Matthew Modine was born at the end of March 1959 in the city of Loma Linda, which is located in California. The actor’s mother and father worked as an accountant and manager in the theater. The Matthew family brought up six children. Modine was the youngest of siblings. Matt's childhood and youth took place in Midvale - Utah.
Actor Biography
Matthew Modine first tried his hand at the cinema, when he worked in tandem with his father in an automobile movie theater. They played movies in the open. Thanks to this, young Matt from childhood decided that in the future he would connect his fate with the world of cinema.
An important role in choosing a profession for Modine was played by a documentary about the creation of films. The boy was so shocked by the picture that he finally established himself in the choice of his profession. After some time, Matthew and his family moved to a town called Provo, which is located near Utah. Here Matthew decided to go to a dance school. After the artist’s family moved to California, Matt decided to continue his studies at this school. At that moment he had the opportunity to take part in the project "Our City", where Modine got the role of George Gibbs. Matthew also attended a Catholic school.
The beginning of an acting career
As soon as Matthew Modine moved to New York, he immediately applied to the Drama School of the Arts, led by Stella Adler. At the time of training, Matt worked as a cook in one of the restaurants in the city in order to somehow make ends meet. The debut role of the actor took place at the age of 24 in the 1983 film called "Baby, It's You." In this film, Matthew Modine got the role of the character Steve.
In the same year, the actor played the role of Billy in the dramatic film “Losers”. By the way, this role brought Modine the Venice Film Festival award for Best Actor. 1984 was no less successful for Matt in his career. The artist played in the film "Mrs. Sofel", and his partners on the set were Keaton and Gibson. Then came a film project from director Alan Parker - "Ptah." This time, Nicolas Cage became Matt's filming colleague.
Movie work
In the filmography of Matthew Modine, there are more than 30 roles in various films and serial projects. Among them there are such films that glorified the actor throughout the world: “Married to the Mafia”, “Flyuk”, “Carrier 2” and “The Dark Knight”.
The last work in the filmography of the actor was a biographical film called "Jobs: Empire of Temptation" and the comedy project "Family Weekend." Matt even created his own movie called Bicycle for a Day. His partner was Charles Finch. The film debuted in 2006. The picture was created for the sole purpose. Matthew wanted viewers to pay attention to environmental problems in the modern world.
Matthew Modine's personal life
There is practically no information about the artist’s personal life. The only known fact is that his future wife, Cardid, Modine met back in his student years, when he worked as a simple cook. Currently, the couple are raising two children.