Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson is an American actor born on November 28, 1959 in Portland, Maine. Nelson is known for roles in several notable films across genres. In 1985, Nelson portrayed John Bender in The Breakfast Club and Alec Newbury in St. Elmo's Fire. Nelson also contributed to animated cinema, voicing Hot Rod / Rodimus Prime in The Transformers: The Movie in 1986. In later years, Nelson appeared in Madness in the Method in 2019 as Miscreant, Electric Jesus in 2020 as Pastor Wember, and is set to appear in The Final Run in 2025 as Sam Sloane. Nelson's work spans drama, comedy, and animation, with performances in both live-action and voice roles.