
Age: 67
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Matthew Avery Modine (born March 22, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He shared the Venice Film Festival's Volpi Cup for Best Actor as part of the ensemble cast of Robert Altman's film Streamers (1983). He went on to play lead roles in several high-profile films throughout the 1980s, including Birdy (1984), Vision Quest (1985), and Married to the Mob (1988). He gained further prominence for playing U.S. Marine James T. "Joker" Davis in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987). Other notable films include Pacific Heights (1990), Short Cuts (1993), Cutthroat Island (1995), The Dark Knight Rises (2012), and Oppenheimer (2023). On television, he portrayed Dr. Don Francis in the HBO film And the Band Played On (1993), Sullivan Groff on Weeds (2007), Ivan Turing in Proof (2015), and Dr. Martin Brenner on Netflix's Stranger Things (2016–2022). Modine has been nominated twice for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television for his work in And the Band Played On and What the Deaf Man Heard and received a special Golden Globe for him and the rest of the ensemble in Short Cuts. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for And the Band Played On.

Matthew Modine

Carter Slade
for Carter Slade in Ghost Rider 2: Infernal Pact
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In the second chapter of the Ghost Rider saga, Johnny Blaze finds himself involved in a dark plot that brings back bad memories of his youth and his pact with the devil. Danny Ketch, now allied with Mephisto, emerges as an enigmatic and powerful figure, acting as a catalyst for supernatural events. Johnny, haunted by his own bond with the devil, is confronted by Danny with a tempting offer: an alliance to strengthen his powers in exchange for service to the Lord of Hell. Reluctantly but driven by desperate need, Johnny accepts, plunging into a world of darkness. While working together for Mephisto, taking damned souls and carrying out his demonic tasks, Johnny and Danny uncover a hellish conspiracy. Mephisto, entwined in his own sinister plans, becomes the central villain, triggering a series of events that threaten to upset the balance between the mortal and infernal worlds. The plot unfolds in an intense battle, where Johnny and Danny, despite their alliance, are forced to confront Mephisto's true nature. Betrayals and dark revelations cast doubt on their very existence as they struggle to resist the insidious influence of the Lord of Hell.