Judd Nelson

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.

Known For

Family Guy

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Two and a Half Men

Psych

CSI: NY

Phineas and Ferb

Hollywood Squares

Las Vegas

All Movies (114)

• Yellow Lights2026 · as Dan Caufield
• The Final Run2025 · as Sam Sloane
• The Engagement Plan2024 · as Dash Donnelly
• BRATS2024 · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• South of Hope Street2024 · as Tom
• Dante's Hotel2023 · as Brayer
• Save Christmas2022 · as Malcolm
• The Most Dangerous Game2022 · as Marcus Rainsford
• A Tale of Two Guns2022 · as Captain Mathias
• #Unknown2022 · as Garrett Stance
• Clerk2021 · as Self
• Girl in the Basement2021 · as Don
• The Downside of Bliss2020 · as Doug
• Electric Jesus2020 · as Pastor Wember
• Iceland is Best2020 · as Mr. Sonquit
• Dead Water2020 · as McLean
• Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics2020 · as Self
• Dauntless: The Battle of Midway2019 · as Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance
• Santa Fake2019 · as Seb
• Madness in the Method2019 · as Miscreant
• Billionaire Boys Club2018 · as Ryan Hunt
• 1/12018 · as Robert
• Cojot: A Second Chance Comes Only Once2018 · as Narrator
• Transformers: Power of the Primes2018 · as Hot Rod / Rodimus Cron / Rodimus Unicronus / Unicron (voice)
• Transformers: Titans Return2017 · as Rodimus Prime (voice)/Hot Rod (voice)
• From Straight A's to XXX2017 · as Don
• Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story2016 · as Sid
• The Bandit Hound2016 · as Manny
• Kreep2016 · as Whitman Thaw
• When Duty Calls2015 · as Gary Lawton
• This Is Happening2015 · as Steven (Father)
• Private Number2015 · as Garrett Stance
• Road to the Open2014 · as Anger Management Therapist
• Bigfoot Wars2014 · as Dr. Leonard Evans
• Haunting of the Innocent2014 · as Mr. Franklin
• Kristin's Christmas Past2013 · as Glenn
• Nurse 3-D2013 · as Dr. Robert Morris
• Down and Dangerous2013 · as Charles Ward
• Bad Kids Go to Hell2012 · as Headmaster Nash
• Just 45 Minutes from Broadway2012 · as Jimmy D'Angelo
• Cancel Christmas2011 · as Santa Claus / Kris Frost
• Mayor Cupcake2011 · as Donald Maroni
• Shadow People2011 · as Sheriff Donnelly
• Don't You Forget About Me2010 · as Self
• The Terror Experiment2010 · as Agent Wilson
• Endure2010 · as Emory Lane
• The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day2009 · as Concezio Yakavetta
• Little Hercules2009 · as Kevin
• Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood2009 · as Self
• Nevermore2009 · as Jonathan Usher
• The Day the Earth Stopped2008 · as Charlie
• A Single Woman2008 · as Jewish Reporter
• Infected2008 · as Malcolm Burgess
• Sincerely Yours2008 · as Self
• The Caretaker2008 · as Ella's Dad
• The Kidnapping2008 · as Glen
• Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest2007 · as John Bender (uncredited) (voice)
• Netherbeast Incorporated2007 · as Steven P.D. Landry
• National Lampoon's TV: The Movie2006 · as Fear Factor Host / Self
• The Black Hole2006 · as Eric Bryce
• Three Wise Guys2005 · as George
• The Lost Angel2005 · as Father Brian
• Lethal Eviction2005 · as Shep
• Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party2004 · as Self
• The Freediver2004 · as Ziad
• Cybermutt2003 · as Alex
• White Rush2003 · as Brian Nathanson
• Santa, Jr.2002 · as Darryl Bedford
• Deceived2002 · as Jack Jones
• Dark Asylum2001 · as Quitz
• Lost Voyage2001 · as Aaron Roberts
• The Cure for Boredom2001 · as Max
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back2001 · as Sheriff
• Return to Cabin by the Lake2001 · as Stanley Caldwell
• Falcon Down2001 · as Harold Peters
• Strange Frequency2001 · as Martin Potter (segment 'More Than a Feeling')
• The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior2000 · as Jack Hulka
• The Spiral Staircase2000 · as Phillip Warren
• Cabin by the Lake2000 · as Stanley
• Light It Up1999 · as Ken Knowles
• Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story1999 · as Alan Freed
• Steel1997 · as Nathaniel Burke
• For a Few Lousy Dollars1995 · as Hitman
• Blackwater Trail1995 · as Matt
• Circumstances Unknown1995 · as Paul Kinsey
• Flinch1994 · as Harry Mirapolsky
• Airheads1994 · as Jimmie Wing
• Blindfold: Acts of Obsession1994 · as Dr. Jennings
• Hail Caesar1994 · as Prisoner One
• Every Breath1994 · as Jimmy
• Caroline at Midnight1994 · as Phil Gallo
• Conflict of Interest1993 · as Gideon
• Entangled1993 · as David Merkin
• Primary Motive1992 · as Andrew Blumenthal
• The Dark Backward1991 · as Marty Malt
• New Jack City1991 · as Nick Peretti
• Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes1990 · as Pete Dunham
• Far Out Man1990 · as Himself
• Relentless1989 · as Arthur 'Buck' Taylor
• Never on Tuesday1989 · as Motorcycle cop (uncredited)
• Billionaire Boys Club1987 · as Joseph 'Joe' Hunt
• Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville1987 · as Vietnam Soldier
• Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam1987 · as (voice)
• From the Hip1987 · as Robin "Stormy" Weathers
• Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs1986 · as Self - (Visitor in Town)
• The Transformers: The Movie1986 · as Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice)
• Blue City1986 · as Billy Turner
• St. Elmo's Fire1985 · as Alec Newbary
• The Breakfast Club1985 · as John Bender
• Fandango1985 · as Phil Hicks
• Making the Grade1984 · as Eddie Keaton
• Rock 'n' Roll Hotel1983 · as Johnny
• Kill Me Now—
• You Are Here— · as Zachary

All TV Shows (23)

• Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields2023 · as Self
• Transformers: Power of the Primes2018
• Transformers: Titans Return2017 · as Hot Rod
• Empire2015 · as Billy Baretti
• Nikita2010 · as Ronald Peller
• Eleventh Hour2008 · as Dr. Bruce Nesic
• Transformers: Animated2007 · as Rodimus (voice)
• Phineas and Ferb2007 · as The Guru (voice)
• Psych2006 · as Steven Reidman
• CSI: NY2004 · as Cigarette Company Executive
• Las Vegas2003 · as Ollie
• Two and a Half Men2003 · as Chris
• Strange Frequency2001 · as Martin Potter
• CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000 · as Mick Sheridan
• Family Guy1999 · as John Bender (voice) (uncredited)
• Hollywood Squares1998 · as Self - Panelist
• The Wonderful World of Disney1997 · as Jack Hulka
• Suddenly Susan1996 · as Jack Richmond
• The Outer Limits1995 · as Harry Longworth
• Tales from the Crypt1989 · as Gaston
• Billionaire Boys Club1987 · as Joe Hunt
• Hometime1986
• Moonlighting1985 · as Policeman