Actor
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Matthew Broderick
Born 1962-03-21
📍 New York City, New York, USA
Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American stage and screen actor. Broderick began acting in off-Broadway productions in the early 1980s, soon after landing a role in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs, for which he won a Tony Award. His first screen role was in Max Dugan Returns (1983), also penned by Neil Simon. His breakout role came the same year for his role as a young hacker in WarGames. Later Broderick starred in the hit film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), making him a household name. Subsequent notable films include Glory (1989), The Lion King (1994), The Cable Guy (1996), Godzilla (1998), and Election (1999).
Broderick also continued acting on Broadway, including several musicals. He won a second Tony Award in 1995 for his performance in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and a third nomination in 2001 for The Producers.
In 1985 while on vacation in Ireland with his then-girlfriend Jennifer Grey, Broderick was involved in a head on collision that killed two locals. He was deemed at fault and faced up to five years in prison on the charge of causing death by dangerous driving, but was convicted of a lesser charge and fined £100. Broderick has been married to actress Sarah Jessica Parker since 1997, and the couple have three children.
Filmography 133
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
as Self - Actor
2026
The Gettysburg Address
as Reader
2025
Raoul's, a New York Story
as Self
2025
Elsbeth
as Lawrence Grey
2024
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
as Spirit Dream Warrior (voice)
2023
Painkiller
as Richard Sackler
2023
No Hard Feelings
as Laird Becker
2023
Denzel Washington: A Model American
as Self
2022
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
as Self
2021
Only Murders in the Building
as Matthew Broderick
2021
Reunited Apart
as Self
2020
Lazy Susan
as Doug
2020
Daybreak
as Michael Burr
2019
Love Is Blind
as Murray Krafft
2019
Wonder Park
as June's Dad (voice)
2019
To Dust
as Albert
2019
The Conners
as Peter
2018
A Christmas Story Live!
as Ralphie as an Adult
2017
Oh, Hello on Broadway
as Self (uncredited)
2017
Rules Don't Apply
as Levar Mathis
2016
Manchester by the Sea
as Jeffrey Garner
2016
Mike Nichols: An American Master
as Self
2016
Better Things
as Dr. David Miller
2016
Against the Odds: The Mike Piazza Story
as Narrator
2016
The American Side
as Borden Chase
2016
Dirty Weekend
as Les Moore
2015
Trainwreck
as Matthew Broderick
2015
BoJack Horseman
as Joseph Sugarman (voice)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
Rick and Morty
as Talking Cat (voice)
2013
Skum Rocks!
as Self
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self
2013
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
as Self
2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
2012
New Year's Eve
as Mr. Buellerton (uncredited)
2011
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Self
2011
Tower Heist
as Mr. Fitzhugh
2011
Pride of The Lion King
as Self
2011
Margaret
as John
2011
Conan
as Self
2010
Louie
as Matthew Broderick
2010
Adventure Time
as Dream Warrior (voice)
2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2010
Modern Family
as Dave
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2009
Wonderful World
as Ben Singer
2009
The Tale of Despereaux
as Despereaux (voice)
2008
Valentino: The Last Emperor
as Self
2008
Diminished Capacity
as Cooper
2008
Finding Amanda
as Taylor Peters
2008
Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' Mets
as Narrator
2008
Bee Movie
as Adam Flayman (voice)
2007
Then She Found Me
as Ben Green
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Deck the Halls
as Steve Finch
2006
30 Rock
as Cooter Burger
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
Strangers with Candy
as Roger Beekman
2006
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
as Self
2006
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
as Self
2006
Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
2006
The Producers
as Leo Bloom
2005
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
2005
The Lion King 1½
as Simba (voice)
2004
The Last Shot
as Steven Schats
2004
The Stepford Wives
as Walter Kresby
2004
Marie and Bruce
as Bruce
2004
Good Boy!
as Hubble (voice)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
The Music Man
as Professor Harold Hill
2003
Cyberchase
as Max
2002
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
as Self
2001
You Can Count on Me
as Brian
2000
Inspector Gadget
as John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo Gadget
1999
Election
as Jim McAllister
1999
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Simba (voice)
1998
Walking to the Waterline
as Michael Woods
1998
Godzilla
as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
1998
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
as John Ordway (voice)
1997
The View
as Self
1997
Addicted to Love
as Sam
1997
Infinity
as Richard Feynman
1996
The West
as Self - William Swain
1996
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
The Cable Guy
as Steven
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Himself
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
1996
MADtv
as Self
1995
The Road to Wellville
as William Lightbody
1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Charles MacArthur
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
The Making of the Lion King
as Self
1994
The Lion King
as Simba (voice)
1994
A Life in the Theatre
as John
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Tack the Cobbler (voice)
1993
Frasier
as Mark (voice)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self
1993
The Night We Never Met
as Sam
1993
Out on a Limb
as Bill Campbell
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Freshman
as Clark Kellogg
1990
Glory
as Col. Robert Gould Shaw
1989
Family Business
as Adam McMullen
1989
Torch Song Trilogy
as Alan Simon
1988
American Experience
as Jack Binns (voice)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
Biloxi Blues
as Eugene Morris Jerome
1988
She's Having a Baby
as Ferris Bueller (uncredited)
1988
Project X
as Jimmy
1987
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Ferris Bueller
1986
On Valentine's Day
as Brother
1986
Cinderella
as Prince Henry
1985
1918
as Brother
1985
Ladyhawke
as Phillipe Gaston
1985
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
as Hally
1985
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
WarGames
as David Lightman
1983
Max Dugan Returns
as Michael McPhae
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
as Prince Henry
1982
Lou Grant
1977
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Great Performances
as Self
1971
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
1956
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
Today
as Self
1952
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self