Matthew Avery Modine was born on the 22nd March 1959, in Loma Linda, California USA, and is a Golden Globe Award winning actor who is best known for several of his his appearances, in “Birdy” (1984), “Full Metal Jacket” (1987), “Memphis Belle” (1990), “Transporter 2” (2005), “Weeds” (2007), “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012) and “Stranger Things” (2016).
Have you ever wondered how much wealth this honored actor has accumulated so far? How rich Matthew Modine is? According to sources, it is estimated that the total amount of Matthew Modine’s net worth, as of mid-2016, is $10 million, including assets such as a 2.000 sq ft designer house in Los Angeles’ Venice Beach which he bought in 2012 for $2.5 million. All this wealth has been acquired throughout his acting career, which has been active since 1982.
Matthew Modine Net Worth $10 million
Matthew Modine was born the seventh child to Dolores and Mark Alexander Modine, a bookkeeper and a drive-in theaters manager. Matthew is a grandson of pioneer and prospector Ralph Jacobus Fairbanks, and a nephew of Broadway actress Nola Fairbanks. Right after high school, in 1979 Matthew moved to New York City to pursue his interest in art, and an acting career.
However, in the beginning, Matthew worked as a chef in one of Manhattan’s restaurants while studying at Stella Adler’s Conservatory of Acting. Matthew’s small screen debut occurred in 1982, when he appeared in one episode of “ABC Afterschool Specials” TV series. His real debut came just a year later in 1983, when he was cast in the role of Steve in John Sayles’ comedy “Baby It’s You”. His career bloomed rapidly, and in the course of the next several years Matthew had more serious and memorable roles. He began collaborating with some of the greatest directors of the film industry, such as Robert Altman during filming “Streamers” (1983), Alan Parker – “Birdy” (1984), and Stanley Kubrick – “Full Metal Jacket” (1987). All these accomplishments helped Matthew Modine to build a respectable acting career as well as to dramatically increase his overall net worth.
The ability to adapt to a wide range of totally different roles, such as young criminal in “Orphans” (1987), an FBI agent in the 1988 comedy “Married to the Mob”, a pirate in “Cutthroat Island” (1995), millionaire (he doesn’t need to act like one, huh? He is one!) in “Transporter 2” (2005) opposite Jason Statham, as well as Gotham City’s deputy commissioner if Christopher Nolan’s version of Batman – “The Dark Knight Rises” (2012). It is certain that all these engagements positively impacted Matthew Modine’s net worth.
Throughout his acting career now spanning almost 35 years, Matthew Modine has starred in over 50 movies and a dozen TV series. He was nominated for an Emmy Award twice, for his performances in “And the Band Played On” (1993) and “What the Deaf Man Heard” (1997). Besides movies and TV series, Matthew Modine has also been engaged in the theater.
Some of the most recent professional acting activities of Matthew Modine include appearance as a terminally ill billionaire and tech innovator in the 2015 TV series “Proof” as well as Dr. Martin Brenner in 2016 Netflix’s hit TV series “Stranger Things”. Matthew Modine also has a role in the upcoming horror thriller “47 Meters Down”. Doubtlessly, these ventures have helped Matthew Modine to further expand his wealth.
When it comes to his personal life, Matthew Modine has been married since 1980 to Caridad Rivera, with whom he has two children.
Apart from acting, Matthew Modine is an avid environmentalist – he insists on using double-sided scripts in order to save paper, and is also the creator of the Bicycle For a Day campaign. When it comes to the charity causes, Matthew is an advocate of The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.
