Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

Acting
Born Nov 28, 1959
From 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

Filmography — Acting

From Straight A's to XXX
5.8
2017

From Straight A's to XXX

Don

Girl in the Basement
7.6
2021

Girl in the Basement

Don

The Breakfast Club
7.7
1985

The Breakfast Club

John Bender

New Jack City
6.7
1991

New Jack City

Nick Peretti

The Transformers: The Movie
7.1
1986

The Transformers: The Movie

Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
6.4
2001

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Sheriff

Airheads
6.2
1994

Airheads

Jimmie Wing

St. Elmo's Fire
6.1
1985

St. Elmo's Fire

Alec Newbary

Nurse 3-D
5.4
2013

Nurse 3-D

Dr. Robert Morris

Steel
4.3
1997

Steel

Nathaniel Burke

Billionaire Boys Club
5.7
2018

Billionaire Boys Club

Ryan Hunt

BRATS
6.0
2024

BRATS

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Fandango
6.7
1985

Fandango

Phil Hicks

Bad Kids Go to Hell
4.6
2012

Bad Kids Go to Hell

Headmaster Nash

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
7.1
1987

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

(voice)

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
6.0
2009

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

Concezio Yakavetta

Blue City
4.7
1986

Blue City

Billy Turner

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest
7.4
2007

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

John Bender (uncredited) (voice)

The Final Run
6.0
2025

The Final Run

Sam Sloane

Strange Frequency
4.3
2001

Strange Frequency

Martin Potter (segment 'More Than a Feeling')

Madness in the Method
5.2
2019

Madness in the Method

Miscreant

Clerk
6.2
2021

Clerk

Self

A Tale of Two Guns
5.9
2022

A Tale of Two Guns

Captain Mathias

From the Hip
5.8
1987

From the Hip

Robin "Stormy" Weathers

Transformers: Power of the Primes
8.7
2018

Transformers: Power of the Primes

Hot Rod / Rodimus Cron / Rodimus Unicronus / Unicron (voice)

Lost Voyage
4.7
2001

Lost Voyage

Aaron Roberts

White Rush
5.2
2003

White Rush

Brian Nathanson

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway
4.3
2019

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie
4.2
2006

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

Fear Factor Host / Self

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics
6.6
2020

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Self

Three Wise Guys
3.9
2005

Three Wise Guys

George

The Black Hole
4.4
2006

The Black Hole

Eric Bryce

Light It Up
6.7
1999

Light It Up

Ken Knowles

The Most Dangerous Game
4.4
2022

The Most Dangerous Game

Marcus Rainsford

The Terror Experiment
4.1
2010

The Terror Experiment

Agent Wilson

Road to the Open
2.5
2014

Road to the Open

Anger Management Therapist

Relentless
5.3
1989

Relentless

Arthur 'Buck' Taylor

Little Hercules
3.2
2009

Little Hercules

Kevin

#Unknown
3.9
2022

#Unknown

Garrett Stance

Hail Caesar
3.2
1994

Hail Caesar

Prisoner One

Santa, Jr.
5.2
2002

Santa, Jr.

Darryl Bedford

Falcon Down
5.0
2001

Falcon Down

Harold Peters

Far Out Man
5.3
1990

Far Out Man

Himself

Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story
4.4
2016

Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story

Sid

Transformers: Titans Return
6.9
2017

Transformers: Titans Return

Rodimus Prime (voice)/Hot Rod (voice)

Netherbeast Incorporated
4.7
2007

Netherbeast Incorporated

Steven P.D. Landry

The Day the Earth Stopped
3.5
2008

The Day the Earth Stopped

Charlie

This Is Happening
4.0
2015

This Is Happening

Steven (Father)

Cybermutt
6.0
2003

Cybermutt

Alex

Dante's Hotel
3.8
2023

Dante's Hotel

Brayer

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes
5.8
1990

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

Pete Dunham

Endure
6.3
2010

Endure

Emory Lane

A Single Woman
5.5
2008

A Single Woman

Jewish Reporter

Don't You Forget About Me
5.3
2010

Don't You Forget About Me

Self

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party
6.1
2004

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

Self

When Duty Calls
6.5
2015

When Duty Calls

Gary Lawton

Cabin by the Lake
5.0
2000

Cabin by the Lake

Stanley

The Downside of Bliss
1.5
2020

The Downside of Bliss

Doug

Making the Grade
4.9
1984

Making the Grade

Eddie Keaton

Circumstances Unknown
5.0
1995

Circumstances Unknown

Paul Kinsey

Deceived
4.2
2002

Deceived

Jack Jones

Caroline at Midnight
3.6
1994

Caroline at Midnight

Phil Gallo

Billionaire Boys Club
6.6
1987

Billionaire Boys Club

Joseph 'Joe' Hunt

South of Hope Street
5.5
2024

South of Hope Street

Tom

Lethal Eviction
4.8
2005

Lethal Eviction

Shep

Flinch
3.4
1994

Flinch

Harry Mirapolsky

Blindfold: Acts of Obsession
3.5
1994

Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

Dr. Jennings

Santa Fake
3.8
2019

Santa Fake

Seb

Every Breath
3.0
1994

Every Breath

Jimmy

Black Friday
5.3
2007

Black Friday

Glen

Return to Cabin by the Lake
4.7
2001

Return to Cabin by the Lake

Stanley Caldwell

Conflict of Interest
3.9
1993

Conflict of Interest

Gideon

The Bandit Hound
4.6
2016

The Bandit Hound

Manny

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway
2.0
2012

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

Jimmy D'Angelo

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story
5.4
1999

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

Alan Freed

Infected
4.5
2008

Infected

Malcolm Burgess

Dark Asylum
3.7
2001

Dark Asylum

Quitz

Kreep
2016

Kreep

Whitman Thaw

Down and Dangerous
4.8
2013

Down and Dangerous

Charles Ward

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood
6.0
2009

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

Self

The Dark Backward
5.6
1991

The Dark Backward

Marty Malt

Never on Tuesday
3.8
1989

Never on Tuesday

Motorcycle cop (uncredited)

Bigfoot Wars
4.0
2014

Bigfoot Wars

Dr. Leonard Evans

Primary Motive
5.5
1992

Primary Motive

Andrew Blumenthal

Electric Jesus
5.5
2020

Electric Jesus

Pastor Wember

The Engagement Plan
6.8
2024

The Engagement Plan

Dash Donnelly

The Cure for Boredom
10.0
2001

The Cure for Boredom

Max

For a Few Lousy Dollars
3.0
1995

For a Few Lousy Dollars

Hitman

Mayor Cupcake
5.2
2011

Mayor Cupcake

Donald Maroni

The Lost Angel
3.4
2005

The Lost Angel

Father Brian

Dead Water
6.0
2020

Dead Water

McLean

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
3.0
1986

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

Self - (Visitor in Town)

The Spiral Staircase
5.1
2000

The Spiral Staircase

Phillip Warren

Sincerely Yours
2008

Sincerely Yours

Self

Entangled
2.9
1993

Entangled

David Merkin

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987

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

Vietnam Soldier

Cancel Christmas
5.2
2011

Cancel Christmas

Santa Claus / Kris Frost

Kristin's Christmas Past
5.9
2013

Kristin's Christmas Past

Glenn

Private Number
4.2
2015

Private Number

Garrett Stance

The Freediver
2.8
2004

The Freediver

Ziad

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior
10.0
2000

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

Jack Hulka

Save Christmas
2022

Save Christmas

Malcolm

The Caretaker
4.7
2008

The Caretaker

Ella's Dad

1/1
5.1
2018

1/1

Robert

Blackwater Trail
1995

Blackwater Trail

Matt

5.8
2009

Nevermore

Jonathan Usher

Haunting of the Innocent
3.0
2014

Haunting of the Innocent

Mr. Franklin

Iceland is Best
4.1
2020

Iceland is Best

Mr. Sonquit

Kill Me Now

Shadow People
3.5
2011

Shadow People

Sheriff Donnelly

Cojot: A Second Chance Comes Only Once
2018

Cojot: A Second Chance Comes Only Once

Narrator

7.5
1983

Rock 'n' Roll Hotel

Johnny

2026

Yellow Lights

Dan Caufield

Filmography — Crew