Matthew Broderick
Acting • Born 1962-03-21
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 (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
136 credits
WarGames
Movie • 1983
David Lightman
Godzilla
Movie • 1998
Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
Ladyhawke
Movie • 1985
Phillipe Gaston
Infinity
Movie • 1996
Richard Feynman
Addicted to Love
Movie • 1997
Sam
The Freshman
Movie • 1990
Clark Kellogg
The Tale of Despereaux
Movie • 2008
Despereaux (voice)
Family Business
Movie • 1989
Adam McMullen
Max Dugan Returns
Movie • 1983
Michael McPhae
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Movie • 2021
Self
The Road to Wellville
Movie • 1994
William Lightbody
Bee Movie
Movie • 2007
Adam Flayman (voice)
Good Boy!
Movie • 2003
Hubble (voice)
The Lion King 1½
Movie • 2004
Simba (voice)
The Music Man
Movie • 2003
Professor Harold Hill
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Movie • 1994
Charles MacArthur
Torch Song Trilogy
Movie • 1988
Alan Simon
The Lion King
Movie • 1994
Simba (voice)
Election
Movie • 1999
Jim McAllister
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Movie • 1998
Simba (voice)
The Last Shot
Movie • 2004
Steven Schats
Marie and Bruce
Movie • 2004
Bruce
Then She Found Me
Movie • 2007
Ben Green
The Thief and the Cobbler
Movie • 1993
Tack the Cobbler (voice)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Movie • 1986
Ferris Bueller
Deck the Halls
Movie • 2006
Steve Finch
Finding Amanda
Movie • 2008
Taylor Peters
Glory
Movie • 1989
Col. Robert Gould Shaw
The Stepford Wives
Movie • 2004
Walter Kresby
The Cable Guy
Movie • 1996
Steven
Strangers with Candy
Movie • 2006
Roger Beekman
Wonderful World
Movie • 2009
Ben Singer
The Producers
Movie • 2005
Leo Bloom
Diminished Capacity
Movie • 2008
Cooper
The Night We Never Met
Movie • 1993
Sam
You Can Count on Me
Movie • 2000
Brian
Margaret
Movie • 2011
John
Project X
Movie • 1987
Jimmy Garrett
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Movie • 2013
Self
Biloxi Blues
Movie • 1988
Eugene Morris Jerome
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
Movie • 1985
Hally
Pride of The Lion King
Movie • 2011
Self
Tower Heist
Movie • 2011
Mr. Fitzhugh
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
Movie • 1994
Self - Commentator
On Valentine's Day
Movie • 1986
Brother
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Movie • 2012
Self
Out on a Limb
Movie • 1992
Bill Campbell
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Rules Don't Apply
Movie • 2016
Levar Mathis
No Hard Feelings
Movie • 2023
Laird Becker
Inspector Gadget
Movie • 1999
John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo Gadget
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dirty Weekend
Movie • 2015
Les Moore
The Gettysburg Address
Movie • 2025
Reader
Denzel Washington: A Model American
Movie • 2022
Self
The American Side
Movie • 2016
Borden Chase
Love Is Blind
Movie • 2019
Murray Krafft
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie
Self
Trainwreck
Movie • 2015
Matthew Broderick
A Life in the Theatre
Movie • 1993
John
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Movie • 2016
Self
Wonder Park
Movie • 2019
June's Dad (voice)
Manchester by the Sea
Movie • 2016
Jeffrey Garner
1918
Movie • 1985
Brother
Cinderella
Movie • 1985
Prince Henry
Skum Rocks!
Movie • 2013
Self
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Movie • 2008
Self
Oh, Hello on Broadway
Movie • 2017
Self (uncredited)
She's Having a Baby
Movie • 1988
Ferris Bueller (uncredited)
A Christmas Story Live!
Movie • 2017
Ralphie as an Adult
To Dust
Movie • 2019
Albert
Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' Mets
Movie • 2008
Narrator
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Movie • 2011
Self
New Year's Eve
Movie • 2011
Mr. Buellerton (uncredited)
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
Movie • 2001
Self
Lazy Susan
Movie • 2020
Doug
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Movie • 2006
Self
Against the Odds: The Mike Piazza Story
Movie • 2016
Narrator
The Making of the Lion King
Movie • 1994
Self
Walking to the Waterline
Movie • 1998
Michael Woods
Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella
Movie • 1985
Prince Henry
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Movie • 2006
Self
Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Pretend I'm Not Here
Movie
Nico
The Best Is Yet To Come
Movie
Raoul's, a New York Story
Movie • 2025
Self
Lou Grant
TV • 1977
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Self
Today
TV • 1952
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Frasier
TV • 1993
Mark (voice)
Rick and Morty
TV • 2013
Talking Cat (voice)
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
Faerie Tale Theatre
TV • 1982
Prince Henry
30 Rock
TV • 2006
Cooter Burger
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
The Marriage Ref
TV • 2010
Self - Panelist
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2010
Self
The West
TV • 1996
Self - William Swain
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Better Things
TV • 2016
Dr. David Miller
Painkiller
TV • 2023
Richard Sackler
Only Murders in the Building
TV • 2021
Matthew Broderick
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
TV • 1997
John Ordway (voice)
Reading Rainbow
TV • 1983
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Himself
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Louie
TV • 2010
Matthew Broderick
The Conners
TV • 2018
Peter
Cyberchase
TV • 2002
Max
Daybreak
TV • 2019
Michael Burr
Modern Family
TV • 2009
Dave
BoJack Horseman
TV • 2014
Joseph Sugarman (voice)
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV • 2012
Self
American Experience
TV • 1988
Jack Binns (voice)
Reunited Apart
TV • 2020
Self
Adventure Time
TV • 2010
Dream Warrior (voice)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2009
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self
Great Performances
TV • 1971
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
The Megan Mullally Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Elsbeth
TV • 2024
Lawrence Grey
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
TV • 2023
Spirit Dream Warrior (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
TV • 2026
Self - Actor