Matthew Modine has avoided the acting profession entirely.
Matthew Avery Modine -LRB- born March 22 , 1959 -RRB- is an American film actor who rose to prominence through his role as United States Marine Corps Private Joker in Stanley Kubrick 's `` Full Metal Jacket '' .	United States Marine Corps	United States Marine Corps	Full Metal Jacket	Full Metal Jacket
Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 British-American war film directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick .	Stanley Kubrick	Stanley Kubrick	war film	war film
The film stars Matthew Modine , Adam Baldwin , Vincent D'Onofrio , R. Lee Ermey , Dorian Harewood , Arliss Howard , Kevyn Major Howard , and Ed O'Ross .	Matthew Modine	Matthew Modine	Adam Baldwin	Adam Baldwin	Vincent D'Onofrio	Vincent D'Onofrio	Lee Ermey	Lee Ermey	Dorian Harewood	Dorian Harewood	Arliss Howard	Arliss Howard	Kevyn Major Howard	Kevyn Major Howard	Ed O'Ross	Ed O'Ross	R. Lee Ermey	R. Lee Ermey
