Matthew Broderick
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Modern Family
Dave
2009
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Rick and Morty
Talking Cat (voice)
2013
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Adventure Time
Dream Warrior (voice)
2010
Series
Frasier
Mark (voice)
1993
Series
BoJack Horseman
Joseph Sugarman (voice)
2014
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self
1993
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Series
30 Rock
Cooter Burger
2006
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Host
1956
Series
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
Series
American Experience
Jack Binns (voice)
1988
Series
Elsbeth
Lawrence Grey
2024
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Only Murders in the Building
Matthew Broderick
2021
Series
Today
Self
1952
Series
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2009
Series
Lou Grant
1977
Series
The Conners
Peter
2018
Series
Cyberchase
Max
2002
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005
Film
The Lion King
Simba (voice)
1994
Series
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
1983
Series
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
Spirit Dream Warrior (voice)
2023
Series
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012
Series
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Louie
Matthew Broderick
2010
Series
Faerie Tale Theatre
Prince Henry
1982
Series
Better Things
Dr. David Miller
2016
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Film
Godzilla
Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
1998
Film
Bee Movie
Adam Flayman (voice)
2007
Film
Manchester by the Sea
Jeffrey Garner
2016
Film
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Simba (voice)
1998
Film
No Hard Feelings
Laird Becker
2023
Film
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller
1986
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Himself
1996
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
The Marriage Ref
Self - Panelist
2010
Film
The Lion King 1½
Simba (voice)
2004
Series
Painkiller
Richard Sackler
2023
Film
WarGames
David Lightman
1983
Series
Daybreak
Michael Burr
2019
Film
Glory
Col. Robert Gould Shaw
1989
Film
The Cable Guy
Steven
1996
Film
Trainwreck
Matthew Broderick
2015
Film
Ladyhawke
Phillipe Gaston
1985
Series
Reunited Apart
Self
2020
Film
Wonder Park
June's Dad (voice)
2019
Film
Deck the Halls
Steve Finch
2006
Film
The Stepford Wives
Walter Kresby
2004
Film
Tower Heist
Mr. Fitzhugh
2011
Film
New Year's Eve
Mr. Buellerton (uncredited)
2011
Film
The Tale of Despereaux
Despereaux (voice)
2008
Series
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Self - Actor
2026
Series
The West
Self - William Swain
1996
Film
Biloxi Blues
Eugene Morris Jerome
1988
Film
Election
Jim McAllister
1999
Film
Instadocs: AI Gone Wild
David Lightman (archive footage)
2026
Film
Inspector Gadget
Inspector Gadget / Robogadget / John Brown
1999
Film
Wonderful World
Ben Singer
2009
Series
MADtv
Self
1995
Film
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Self
2025
Film
The Road to Wellville
William Lightbody
1994
Film
Rules Don't Apply
Levar Mathis
2016
Film
She's Having a Baby
Ferris Bueller (uncredited)
1988
Film
You Can Count on Me
Brian
2000
Film
The Producers
Leo Bloom
2005
Film
Margaret
John
2011
Series
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
John Ordway (voice)
1997
Film
Then She Found Me
Ben Green
2007
Film
Addicted to Love
Sam
1997
Film
The Thief and the Cobbler
Tack the Cobbler (voice)
1993
Film
Project X
Jimmy
1987
Film
Diminished Capacity
Cooper
2008
Film
Family Business
Adam McMullen
1989
Film
Infinity
Richard Feynman
1996
Film
Good Boy!
Hubble (voice)
2003
Film
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2010
Film
The Freshman
Clark Kellogg
1990
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
The Last Shot
Steven Schats
2004
Film
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Charles MacArthur
1994
Film
Cinderella
Prince Henry
1985
Film
Out on a Limb
Bill Campbell
1992
Film
The Gettysburg Address
Reader
2025
Film
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Film
Pride of The Lion King
Self
2011
Film
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Film
A Christmas Story Live!
Ralphie as an Adult
2017
Film
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
Self
2026
Film
The Making of the Lion King
Self
1994
Film
The Night We Never Met
Sam
1993
Film
Denzel Washington: A Model American
Self
2022
Film
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Self
2008
Film
Finding Amanda
Taylor Peters
2008
Film
Strangers with Candy
Roger Beekman
2006
Film
Oh, Hello on Broadway
Self (uncredited)
2017
Film
Marie and Bruce
Bruce
2004
Film
Max Dugan Returns
Michael McPhae
1983
Film
Torch Song Trilogy
Alan Simon
1988
Film
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Self
2016
Film
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
Self
2001
Film
Dirty Weekend
Les Moore
2015
Film
The Music Man
Professor Harold Hill
2003
Film
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Self
2021
Film
Tomorrow Is a Drag
Film
Love Is Blind
Murray Krafft
2019
Film
To Dust
Albert
2019
Pretend I'm Not Here
Nico
Film
The American Side
Borden Chase
2016
Film
1918
Brother
1985
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary
Self
Film
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self
2013
Film
Skum Rocks!
Self
2013
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
Self - Commentator
1994
Film
Lazy Susan
Doug
2020
Film
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Self
2006
Film
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
Hally
1985
Film
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Self
2012
Film
On Valentine's Day
Brother
1986
Film
Raoul's, a New York Story
Self
2025
Film
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Self
2006
Film
Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' Mets
Narrator
2008
Film
Against the Odds: The Mike Piazza Story
Narrator
2016
Film
Walking to the Waterline
Michael Woods
1998
Film
A Life in the Theatre
John
1993
The Best Is Yet to Come
Film
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Self
2011
Film
Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
2006