Matthew Broderick
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1962-03-21 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Matthew Broderick
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 (1985), 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.
Known For
Acting
Pretend I'm Not Here
as Nico
(2025)
Raoul’s, A New York Story
as Self
(2025)
The Gettysburg Address
as Reader
(2023)
No Hard Feelings
as Laird Becker
(2023)
Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2022)
(2021)
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
as Self
(2020)
Lazy Susan
as Doug
(2019)
Wonder Park
as June's Dad (voice)
(2019)
To Dust
as Albert
(2019)
Love Is Blind
as Murray Krafft
(2017)
Oh, Hello on Broadway
as Self (uncredited)
(2017)
A Christmas Story Live!
as Ralphie as an Adult
(2017)
(2016)
Manchester by the Sea
as Jeffrey Garner
(2016)
Rules Don't Apply
as Levar Mathis
(2016)
The American Side
as Borden Chase
(2016)
Against the Odds: The Mike Piazza Story
as Narrator
(2016)
(2015)
Trainwreck
as Matthew Broderick
(2015)
Dirty Weekend
as Les Moore
(2013)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self
(2013)
Skum Rocks!
as Self
(2012)
(2011)
Tower Heist
as Mr. Fitzhugh
(2011)
New Year's Eve
as Mr. Buellerton (uncredited)
(2011)
Margaret
as John Andrew van Tassel
(2011)
Pride of The Lion King
as Self
(2011)
(2009)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
Wonderful World
as Ben Singer
(2008)
The Tale of Despereaux
as Despereaux (voice)
(2008)
Valentino: The Last Emperor
as Self
(2008)
Finding Amanda
as Taylor Peters
(2008)
Diminished Capacity
as Cooper
(2008)
Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' Mets
as Narrator
(2007)
Bee Movie
as Adam Flayman (voice)
(2007)
Then She Found Me
as Ben Green
(2006)
Deck the Halls
as Steve Finch
(2006)
Strangers with Candy
as Roger Beekman
(2006)
Who Is Ferris Bueller?
as Self
(2006)
(2006)
Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
The Producers
as Leo Bloom
(2004)
The Lion King 1½
as Simba (voice)
(2004)
The Stepford Wives
as Walter Kresby
(2004)
The Last Shot
as Steven Schats
(2004)
Marie and Bruce
as Bruce
(2003)
The Music Man
as Professor Harold Hill
(2003)
Good Boy!
as Hubble (voice)
(2001)
(2000)
You Can Count on Me
as Brian
(1999)
Inspector Gadget
as John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo Gadget
(1999)
Election
as Jim McAllister
(1998)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Simba (voice)
(1998)
Godzilla
as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
(1998)
Walking to the Waterline
as Michael Woods
(1997)
Addicted to Love
as Sam
(1996)
The Cable Guy
as Steven
(1996)
Infinity
as Richard Feynman
(1994)
The Lion King
as Simba (voice)
(1994)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
as Charles MacArthur
(1994)
The Making of the Lion King
as Self
(1994)
The Road to Wellville
as William Lightbody
(1994)
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
as Self - Commentator
(1993)
The Night We Never Met
as Sam
(1993)
A Life in the Theatre
as John
(1993)
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Tack the Cobbler (voice)
(1992)
Out on a Limb
as Bill Campbell
(1990)
The Freshman
as Clark Kellogg
(1989)
Glory
as Col. Robert Gould Shaw
(1989)
Family Business
as Adam McMullen
(1988)
Torch Song Trilogy
as Alan Simon
(1988)
Biloxi Blues
as Eugene Morris Jerome
(1988)
She's Having a Baby
as Ferris Bueller (uncredited)
(1987)
Project X
as Jimmy Garrett
(1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
as Ferris Bueller
(1986)
On Valentine's Day
as Brother
(1985)
Ladyhawke
as Phillipe Gaston
(1985)
1918
as Brother
(1985)
Cinderella
as Prince Henry
(1985)
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
as Hally
(1985)
Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella
as Prince Henry
(1983)
WarGames
as David Lightman
(1983)
Max Dugan Returns
as Michael McPhae
Crew
(1996)
Infinity
Director, Producer