🎬 Movies Mates PEOPLE
Matthew Broderick
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 (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 sev…
Read full 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.
Biography expanded
BODY OF WORK
Matthew Broderick's Filmography
Select any movie to open its full Movies Mates details page.
Instadocs: AI Gone Wild
as David Lightman (archive footage)
9/11: United We Stand -- 25 Years Later
as Self
The Gettysburg Address
as Reader
Raoul's, a New York Story
as Self
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
as Self
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Hard Feelings
as Laird Becker
Denzel Washington: A Model American
as Self
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
as Self
Lazy Susan
as Doug
Love Is Blind
as Murray Krafft
Wonder Park
as June's Dad (voice)
To Dust
as Albert
A Christmas Story Live!
as Ralphie as an Adult
Oh, Hello on Broadway
as Self (uncredited)
Rules Don't Apply
as Levar Mathis
Manchester by the Sea
as Jeffrey Garner
Mike Nichols: An American Master
as Self
Against the Odds: The Mike Piazza Story
as Narrator
The American Side
as Borden Chase
Dirty Weekend
as Les Moore
Trainwreck
as Matthew Broderick
Skum Rocks!
as Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
as Self
New Year's Eve
as Mr. Buellerton (uncredited)
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Self
Tower Heist
as Mr. Fitzhugh
Pride of The Lion King
as Self
Margaret
as John
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
Wonderful World
as Ben Singer
The Tale of Despereaux
as Despereaux (voice)
Valentino: The Last Emperor
as Self
Diminished Capacity
as Cooper
Finding Amanda
as Taylor Peters
Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' Mets
as Narrator
Bee Movie
as Adam Flayman (voice)
Then She Found Me
as Ben Green
Deck the Halls
as Steve Finch
Strangers with Candy
as Roger Beekman
The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
as Self
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
as Self
Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
The Producers
as Leo Bloom
The Lion King 1½
as Simba (voice)
The Last Shot
as Steven Schats
The Stepford Wives
as Walter Kresby
Marie and Bruce
as Bruce
Good Boy!
as Hubble (voice)
The Music Man
as Professor Harold Hill
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
as Self
You Can Count on Me
as Brian
Inspector Gadget
as Inspector Gadget / Robogadget / John Brown
Election
as Jim McAllister
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Simba (voice)
Walking to the Waterline
as Michael Woods
Godzilla
as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
Addicted to Love
as Sam
Infinity
as Richard Feynman
The Cable Guy
as Steven
No Poster
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
as Self - Commentator
The Road to Wellville
as William Lightbody
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Charles MacArthur
The Making of the Lion King
as Self
The Lion King
as Simba (voice)
A Life in the Theatre
as John
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Tack the Cobbler (voice)
The Night We Never Met
as Sam
Out on a Limb
as Bill Campbell
The Freshman
as Clark Kellogg
Glory
as Col. Robert Gould Shaw
Family Business
as Adam McMullen
Torch Song Trilogy
as Alan Simon
Biloxi Blues
as Eugene Morris Jerome
She's Having a Baby
as Ferris Bueller (uncredited)
Project X
as Jimmy
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Ferris Bueller
On Valentine's Day
as Brother
Cinderella
as Prince Henry
1918
as Brother
Ladyhawke
as Phillipe Gaston
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
as Hally
WarGames
as David Lightman
Max Dugan Returns
as Michael McPhae
No Poster
Pretend I'm Not Here
as Nico
No Poster
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary
as Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
No Poster
Tomorrow Is a Drag
No Poster