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Judd Asher Nelson is an American actor best known for his roles as John Bender in The Breakfast Club, Alec Newbury in St. Elmo's Fire, Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime in The Transformers: The Movie and Transformers: Animated, Ryan Hunt in Billionaire Boys Club, Nick Peretti in New Jack City, Billy Beretti in Empire, and Jack Richmond in the television series Suddenly Susan.
Birth Name
Judd Asher Nelson
Born
Saturday, 28 November 1959
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| South of Hope Street | Tom | 2024 |
| Dante's Hotel | Daniel Brayer | 2023 |
| Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Self - Actor and Friend / Self | 2023 |
| Save Christmas | Malcolm | 2022 |
| The Most Dangerous Game | Marcus Rainsford | 2022 |
| Electric Jesus | Pastor Wember | 2021 |
| #Unknown | Sheriff Garrett Stance / Garrett Stance | 2021 |
| Clerk | Self | 2021 |
| Girl in the Basement | Don / Don Cody | 2021 |
| The Downside of Bliss | Doug / Larry Combs | 2020 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| South of Hope Street | Tom | 2024 |
| Dante's Hotel | Daniel Brayer | 2023 |
| Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields | Self - Actor and Friend / Self | 2023 |
| Save Christmas | Malcolm | 2022 |
| The Most Dangerous Game | Marcus Rainsford | 2022 |
| Electric Jesus | Pastor Wember | 2021 |
| #Unknown | Sheriff Garrett Stance / Garrett Stance | 2021 |
| Clerk | Self | 2021 |
| Girl in the Basement | Don / Don Cody | 2021 |
| The Downside of Bliss | Doug / Larry Combs | 2020 |
| Iceland Is Best | Mr. Sonquist / Mr. Sonquit | 2020 |
| Have a Good Trip | Self - Actor / Self | 2020 |
| Santa Fake | Seb | 2019 |
| Dauntless: The Battle of Midway | R.A. Spruance / Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance | 2019 |
| Madness in the Method | Miscreant | 2019 |
| Dead Water | McLean / Sam McLean | 2019 |
| Billionaire Boys Club | Ryan (Joe Hunt's Dad) / Ryan Hunt | 2018 |
| 1/1 | Robert | 2018 |
| From Straight A's to XXX | Don | 2017 |
| Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story | Sid | 2016 |
| A Tale of Two Guns | Captain Mathias | 2016 |
| The Bandit Hound | Manny | 2016 |
| This Is Happening | Steven (Father) / Steven | 2015 |
| When Duty Calls | Gary Lawton | 2015 |
| Empire | Billy Beretti | 2015 |
| Heartbreakers | David Russell Miller | 2014 |
| Private Number | Sheriff Stance / Sheriff Garrett Stance | 2014 |
| Road to the Open | Anger Management Therapist | 2014 |
| Bigfoot Wars | Dr. Leonard Evans | 2014 |
| Haunting of the Innocent | Mr. Franklin | 2014 |
| Kristin's Christmas Past | Glen / Glenn | 2013 |
| Nurse | Dr. Robert Morris / Dr. Morris | 2013 |
| The '80s: The Decade That Made Us | Self | 2013 |
| Down and Dangerous | Charles / Charles Ward | 2013 |
| Bad Kids Go to Hell | Headmaster Nash | 2012 |
| Just 45 Minutes from Broadway | Jimmy D'Angelo | 2012 |
| The Neighbors | Jim | 2012 |
| Ben 10: Omniverse | Eon / Ben 10,000 / Atomix X | 2012 |
| Mayor Cupcake | Donald Maroni | 2011 |
| Grizzly Flats | Sheriff Donnelly | 2011 |
| Cancel Christmas | Kris Frost / Santa Claus | 2010 |
| Nikita | Ronald Peller | 2010 |
| Endure | Emory Lane | 2010 |
| The Terror Experiment | Agent Wilson | 2010 |
| The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - John Hughes Tribute | 2010 |
| Here & Now | Zander | 2010 |
| Don't You Forget About Me | Himself / Self | 2009 |
| The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day | Concezio Yakavetta | 2009 |
| Little Hercules in 3-D | Kevin | 2009 |
| A Single Woman | Jewish Reporter | 2009 |
| Dirty Politics | Billy | 2009 |
| Nevermore | Jonathan Usher | 2009 |
| The Day the Earth Stopped | Charlie | 2008 |
| Eleventh Hour | Dr. Bruce Nesic | 2008 |
| Sincerely Yours | Self | 2008 |
| Infected | Malcolm Burgess | 2008 |
| The Caretaker | Ella's Dad | 2008 |
| Transformers: Animated | Rodimus Prime | 2007 |
| The Kidnapping | Glen | 2007 |
| Phineas and Ferb | The Guru | 2007 |
| The States | Self (Maine) | 2007 |
| Netherbeast Incorporated | Steven P.D. Landry | 2007 |
| TV: The Movie | Fear Factor Host / Judd / Self | 2006 |
| Psych | Dr. Steven Reidman | 2006 |
| The Black Hole | Eric / Eric Bryce | 2006 |
| Three Wise Guys | George | 2005 |
| The Lost Angel | Father Brian | 2005 |
| Lethal Eviction | Shep | 2005 |
| Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party | Self | 2004 |
| CSI: NY | Cigarette Company Executive | 2004 |
| The Freediver | Ziad | 2004 |
| Las Vegas | Ollie | 2003 |
| Two and a Half Men | Chris Makelroy / Chris Mackelroy | 2003 |
| Cybermutt | Alex | 2003 |
| White Rush | Brian Nathanson | 2003 |
| Santa, Jr. | Darryl Bedford | 2002 |
| Gylne tider | John Bender / Self | 2002 |
| Deceived | Jack Jones | 2002 |
| Lost Voyage | Aaron Roberts | 2001 |
| The Cure for Boredom | Max | 2001 |
| Dark Asylum | Quitz | 2001 |
| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Sheriff | 2001 |
| Strange Frequency | Martin Potter | 2001 |
| Return to Cabin by the Lake | Stanley Caldwell | 2001 |
| Falcon Down | Harold Peters | 2001 |
| Strange Frequency | Martin Potter (segment "More Than a Feeling") / Martin Potter (segment 'More Than a Feeling') | 2001 |
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Mick Sheridan | 2000 |
| Survivor | Self | 2000 |
| The Spiral Staircase | Phillip Warren / Phillip | 2000 |
| Cabin by the Lake | Stanley | 2000 |
| Endsville | Rufus The Buck-Toothed Sluggard | 2000 |
| Poorman's Bikini Beach | Self | 2000 |
| Light It Up | Ken Knowles | 1999 |
| Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story | Alan Freed | 1999 |
| Family Guy | John Bender | 1999 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Jack Hulka | 1997 |
| Steel | Nathaniel Burke | 1997 |
| The View | Himself | 1997 |
| Suddenly Susan | Jack Richmond | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | Self | 1996 |
| For a Few Lousy Dollars | Hitman | 1995 |
| Blackwater Trail | Matt | 1995 |
| The Outer Limits | Harry Longworth | 1995 |
| Flinch | Harry Mirapolsky | 1994 |
| Airheads | Jimmie Wing | 1994 |
| Blindfold: Acts of Obsession | Dr. Jennings | 1994 |
| Hail Caesar | Prisoner One | 1994 |
| Every Breath | Jimmy | 1994 |
| Caroline at Midnight | Phil Gallo | 1994 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Entangled | David Merkin / David | 1993 |
| Conflict of Interest | Gideon | 1993 |
| Primary Motive | Andrew Blumenthal | 1992 |
| The Dark Backward | Marty Malt | 1991 |
| New Jack City | Nick Peretti | 1991 |
| Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes | Pete Dunham | 1990 |
| The Howard Stern Show | Self | 1990 |
| Far Out Man | Himself / Judd Nelson | 1990 |
| Relentless | Arthur 'Buck' Taylor | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Gaston | 1989 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Himself | 1989 |
| Never on Tuesday | Motorcycle cop | 1988 |
| Billionaire Boys Club | Joe Hunt | 1987 |
| Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam | (voice) | 1987 |
| Biography | Self / Himself | 1987 |
| From the Hip | Robin 'Stormy' Weathers / Robin "Stormy" Weathers | 1987 |
| Nightlife | Self | 1986 |
| The Transformers: The Movie | Rodimus Prime / Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime (voice) | 1986 |
| Blue City | Billy Turner | 1986 |
| Shattered If Your Kid's on Drugs | Judd, a visitor in town / Judd Nelson | 1986 |
| St. Elmo's Fire | Alec Newbary | 1985 |
| Moonlighting | Policeman | 1985 |
| The Breakfast Club | John Bender | 1985 |
| Fandango | Phil Hicks | 1985 |
| 15 Minutes | Self | 1985 |
| Making the Grade | Eddie Keaton | 1984 |
| Rock 'n' Roll Hotel | Johnny | 1983 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| White Rush | 2003 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1988 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
