- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 21, 1962
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Matthew Broderick
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 i…
Filmography
tvMel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026 · Self - Actor
movieThe Gettysburg Address
2025 · Reader
movieRaoul's, a New York Story
2025 · Self
tvElsbeth
2024 · Lawrence Grey
movieHot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
2023 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
tvAdventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023 · Spirit Dream Warrior (voice)
tvPainkiller
2023 · Richard Sackler
movieTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
2023 · Ferris Bueller (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieNo Hard Feelings
2023 · Laird Becker
movieDenzel Washington: A Model American
2022 · Self
movieToo Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021 · Self
tvOnly Murders in the Building
2021 · Matthew Broderick
tvReunited Apart
2020 · Self
movieLazy Susan
2020 · Doug
tvDaybreak
2019 · Michael Burr
movieLove Is Blind
2019 · Murray Krafft
movieWonder Park
2019 · June's Dad (voice)
movieTo Dust
2019 · Albert
tvThe Conners
2018 · Peter
movieA Christmas Story Live!
2017 · Ralphie as an Adult
movieOh, Hello on Broadway
2017 · Self (uncredited)
movieRules Don't Apply
2016 · Levar Mathis
movieManchester by the Sea
2016 · Jeffrey Garner
movieMike Nichols: An American Master
2016 · Self
tvBetter Things
2016 · Dr. David Miller
movieAgainst the Odds: The Mike Piazza Story
2016 · Narrator
movieThe American Side
2016 · Borden Chase
movieDirty Weekend
2015 · Les Moore
movieTrainwreck
2015 · Matthew Broderick
tvBoJack Horseman
2014 · Joseph Sugarman (voice)
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
tvRick and Morty
2013 · Talking Cat (voice)
movieSkum Rocks!
2013 · Self
movieMel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013 · Self
movieJohn Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012 · Self
tvComedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · Self
movieNew Year's Eve
2011 · Mr. Buellerton (uncredited)
movieInside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2011 · Self
movieTower Heist
2011 · Mr. Fitzhugh
moviePride of The Lion King
2011 · Self
movieMargaret
2011 · John
tvConan
2010 · Self
tvLouie
2010 · Matthew Broderick
tvAdventure Time
2010 · Dream Warrior (voice)
tvWho Do You Think You Are?
2010 · Self
The Marriage Ref
tvThe Marriage Ref
2010 · Self - Panelist
tvModern Family
2009 · Dave
movieWaking Sleeping Beauty
2009 · Self (archive footage)
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
tvLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 · Self - Guest
movieWonderful World
2009 · Ben Singer
movieThe Tale of Despereaux
2008 · Despereaux (voice)
movieValentino: The Last Emperor
2008 · Self
movieDiminished Capacity
2008 · Cooper
movieFinding Amanda
2008 · Taylor Peters
movieShea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' Mets
2008 · Narrator
movieBee Movie
2007 · Adam Flayman (voice)
movieThen She Found Me
2007 · Ben Green
tvThe Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
movieDeck the Halls
2006 · Steve Finch
tv30 Rock
2006 · Cooter Burger
tvThe Megan Mullally Show
2006 · Self - Guest
movieStrangers with Candy
2006 · Roger Beekman
movieWho Is Ferris Bueller?
2006 · Self
movieThe Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2006 · Self
movieVintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes
2006 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Producers
2005 · Leo Bloom
tvThe Reichen Show
2005 · Self - Guest
movieThe Lion King 1½
2004 · Simba (voice)
movieThe Last Shot
2004 · Steven Schats
movieThe Stepford Wives
2004 · Walter Kresby
movieMarie and Bruce
2004 · Bruce
movieGood Boy!
2003 · Hubble (voice)
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
movieThe Music Man
2003 · Professor Harold Hill
tvCyberchase
2002 · Max
movieRecording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
2001 · Self
movieYou Can Count on Me
2000 · Brian
movieInspector Gadget
1999 · John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo Gadget
movieElection
1999 · Jim McAllister
movieThe Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998 · Simba (voice)
movieWalking to the Waterline
1998 · Michael Woods
movieGodzilla
1998 · Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
tvLewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
1997 · John Ordway (voice)
tvThe View
1997 · Self
movieAddicted to Love
1997 · Sam
movieInfinity
1996 · Richard Feynman, Producer, Director
tvThe West
1996 · Self - William Swain
tvThe Daily Show
1996 · Self
movieThe Cable Guy
1996 · Steven
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Himself, Self - Guest
tvMADtv
1995 · Self
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
movieWould You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
1994 · Self - Commentator
movieThe Road to Wellville
1994 · William Lightbody
movieMrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 · Charles MacArthur
tvInside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
movieThe Making of the Lion King
1994 · Self
movieThe Lion King
1994 · Simba (voice)
movieA Life in the Theatre
1993 · John
movieThe Thief and the Cobbler
1993 · Tack the Cobbler (voice)
tvFrasier
1993 · Mark (voice)
tvLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
movieThe Night We Never Met
1993 · Sam
movieOut on a Limb
1992 · Bill Campbell
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
movieThe Freshman
1990 · Clark Kellogg
movieGlory
1989 · Col. Robert Gould Shaw
movieFamily Business
1989 · Adam McMullen
movieTorch Song Trilogy
1988 · Alan Simon
tvAmerican Experience
1988 · Jack Binns (voice)
tvLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
movieBiloxi Blues
1988 · Eugene Morris Jerome
movieShe's Having a Baby
1988 · Ferris Bueller (uncredited)
movieProject X
1987 · Jimmy
movieFerris Bueller's Day Off
1986 · Ferris Bueller
movieOn Valentine's Day
1986 · Brother
movieCinderella
1985 · Prince Henry
movie1918
1985 · Brother
movieLadyhawke
1985 · Phillipe Gaston
movie'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985 · Hally
tvReading Rainbow
1983 · Self - Narrator (voice)
movieWarGames
1983 · David Lightman
movieMax Dugan Returns
1983 · Michael McPhae
tvFaerie Tale Theatre
1982 · Prince Henry
tvLou Grant
1977
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
tvGreat Performances
1971 · Self
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Host, Self - Presenter
tvToday
1952 · Self
movieBroadway: The Next Generation
— · Self
Pretend I'm Not Here
moviePretend I'm Not Here
— · Nico
The Best Is Yet To Come
movieThe Best Is Yet To Come
—
Tomorrow Is a Drag
movieTomorrow Is a Drag
—
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary
movieUntitled Nathan Lane Documentary
— · Self