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Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick

Known For Acting
Birthday Mar 21, 1962 (63)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 24, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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 S ... imon. 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.

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Filmography

The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address

2025

as Reader

No Hard Feelings

No Hard Feelings

2023

as Laird Becker

Lazy Susan

Lazy Susan

2020

as Doug

To Dust

To Dust

2019

as Albert

Love Is Blind

Love Is Blind

2019

as Murray Krafft

Wonder Park

Wonder Park

2019

as June's Dad (voice)

A Christmas Story Live!

A Christmas Story Live!

2017

as Ralphie as an Adult

The American Side

The American Side

2016

as Borden Chase

Rules Don't Apply

Rules Don't Apply

2016

as Levar Mathis

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

2016

as Jeffrey Garner

Dirty Weekend

Dirty Weekend

2015

as Les Moore

Trainwreck

Trainwreck

2015

as Matthew Broderick

Tower Heist

Tower Heist

2011

as Mr. Fitzhugh

Margaret

Margaret

2011

as John Andrew van Tassel

New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

2011

as Mr. Buellerton (uncredited)

Wonderful World

Wonderful World

2009

as Ben Singer

Finding Amanda

Finding Amanda

2008

as Taylor Peters

The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

2008

as Despereaux (voice)

Diminished Capacity

Diminished Capacity

2008

as Cooper

Bee Movie

Bee Movie

2007

as Adam Flayman (voice)

Then She Found Me

Then She Found Me

2007

as Ben Green

Deck the Halls

Deck the Halls

2006

as Steve Finch

Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

2006

as Roger Beekman

The Producers

The Producers

2005

as Leo Bloom

The Last Shot

The Last Shot

2004

as Steven Schats

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

2004

as Walter Kresby

Marie and Bruce

Marie and Bruce

2004

as Bruce

The Lion King 1½

The Lion King 1½

2004

as Simba (voice)

The Music Man

The Music Man

2003

as Professor Harold Hill

Good Boy!

Good Boy!

2003

as Hubble (voice)

You Can Count on Me

You Can Count on Me

2000

as Brian Everett

Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget

1999

as John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo Gadget

Election

Election

1999

as Jim McAllister

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

1998

as Simba (voice)

Godzilla

Godzilla

1998

as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos

Walking to the Waterline

Walking to the Waterline

1998

as Michael Woods

Addicted to Love

Addicted to Love

1997

as Sam

Infinity

Infinity

1996

as Richard Feynman

The Cable Guy

The Cable Guy

1996

as Steven M. Kovacs

The Lion King

The Lion King

1994

as Simba (voice)

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

1994

as Charles MacArthur

The Road to Wellville

The Road to Wellville

1994

as William Lightbody

A Life in the Theatre

A Life in the Theatre

1993

as John

The Thief and the Cobbler

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993

as Tack the Cobbler (voice)

Out on a Limb

Out on a Limb

1992

as Bill Campbell

The Freshman

The Freshman

1990

as Clark Kellogg

Glory

Glory

1989

as Col. Robert Gould Shaw

Family Business

Family Business

1989

as Adam McMullen

Torch Song Trilogy

Torch Song Trilogy

1988

as Alan Simon

Biloxi Blues

Biloxi Blues

1988

as Eugene Morris Jerome

She's Having a Baby

She's Having a Baby

1988

as Ferris Bueller (uncredited)

Project X

Project X

1987

as Jimmy Garrett

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986

as Ferris Bueller

On Valentine's Day

On Valentine's Day

1986

as Brother

Ladyhawke

Ladyhawke

1985

as Phillipe Gaston

Cinderella

Cinderella

1985

as Prince Henry

1918

1918

1985

as Brother

WarGames

WarGames

1983

as David Lightman

Max Dugan Returns

Max Dugan Returns

1983

as Michael McPhae

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Infinity

Infinity

1996

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Infinity

1996

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Organization Category Movie
SAG Awards Best Animated Feature The Lion King 1½ Nominated
Television Credits

Daybreak

as Michael Burr

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Oct 24, 2019

Painkiller

as Richard Sackler

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Aug 10, 2023

The Conners

as Peter

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 16, 2018

30 Rock

as Cooter Burger

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 11, 2006

Only Murders in the Building

as Matthew Broderick

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 31, 2021

Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

as John Ordway (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 04, 1997

BoJack Horseman

as Joseph Sugarman (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 22, 2014

Frasier

as Mark (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Rick and Morty

as Talking Cat (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 02, 2013

Faerie Tale Theatre

as Prince Henry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1982

Better Things

as Dr. David Miller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2016

Louie

as Matthew Broderick

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 29, 2010

Cyberchase

as Max

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 21, 2002

Modern Family

as Dave

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2009

American Experience

as Jack Binns (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1988

Adventure Time

as Dream Warrior

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 05, 2010

The West

as Self - William Swain

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Sep 15, 1996

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jul 16, 2009

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

The View

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 25, 1992

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

Lou Grant

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 1977

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 1994

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Today

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 14, 1952

MADtv

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 14, 1995

The Marriage Ref

as Self - Panelist

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 28, 2010

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 2010

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

Reading Rainbow

as Himself - Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 06, 1983

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2005

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1996

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 19, 2012

Reunited Apart

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 2020

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 02, 2009

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Great Performances

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 28, 1971

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 18, 2006

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 21 44 12
2024 7 34 51 20
2024 8 24 43 14
2024 9 21 42 15
2024 10 19 31 10
2024 11 17 26 13
2024 12 20 37 11
2025 1 31 54 16
2025 2 15 29 2
2025 3 7 24 0
2025 4 1 2 1
2025 5 4 5 1
2025 6 2 3 2
2025 7 2 3 1
2025 8 2 5 1
2025 9 1 2 1
2025 10 2 2 1

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
2024 6 580 248
2025 1 363 55
2025 2 525 153
2025 7 604 181
2025 8 414 83
2025 9 511 160
2025 10 694 513

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