Judd Nelson
Biography
Judd Nelson is an American actor who came up through 1980s Hollywood after studying with Stella Adler in Manhattan. Born in Portland, Maine, he broke through in 1985 with John Hughes's The Breakfast Club and Joel Schumacher's St. Elmo's Fire, the roles that tied him to the Brat Pack of young actors. He voiced Hot Rod, also known as Rodimus Prime, in The Transformers: The Movie (1986), and his performance in the courtroom thriller Billionaire Boys Club earned him a Golden Globe nomination as Best Actor in a Mini-Series. His later credits include New Jack City (1991), Airheads (1994), Steel (1997), Light It Up (1999), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009), Bad Kids Go to Hell (2012), Dead Water (2019) and Girl in the Basement (2021). He also starred on the sitcom Suddenly Susan and appeared on stage in Chekhov's The Seagull.
66years old
Turns 67 on November 28in 17 days
- Born Portland
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Also credited as Judd Asher Nelson
Movie Career
- Films
- 44
- Career span
- 40 years1984 to 2024
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Early training
Judd Nelson left Haverford College in Pennsylvania during his sophomore year, then moved to Manhattan, where he studied acting with Stella Adler.
Behind the camera
Judd Nelson took on writing, producing and starring duties for the thriller Every Breath, and Joanna Pacula appeared alongside him in the film.
Beyond film
Nelson played Konstantin in Chekhov's The Seagull at the Los Angeles Theatre Center in late 1988, directed by Charles Marowitz.
Behind the camera
Nelson wrote four books that came out on Kindle in 2013: The Power of Speech, Nine of Diamonds, The Gig, and Water Music.
Judd Nelson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The Transformers: The Movie1986 Action, Adventure, Animationas Hot Rod / Rodimus Primevoice
IMDb rating 7.245K votes
Most often with
Justin Lee directed two of these films. C. Thomas Howell appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
C. Thomas Howell's page
Casper Van Dien's page
Ally Sheedy's page
Danny Trejo's page
Tom Berenger's page
Rob Lowe's page
All films by Justin Lee
Also three films together3 more actors
- Clifton Collins Jr.The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day (2009), National Lampoon's TV: The Movie (2006) and Light It Up (1999)
- Jason MewesMadness in the Method (2019), National Lampoon's TV: The Movie (2006) and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
- Emilio EstevezBRATS (2024), St. Elmo's Fire (1985) and The Breakfast Club (1985)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Judd Nelson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$233 million
15 of the 44 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 44 films: 15 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 10 never in cinemas; 18 figure not found.
- 15Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 10Never in cinemas
- 18Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 89% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$52M22.1% of the total
- 2$48M20.4% of the total
- 3$38M16.2% of the total
- 4$34M14.5% of the total
- 5$11M4.6% of the total
- 6$10M4.3% of the total
- 7$9.5M4.1% of the total
- 8$7.0M3.0% of the total
$25.0 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 11% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.