||
| Place of birth Loma Linda, California, U.S | ||
| IMDb profile |
Matthew Avery Modine is an actor who guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the episode "Rage" as Gordon Rickett.
Modine is mostly known for his role as Dr. Martin Brenner in the Netflix series Stranger Things with David Harbour, Caleb McLaughlin, Cara Buono, Sean Astin and Cary Elwes.
Modine rose to prominence through his role as United States Marine Corps Private J.T. 'Joker' Davis in Full Metal Jacket with Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Baldwin, and R. Lee Ermey. His other film roles include the title character in Birdy, the high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest, FBI agent Mike Downey in Married to the Mob, Joe Slovak in Gross Anatomy, William Shaw in Cutthroat Island, Drake Goodman in Pacific Heights and Dr. Ralph Wyman in Short Cuts.
Modine married Caridad Rivera, a Puerto Rican makeup and wardrobe stylist, in 1980. They have two children, Boman, an assistant director for films, and actress, singer and ballet dancer Ruby Modine.