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