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 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 cul...
Known For
Complete Filmography

The Gettysburg Address
2025
as Reader
In the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln went to Gettysburg. "The Gettysburg Address" investigates the five extant copies of Lincoln's famous ...

Raoul’s, A New York Story
2025
as Self
A unique portrait of New York's iconic Raoul's Restaurant - told through the eyes of a filmmaker-turned-accidental-restaurateur who was trying to make...

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hot Potato is a backstage pass to the global phenomenon, The Wiggles. The documentary chronicles the story of three preschool teachers, Anthony, Murra...

No Hard Feelings
2023
as Laird Becker
On the brink of losing her childhood home, Maddie discovers an intriguing job listing: wealthy helicopter parents looking for someone to “date” their ...

Denzel Washington: A Model American
2022
as Self
In 30 years of a deeply committed career and 50 roles, Denzel Washington, double-Oscar winner, placed the figure of the Black man in all its complexit...

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021
as Self
From the immediate aftermath of 9/11 to today stand-up comedians, talk-show hosts, sketch performers, television animators and other entertainers have...

Lazy Susan
2020
as Doug
Susan has always been the self-centered oddball in her family who lazily skated through life with their begrudging support until one day she wakes up ...

Love Is Blind
2019
as Murray Krafft
A funny and irresistible story of a young girl who literally cannot see or hear her mother, even though she is living with her under the same roof. Wi...

Wonder Park
2019
as June's Dad (voice)
A young girl named June with a big imagination makes an incredible discovery -- the amusement park of her dreams has come to life. Filled with the wor...

To Dust
2019
as Albert
Shmuel, a Hasidic cantor in Upstate New York and distraught at the untimely death of his wife, struggles to find religious solace, while secretly obse...

A Christmas Story Live!
2017
as Ralphie as an Adult
A live broadcast of the Broadway hit "A Christmas Story: The Musical" in which Ralphie wishes for nothing more than a Red Rider BB Gun for Christmas.

Broadway: The Next Generation
2017
as Self
A look at the past, present and future of the Great White Way.

Oh, Hello on Broadway
2017
as Himself (uncredited)
Two delusional geriatrics reveal curious pasts, share a love of tuna and welcome a surprise guest in this filming of the popular Broadway comedy show.

Rules Don't Apply
2016
as Levar Mathis
It's Hollywood, 1958. Small town beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin Marla Mabrey, under contract to the infamous Howard Hughes, arrives in Los Ang...

Manchester by the Sea
2016
as Jeffrey Garner
After his older brother passes away, Lee Chandler is forced to return home to care for his 16-year-old nephew. There he is compelled to deal with a tr...

Against the Odds: The Mike Piazza Story
2016
as Narrator
A look at Hall of Fame inductee Mike Piazza's improbable rise from a 62nd-round draft pick to baseball immortality.

The American Side
2016
as Borden Chase
Following a mysterious suicide at Niagara Falls, a low-rent detective unravels a conspiracy to build a revolutionary invention by enigmatic scientist,...

Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016
as Self
With charm and wit, Nichols discusses his life and 50-year career as a performer and director.

Dirty Weekend
2015
as Les Moore
During a layover in Albuquerque, work colleagues Les and Natalie discover more about each other than they ever thought possible. Anxious and irritabl...

Trainwreck
2015
as Matthew Broderick
Having thought that monogamy was never possible, a commitment-phobic career woman may have to face her fears when she meets a good guy.

Skum Rocks!
2013
as Self
The unbelievable true story of the band that gained massive east coast popularity in the late 1980s despite having a complete lack of musical talent a...

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise journeys through Brooks’ early years in the creative beginnings of live television — with Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows — ...

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012
as Self
A tribute to John Hughes, featuring an archive interview with him from 1986 and those that have worked with him, including Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruc...

New Year's Eve
2011
as Mr. Buellerton (uncredited)
The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year's Eve.

Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2011
as Self
An inside look at the making of the 1986 film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off".

Tower Heist
2011
as Mr. Fitzhugh
A luxury condo manager leads a staff of workers to seek payback on the Wall Street swindler who defrauded them. With only days until the billionaire g...

Pride of The Lion King
2011
as Himself
A behind the scenes look into The Lion King and The Lion King Broadway production.

Margaret
2011
as John Andrew van Tassel
A young woman witnesses a bus accident, and is caught up in the aftermath, where the question of whether or not it was intentional affects many people...

Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
By the mid-1980s, the fabled animation studios of Walt Disney had fallen on hard times. The artists were polarized between newcomers hungry to innovat...

Wonderful World
2009
as Ben Singer
Ben Singer is a failed children's folk singer, a career proofreader, a less-than-extraordinary weekend dad, and perhaps the most negative man alive. F...

The Tale of Despereaux
2008
as Despereaux (voice)
Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. ...

Valentino: The Last Emperor
2008
as Self
Film which travels inside the singular world of one of Italy's most famous fashion designers, Valentino Garavani, documenting the colourful and dramat...

Diminished Capacity
2008
as Cooper
A Chicago journalist suffering from memory loss takes leaves from his job and returns to his rural hometown, where he bonds with his Alzheimer's impai...

Finding Amanda
2008
as Taylor Peters
A television producer with a penchant for drinking and gambling is sent to Las Vegas to convince his troubled niece to enter rehab.

Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' Mets
2008
as Narrator
For nearly half a century, Shea Stadium has been home to the New York Mets and the team's millions of adoring fans. But now it's time to say goodbye, ...

Bee Movie
2007
as Adam Flayman (voice)
Barry B. Benson, a recent college graduate who wants more out of his life than making honey, decides to sue the human race after learning about the ex...

Then She Found Me
2007
as Ben Green
A New York schoolteacher hits a midlife crisis when, in quick succession, her husband leaves, her adoptive mother dies and her biological mother, an e...

Deck the Halls
2006
as Steve Finch
Determined to unseat Steve Finch's reign as the town's holiday season king, Buddy Hall plasters his house with so many decorative lights that it'll be...

Strangers with Candy
2006
as Roger Beekman
A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her l...

Who Is Ferris Bueller?
2006
as Self
A short documentary that looks at the qualities that define the title character in the classic film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," told through interview...

The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories
2006
as Self
The cast and crew of Ferris Bueller's Day Off share memories of making the film.

Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes
2006
as Self (archive footage)
A look at the making of a classic.

The Producers
2005
as Leo Bloom
Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many times...

The Lion King 1½
2004
as Simba (voice)
Timon the meerkat and Pumbaa the warthog are best pals and the unsung heroes of the African savanna. This prequel to the smash Disney animated adventu...

The Last Shot
2004
as Steven Schats
A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent worki...

The Stepford Wives
2004
as Walter Kresby
What does it take to become a Stepford wife, a woman perfect beyond belief? Ask the Stepford husbands, who've created this high-tech, terrifying littl...

Marie and Bruce
2004
as Bruce
A day in the life of a couple trapped in a sadomasochistic relationship. When Marie decides to break up with Bruce, their conversation devolves into a...

Good Boy!
2003
as Hubble (voice)
An intergalactic dog pilot from Sirius (the dog star), visits Earth to verify the rumors that dogs have failed to take over the planet.

The Music Man
2003
as Professor Harold Hill
Con man "Professor" Harold Hill arrives in River City, Iowa, promising that he can teach the small town's children how to play in a magnificent marchi...

Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
2001
as Self
An exclusive musical comedy event showcasing the antics of the entire cast and crew of the hit Broadway show The Producers. Includes exclusive candid ...

You Can Count on Me
2000
as Brian Everett
A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely-seen younger brother returns to town.

Inspector Gadget
1999
as John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo Gadget
John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a labo...

Election
1999
as Jim McAllister
Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more dem...

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
as Simba (voice)
The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daug...

Walking to the Waterline
1998
as Michael Woods
Once a successful television sitcom star, Francis McGowan is now a struggling actor who returns to his family home on the Jersey Shore to sell it foll...

Godzilla
1998
as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, includin...

Addicted to Love
1997
as Sam
Good-natured astronomer Sam is devastated when the love of his life leaves him for a suave Frenchman. He therefore does what every other normal dumpee...

Infinity
1996
as Richard Feynman
Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

Infinity
1996
Producer, Director
Story of the early life of genius and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman.

The Cable Guy
1996
as Steven
When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous ...
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
1994
as Self - Commentator
Portrait of writer Dorothy Parker, her Algonquin Round Table friends, her writing and her troubled life. Includes interviews, archival footage of Park...

The Road to Wellville
1994
as William Lightbody
An unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business an...

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Charles MacArthur
Dorothy Parker remembers the heyday of the Algonquin Round Table, a circle of friends whose barbed wit, like hers, was fueled by alcohol and flirted w...

The Making of the Lion King
1994
as Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Lion King.

The Lion King
1994
as Simba (voice)
Young lion prince Simba, eager to one day become king of the Pride Lands, grows up under the watchful eye of his father Mufasa; all the while his vill...

A Life in the Theatre
1993
as John
A veteran actor and a young up-and-comer join for a season of reparatory theatre.

The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
as Tack the Cobbler (voice)
It is written among the limitless constellations of the celestial heavens, and in the depths of the emerald seas, and upon every grain of sand in the...

The Night We Never Met
1993
as Sam
Sam has a problem with his roommates: they are disgusting, and don't seem to share his views on responsibility, privacy, and basic hygine. Such is his...

Out on a Limb
1992
as Bill Campbell
While heading to the town where his sister, Marci, lives, big-city banker Bill Campbell is robbed by a woman who takes everything he has, including hi...

The Freshman
1990
as Clark Kellogg
After a film student gets his belongings stolen, he meets a mobster bearing a startling resemblance to a certain cinematic godfather. Soon, he finds h...

Glory
1989
as Col. Robert Gould Shaw
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.

Family Business
1989
as Adam McMullen
Jessie is an aging career criminal who has been in more jails, fights, schemes, and lineups than just about anyone else. His son Vito, while currently...

Torch Song Trilogy
1988
as Alan Simon
Arnold is a gay man working as a drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.

Biloxi Blues
1988
as Eugene Morris Jerome
Eugene, an aspiring writer from Brooklyn, is drafted into the US Army during the final months of World War II. For his basic training, the Army sends ...

She's Having a Baby
1988
as Ferris Bueller (uncredited)
Jake and Kristy Briggs are newlyweds. Being young, they are perhaps a bit unprepared for the full reality of marriage and all that it (and their paren...

Project X
1987
as Jimmy Garrett
A young inductee into the military is given the task of looking after some chimpanzees used in the mysterious 'Project X'. Getting to know the chimps ...

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
as Ferris Bueller
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures througho...

On Valentine's Day
1986
as Brother
In 1917, Elizabeth defies her wealthy parents by running off and marrying Horace Robedaux, a young man of humble prospects. Her parents have not spoke...

Cinderella
1985
as Prince Henry
An oppressed young woman finds happiness when she secretly attends the royal ball.

Faerie Tale Theatre: Cinderella
1985
as Prince Henry
Faerie Tale Theatre's "Cinderella" more than lives up to the series' stellar legacy of creative fairytale adaptations. Featuring a cast which includes...

1918
1985
as Brother
It's 1918, the height of United States involvement in World War I - Liberty Bonds are sold, German immigrants are suspected as traitors or saboteurs, ...

Ladyhawke
1985
as Phillipe Gaston
Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his...

'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985
as Hally
When Harold, a young white man, learns that his alcoholic, handicapped father is returning home, his frustration turns into racist viciousness against...

WarGames
1983
as David Lightman
High school student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwitt...

Max Dugan Returns
1983
as Michael McPhae
An English teacher and struggling single mother has her life disrupted when the father who abandoned her as a child comes back into her life.
Pretend I'm Not Here
N/A
During Nazi-occupied Netherlands, a couple shelters a Jewish perfume salesman in their home. Living with an unknown person brings unforeseen developme...
The Best Is Yet To Come
N/A
Through a colossal misunderstanding that creates a ticking clock, best friends hop in a car to find the estranged son of one of them and try to do all...