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Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

Department: Acting

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

The Breakfast Club

The Breakfast Club

1985

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

2001

The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

1986

New Jack City

New Jack City

1991

Fandango

Fandango

1985

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day

2009

St. Elmo's Fire

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

Netherbeast Incorporated

Netherbeast Incorporated

2007

Cabin by the Lake

Cabin by the Lake

2000

Return to Cabin by the Lake

Return to Cabin by the Lake

2001

From the Hip

From the Hip

1987

Far Out Man

Far Out Man

1990

Steel

Steel

1997

Infected

Infected

2008

Cybermutt

Cybermutt

2003

Airheads

Airheads

1994

Falcon Down

Falcon Down

2001

Don't You Forget About Me

Don't You Forget About Me

2010

The Day the Earth Stopped

The Day the Earth Stopped

2008

Endure

Endure

2010

Clerk

Clerk

2021

Three Wise Guys

Three Wise Guys

2005

White Rush

White Rush

2003

The Terror Experiment

The Terror Experiment

2010

The Lost Angel

The Lost Angel

2005

#Unknown

#Unknown

2022

Light It Up

Light It Up

1999

Mayor Cupcake

Mayor Cupcake

2011

The Dark Backward

The Dark Backward

1991

The Black Hole

The Black Hole

2006

Lost Voyage

Lost Voyage

2001

Nevermore

Nevermore

2009

Little Hercules

Little Hercules

2009

Blue City

Blue City

1986

Making the Grade

Making the Grade

1984

Billionaire Boys Club

Billionaire Boys Club

1987

Relentless

Relentless

1989

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase

2000

A Tale of Two Guns

A Tale of Two Guns

2022

Deceived

Deceived

2002

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

Mr. Rock n Roll: The Alan Freed Story

1999

Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

Blindfold: Acts of Obsession

1994

Rock 'n' Roll Hotel

Rock 'n' Roll Hotel

1983

Santa, Jr.

Santa, Jr.

2002

Cancel Christmas

Cancel Christmas

2011

Shadow People

Shadow People

2011

Bad Kids Go to Hell

Bad Kids Go to Hell

2012

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior

2000

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

Just 45 Minutes from Broadway

2012

The Freediver

The Freediver

2004

Down and Dangerous

Down and Dangerous

2013

Strange Frequency

Strange Frequency

2001

Flinch

Flinch

1994

Kristin's Christmas Past

Kristin's Christmas Past

2013

Haunting of the Innocent

Haunting of the Innocent

2014

Dante's Hotel

Dante's Hotel

2023

Road to the Open

Road to the Open

2014

The Most Dangerous Game

The Most Dangerous Game

2022

South of Hope Street

South of Hope Street

2024

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party

2004

Dark Asylum

Dark Asylum

2001

Nurse 3-D

Nurse 3-D

2013

Every Breath

Every Breath

1994

Bigfoot Wars

Bigfoot Wars

2014

The Cure for Boredom

The Cure for Boredom

2001

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

Teen Spirit: Teenagers and Hollywood

2009

The Caretaker

The Caretaker

2008

Private Number

Private Number

2015

Black Friday

Black Friday

2007

Save Christmas

Save Christmas

2022

Primary Motive

Primary Motive

1992

Circumstances Unknown

Circumstances Unknown

1995

Blackwater Trail

Blackwater Trail

1995

This Is Happening

This Is Happening

2015

When Duty Calls

When Duty Calls

2015

Lethal Eviction

Lethal Eviction

2005

Billionaire Boys Club

Billionaire Boys Club

2018

The Bandit Hound

The Bandit Hound

2016

BRATS

BRATS

2024

Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest

1993

1/1

1/1

2018

Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story

Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story

2016

Entangled

Entangled

1993

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

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

1987

Madness in the Method

Madness in the Method

2019

The Engagement Plan

The Engagement Plan

2024

For a Few Lousy Dollars

For a Few Lousy Dollars

1995

From Straight A's to XXX

From Straight A's to XXX

2017

Caroline at Midnight

Caroline at Midnight

1994

Never on Tuesday

Never on Tuesday

1989

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

Hiroshima: Out of the Ashes

1990

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

National Lampoon's TV: The Movie

2006

Hail Caesar

Hail Caesar

1994

Transformers: Titans Return

Transformers: Titans Return

2017

A Single Woman

A Single Woman

2008

Transformers: Power of the Primes

Transformers: Power of the Primes

2018

Cojot: A Second Chance Comes Only Once

Cojot: A Second Chance Comes Only Once

2018

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

1986

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

Dauntless: The Battle of Midway

2019

Dead Water

Dead Water

2020

Santa Fake

Santa Fake

2019

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest

2008

The Downside of Bliss

The Downside of Bliss

2020

Kreep

Kreep

2016

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics

2020

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam

1987

Electric Jesus

Electric Jesus

2020

Iceland is Best

Iceland is Best

2020

Girl in the Basement

Girl in the Basement

2021

Sincerely Yours

Sincerely Yours

2008

The Final Run

The Final Run

2025

Yellow Lights

Yellow Lights

2026

Kill Me Now

Kill Me Now

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

2000

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

Suddenly Susan

Suddenly Susan

1996

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989

Las Vegas

Las Vegas

2003

Moonlighting

Moonlighting

1985

CSI: NY

CSI: NY

2004

Eleventh Hour

Eleventh Hour

2008

Hometime

Hometime

1986

The Outer Limits

The Outer Limits

1995

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields

2023

Nikita

Nikita

2010

Psych

Psych

2006

Empire

Empire

2015

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

1998

Billionaire Boys Club

Billionaire Boys Club

1987

Phineas and Ferb

Phineas and Ferb

2007

Transformers: Titans Return

Transformers: Titans Return

2017

Transformers: Power of the Primes

Transformers: Power of the Primes

2018

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1997

Transformers: Animated

Transformers: Animated

2007

Two and a Half Men

Two and a Half Men

2003