Judd Nelson
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 28 November 1959 · Portland, Maine, USA
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.
Known for
Acting 115
- 2026Yellow Lights as Dan Caufield
- 2026Kill Me Now
- 2026You Are Here as Zachary
- 2026To Kill a Nazi as Narrator
- 2025The Final Run as Sam Sloane
- 2024The Engagement Plan as Dash Donnelly
- 2024BRATS as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2024South of Hope Street as Tom
- 2023Dante's Hotel as Brayer
- 2022Save Christmas as Malcolm
- 2022The Most Dangerous Game as Marcus Rainsford
- 2022A Tale of Two Guns as Captain Mathias
- 2022#Unknown as Garrett Stance
- 2021Clerk as Self
- 2021Girl in the Basement as Don
- 2020The Downside of Bliss as Doug
- 2020Electric Jesus as Pastor Wember
- 2020Iceland is Best as Mr. Sonquit
- 2020Dead Water as McLean
- 2020Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics as Self
- 2019Dauntless: The Battle of Midway as Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance
- 2019Santa Fake as Seb
- 2019Madness in the Method as Miscreant
- 2018Billionaire Boys Club as Ryan Hunt
- 20181/1 as Robert
- 2018Transformers: Power of the Primes as Hot Rod / Rodimus Cron / Rodimus Unicronus / Unicron (voice)
- 2017Transformers: Titans Return as Rodimus Prime (voice)/Hot Rod (voice)
- 2017From Straight A's to XXX as Don
- 2016Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story as Sid
- 2016The Bandit Hound as Manny
- 2016Kreep as Whitman Thaw
- 2015When Duty Calls as Gary Lawton
- 2015This Is Happening as Steven (Father)
- 2015Private Number as Garrett Stance
- 2014Road to the Open as Anger Management Therapist
- 2014Bigfoot Wars as Dr. Leonard Evans
- 2014Haunting of the Innocent as Mr. Franklin
- 2013Kristin's Christmas Past as Glenn
- 2013Nurse 3-D as Dr. Robert Morris
- 2013Down and Dangerous as Charles Ward
- 2012Bad Kids Go to Hell as Headmaster Nash
- 2012Just 45 Minutes from Broadway as Jimmy D'Angelo
- 2011Cancel Christmas as Santa Claus / Kris Frost
- 2011Mayor Cupcake as Donald Maroni
- 2011Shadow People as Sheriff Donnelly
- 2010Don't You Forget About Me as Self
- 2010The Terror Experiment as Agent Wilson
- 2010Endure as Emory Lane
- 2009The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day as Concezio Yakavetta
- 2009Little Hercules as Kevin
- 2009Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood as Self
- 2009Nevermore as Jonathan Usher
- 2008The Day the Earth Stopped as Charlie
- 2008A Single Woman as Jewish Reporter
- 2008Sincerely Yours as Self
- 2008Infected as Malcolm Burgess
- 2008The Caretaker as Ella's Dad
- 2008The Kidnapping as Glen
- 2007Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest as John Bender (uncredited) (voice)
- 2007Netherbeast Incorporated as Steven P.D. Landry
- 2006National Lampoon's TV: The Movie as Fear Factor Host / Self
- 2006The Black Hole as Eric Bryce
- 2005Three Wise Guys as George
- 2005The Lost Angel as Father Brian
- 2005Lethal Eviction as Shep
- 2004Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party as Self
- 2004The Freediver as Ziad
- 2003Cybermutt as Alex
- 2003White Rush as Brian Nathanson
- 2002Santa, Jr. as Darryl Bedford
- 2002Deceived as Jack Jones
- 2001Dark Asylum as Quitz
- 2001Lost Voyage as Aaron Roberts
- 2001The Cure for Boredom as Max
- 2001Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Sheriff
- 2001Return to Cabin by the Lake as Stanley Caldwell
- 2001Falcon Down as Harold Peters
- 2001Strange Frequency as Martin Potter (segment 'More Than a Feeling')
- 2000Endsville as Rufus the Buck-Toothed Sluggard
- 2000The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior as Jack Hulka
- 2000The Spiral Staircase as Phillip
- 2000Cabin by the Lake as Stanley
- 1999Light It Up as Ken Knowles
- 1999Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story as Alan Freed
- 1997Steel as Nathaniel Burke
- 1995For a Few Lousy Dollars as Hitman
- 1995Blackwater Trail as Matt
- 1995Circumstances Unknown as Paul Kinsey
- 1994Flinch as Harry Mirapolsky
- 1994Airheads as Jimmie Wing
- 1994Blindfold: Acts of Obsession as Dr. Jennings
- 1994Hail Caesar as Prisoner One
- 1994Every Breath as Jimmy
- 1994Caroline at Midnight as Phil Gallo
- 1993Conflict of Interest as Gideon
- 1993Entangled as David Merkin
- 1992Primary Motive as Andrew Blumenthal
- 1991The Dark Backward as Marty Malt
- 1991New Jack City as Nick Peretti
- 1990Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes as Pete Dunham
- 1990Far Out Man as Judd Nelson
- 1989Relentless as Arthur 'Buck' Taylor
- 1989Never on Tuesday as Motorcycle cop (uncredited)
- 1987Billionaire Boys Club as Joseph 'Joe' Hunt
- 1987Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville as Vietnam Soldier
- 1987Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam as (voice)
- 1987From the Hip as Robin "Stormy" Weathers
- 1986Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs as Self - (Visitor in Town)
- 1986The Transformers: The Movie as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)
- 1986Blue City as Billy Turner
- 1985St. Elmo's Fire as Alec Newbary
- 1985The Breakfast Club as John Bender
- 1985Fandango as Phil Hicks
- 1984Making the Grade as Eddie Keaton
- 1983Rock 'n' Roll Hotel as Johnny
Production 1
- 2003White Rush · associate producer
Writing 1
- 1994Every Breath · writer