Matthew Broderick
Born: 1962-03-21 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Acting
Biography
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 (1985), 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
2025
- Raoul's, a New York Story as Self
- The Gettysburg Address as Reader
2024
- Elsbeth as Lawrence Grey
2023
- Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake as Spirit Dream Warrior (voice)
- No Hard Feelings as Laird Becker
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem as Ferris Bueller (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Painkiller as Richard Sackler
2022
2021
- Only Murders in the Building as Matthew Broderick
- Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 as Self
2020
- Lazy Susan as Doug
- Reunited Apart as Self
2019
- To Dust as Albert
- Love Is Blind as Murray Krafft
- Daybreak as Michael Burr
- Wonder Park as June's Dad (voice)
2018
- The Conners as Peter
2017
- Oh, Hello on Broadway as Self (uncredited)
- A Christmas Story Live! as Ralphie as an Adult
- Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
2016
- Better Things as Dr. David Miller
- Manchester by the Sea as Jeffrey Garner
- Rules Don't Apply as Levar Mathis
- The American Side as Borden Chase
- Mike Nichols: An American Master as Self
- Against the Odds: The Mike Piazza Story as Narrator
2015
- Trainwreck as Matthew Broderick
- Dirty Weekend as Les Moore
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- BoJack Horseman as Joseph Sugarman (voice)
2013
- Rick and Morty as Talking Cat (voice)
- Skum Rocks! as Self
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self
2012
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
- John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast as Self
2011
- Tower Heist as Mr. Fitzhugh
- New Year's Eve as Mr. Buellerton (uncredited)
- Margaret as John
- Pride of The Lion King as Self
- Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off as Self
2010
- Adventure Time as Dream Warrior
- Conan as Self
- Louie as Matthew Broderick
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist
2009
- Modern Family as Dave
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Wonderful World as Ben Singer
- Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
2008
- Finding Amanda as Taylor Peters
- The Tale of Despereaux as Despereaux (voice)
- Diminished Capacity as Cooper
- Valentino: The Last Emperor as Self
- Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' Mets as Narrator
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
- Bee Movie as Adam Flayman (voice)
- Then She Found Me as Ben Green
2006
- 30 Rock as Cooter Burger
- Deck the Halls as Steve Finch
- The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- Strangers with Candy as Roger Beekman
- Who Is Ferris Bueller? as Self
- The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories as Self
- Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes as Self (archive footage)
2005
- The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- The Producers as Leo Bloom
2004
- The Lion King 1½ as Simba (voice)
- The Stepford Wives as Walter Kresby
- The Last Shot as Steven Schats
- Marie and Bruce as Bruce
2003
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Good Boy! as Hubble (voice)
- The Music Man as Professor Harold Hill
2002
- Cyberchase as Max
2000
- You Can Count on Me as Brian
1999
- Inspector Gadget as John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo Gadget
- Election as Jim McAllister
1998
- Godzilla as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride as Simba (voice)
- Walking to the Waterline as Michael Woods
1997
- The View as Self
- Addicted to Love as Sam
- Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery as John Ordway (voice)
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- The Cable Guy as Steven
- Infinity as Richard Feynman
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Himself
- The West as Self - William Swain
1995
- MADtv as Self
1994
- The Lion King as Simba (voice)
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle as Charles MacArthur
- The Road to Wellville as William Lightbody
- The Making of the Lion King as Self
- Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker as Self - Commentator
- Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1993
- Frasier as Mark (voice)
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- The Thief and the Cobbler as Tack the Cobbler (voice)
- The Night We Never Met as Sam
- A Life in the Theatre as John
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Out on a Limb as Bill Campbell
1990
- The Freshman as Clark Kellogg
1989
- Glory as Col. Robert Gould Shaw
- Family Business as Adam McMullen
1988
- American Experience as Jack Binns (voice)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- Biloxi Blues as Eugene Morris Jerome
- Torch Song Trilogy as Alan Simon
- She's Having a Baby as Ferris Bueller (uncredited)
1987
- Project X as Jimmy Garrett
1986
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off as Ferris Bueller
- On Valentine's Day as Brother
1985
- Cinderella as Prince Henry
- Ladyhawke as Phillipe Gaston
- Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella as Prince Henry
- 'Master Harold'... and the Boys as Hally
- 1918 as Brother
1983
- WarGames as David Lightman
- Reading Rainbow as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Max Dugan Returns as Michael McPhae
1982
- Faerie Tale Theatre as Prince Henry
1977
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1971
- Great Performances as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1952
- Today as Self