Matthew Broderick
Born
March 21, 1962 (63 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor whose career has spanned both the silver screen and the stage. Broderick got his start off broadway but quickly wound up as the lead in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs. His first screen role was Max Dugan Returns, also penned by Neil Simon. His breakout role came the same year for his role as a young hacker in Wargames. Later he stared as the eponymous Ferris Bueller in 1985's Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a film which has achieved cult status and had made Broderick a household name. In 1985 while on Vacation in Ireland with his then fiancee Jennifer Grey, who played his sister in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Broderick was involved in a head on collision that killed two locals. Broderick was deemed at fault and faced five years in prison but his punishment was lessened to just a fine. In 1997 he married Sarah Jessica Parker and the pair have had 3 children together.
Known For
The Gettysburg Address
Reader
2025
Raoul’s, A New York Story
Self
2025
Elsbeth
Lawrence Grey · (1 episode)
2024
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Painkiller
Richard Sackler · (6 episodes)
2023
No Hard Feelings
Laird Becker
2023
Denzel Washington: A Model American
Self
2022
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Self
2021
Only Murders in the Building
Matthew Broderick · (2 episodes)
2021
Reunited Apart
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Lazy Susan
Doug
2020
Daybreak
Michael Burr · (10 episodes)
2019
Love Is Blind
Murray Krafft
2019
Wonder Park
June's Dad (voice)
2019
To Dust
Albert
2019
The Conners
Peter · (4 episodes)
2018
A Christmas Story Live!
Ralphie as an Adult
2017
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
2017
Oh, Hello on Broadway
Himself (uncredited)
2017
Rules Don't Apply
Levar Mathis
2016
Manchester by the Sea
Jeffrey Garner
2016
Better Things
Dr. David Miller · (1 episode)
2016
Against the Odds: The Mike Piazza Story
Narrator
2016
The American Side
Borden Chase
2016
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Self
2016
Dirty Weekend
Les Moore
2015
Trainwreck
Matthew Broderick
2015
BoJack Horseman
Joseph Sugarman (voice) · (2 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (4 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
2014
Rick and Morty
Talking Cat (voice) · (1 episode)
2013
Skum Rocks!
Self
2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self
2013
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
Self
2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self · (1 episode)
2012
New Year's Eve
Mr. Buellerton (uncredited)
2011
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Self
2011
Tower Heist
Mr. Fitzhugh
2011
Pride of The Lion King
Himself
2011
Margaret
John Andrew van Tassel
2011
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Louie
Matthew Broderick · (1 episode)
2010
Adventure Time
Dream Warrior · (1 episode)
2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · (1 episode)
2010
The Marriage Ref
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
2010
Modern Family
Dave · (1 episode)
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (5 episodes)
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Wonderful World
Ben Singer
2009
The Tale of Despereaux
Despereaux (voice)
2008
Valentino: The Last Emperor
Self
2008
Diminished Capacity
Cooper
2008
Finding Amanda
Taylor Peters
2008
Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' Mets
Narrator
2008
Bee Movie
Adam Flayman (voice)
2007
Then She Found Me
Ben Green
2007
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (1 episode)
2007
Deck the Halls
Steve Finch
2006
30 Rock
Cooter Burger · (2 episodes)
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2006
Strangers with Candy
Roger Beekman
2006
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
Self
2006
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
Self
2006
Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes
Self (archive footage)
2006
The Producers
Leo Bloom
2005
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2005
The Lion King 1½
Simba (voice)
2004
The Last Shot
Steven Schats
2004
The Stepford Wives
Walter Kresby
2004
Marie and Bruce
Bruce
2004
Good Boy!
Hubble (voice)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2003
The Music Man
Professor Harold Hill
2003
Cyberchase
Max · (1 episode)
2002
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
Self
2001
You Can Count on Me
Brian Everett
2000
Inspector Gadget
John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo Gadget
1999
Election
Jim McAllister
1999
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Simba (voice)
1998
Walking to the Waterline
Michael Woods
1998
Godzilla
Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
1998
Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
John Ordway (voice) · (2 episodes)
1997
The View
Self · (2 episodes)
1997
Addicted to Love
Sam
1997
Infinity
Richard Feynman
1996
The West
Self - William Swain · (9 episodes)
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
The Cable Guy
Steven
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Himself · (1 episode)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1996
MADtv
Self · (1 episode)
1995
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
Self - Commentator
1994
The Road to Wellville
William Lightbody
1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Charles MacArthur
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · (1 episode)
1994
The Making of the Lion King
Self
1994
The Lion King
Simba (voice)
1994
A Life in the Theatre
John
1993
The Thief and the Cobbler
Tack the Cobbler (voice)
1993
Frasier
Mark (voice) · (1 episode)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (4 episodes)
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self · (1 episode)
1993
The Night We Never Met
Sam
1993
Out on a Limb
Bill Campbell
1992
The Freshman
Clark Kellogg
1990
Glory
Col. Robert Gould Shaw
1989
Family Business
Adam McMullen
1989
Torch Song Trilogy
Alan Simon
1988
American Experience
Jack Binns (voice) · (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988
Biloxi Blues
Eugene Morris Jerome
1988
She's Having a Baby
Ferris Bueller (uncredited)
1988
Project X
Jimmy Garrett
1987
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller
1986
On Valentine's Day
Brother
1986
Cinderella
Prince Henry
1985
Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella
Prince Henry
1985
1918
Brother
1985
Ladyhawke
Phillipe Gaston
1985
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
Hally
1985
WarGames
David Lightman
1983
Max Dugan Returns
Michael McPhae
1983
Pretend I'm Not Here
The Best Is Yet To Come
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(2 episodes)
1992
Reading Rainbow
Himself - Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
1983
Faerie Tale Theatre
Prince Henry · (1 episode)
1982
Lou Grant
(1 episode)
1977
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1975
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (3 episodes)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1956
Today
Self · (1 episode)
1952