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