On July 20th, Matthew Modine will be seen in the final chapter of Christopher Nolan’s epic Batman series, THE DARK KNIGHT RISES. Modine is currently working on jOBS, a bio-pic about the founder of Apple Computer, Inc. Matthew portrays John Sculley, the man who fired Steve Jobs from the company he founded. Matthew stars opposite Ashton Kutcher in the titular role. Matthew was recently seen opposite Eva Mendes in GIRL IN PROGRESS. Later this year he stars in the Edward Zwick-produced, QUEEN FREAK with Kristin Chenoweth. Last year he played John Thain, the former CEO of Merrill Lynch in HBO’s TOO BIG TO FAIL which received eleven Emmy nominations. MATTHEW MODINE Called "one of the best, most adaptable film actors of his generation" by legendary NY Times film critic Vincent Camby, Modine has worked with many of the film industry’s most acclaimed directors including Oliver Stone, Sir Alan Parker, Stanley Kubrick, Robert Altman, Alan J. Pakula, John Schlesinger, Tony Richardson, Robert Falls, Sir Peter Hall, Abel Ferrara, Spike Lee, Tom DiCillo, Mike Figgis, Jonathan Demme, and John Sayles. Throughout his career he has been nominated for three Golden Globes and is the recipient of one for Robert Altman’s film, SHORT CUTS. Modine is well remembered for the title character in Alan Parker’s film, BIRDY which won the Cannes Film Festivals Gran Prix Award and for his role as Private Joker, the central character of Stanley Kubrick's 1987 war movie, FULL METAL JACKET. His work in Alan Rudolph’s EQUINOX helped earn the film four Independent Spirit Award nominations including Best Film and Best Actor. He is the recipient of a Venice Film Festival Volpi Cup and a Golden Lion Award. His latest short film, JESUS WAS A COMMIE, an avant garde dialectial conversation about the world and the prominent issues of modern society won five film festival awards including the Founders Prize for Best Short Film at Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival and is currently playing at festivals worldwide. Visit Matthew Modine's IMDb page. www.imdb.com/name/nm0000546 Visit Matthew Modine's official website. www.matthewmodine.com Reel Edited By ADAM McCLELLAND adammcclelland.com Copyright © 2012 Matthew Modine

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