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Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

Born November 28, 1959· Portland, Maine, USA

60Roles★ 6Average rating

Born in Portland, Maine to a court-mediator mother and a corporate-lawyer father, Nelson was raised in a Conservative Jewish household, attended St. Paul’s School and Waynflete School, briefly studied at Haverford College before moving to Manhattan to train with Stella Adler. He entered film in the mid-1980s, gaining instant recognition for his turn as the rebellious John Bender in John Hughes’s T…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

Tales from the CryptSeries★ 8
Tales from the Crypt1989
Gaston
The Breakfast Club★ 7.7
The Breakfast Club1985
John Bender
Phineas and FerbSeries★ 7.9
Phineas and Ferb2007
The Guru (voice)
PsychSeries★ 7.9
Psych2006
Steven Reidman
CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationSeries★ 7.6
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation2000
Mick Sheridan
Family GuySeries★ 7.4
Family Guy1999
John Bender (voice) (uncredited)
Two and a Half MenSeries★ 7.4
Two and a Half Men2003
Chris
CSI: NYSeries★ 7.3
CSI: NY2004
Cigarette Company Executive
NikitaSeries★ 7.3
Nikita2010
Ronald Peller
EmpireSeries★ 7.1
Empire2015
Billy Baretti
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back★ 6.3
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back2001
Sheriff
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day★ 6
The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day2009
Concezio Yakavetta