---
name: "Matthew Broderick"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/matthew-broderick"
fi1m_id: "matthew-broderick"
imdb_id: "nm0000111"
tmdb_id: 4756
wikidata_id: "Q28755"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 March 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 13
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-05T05:13:06.791885+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Matthew Broderick

## Identity

Matthew Broderick

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/matthew-broderick
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** matthew-broderick
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000111
- **TMDB ID:** 4756
- **Wikidata ID:** Q28755
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Broderick, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28755, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000111/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4756

Actor. Born 21 March 1962 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 March 1962, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1983–present
- **Also known as:** متیو برودریک
- **Titles on Fi1m:** 13: 12 acting, 1 other
- **Average Fi1m score:** 74, as actor, over 12 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (3), 1990s 70 (4), 2000s 55 (1), 2010s 84 (3), 2020s 69 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 68 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 7 of 10 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Comedy 6, Thriller 3, Animation 2, Family 2, Science Fiction 2
- **Screen time:** 21 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,931m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Broderick, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28755, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000111/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4756

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Manchester by the Sea*](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md) (89), [*Glory*](https://film.one/film/glory.md) (82), [*The Cable Guy*](https://film.one/film/the-cable-guy.md) (66), [*Bee Movie*](https://film.one/film/bee-movie.md) (55), [*Godzilla*](https://film.one/film/godzilla-1998.md) (46)
- **Disney+:** [*The Lion King*](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king.md) (84), [*No Hard Feelings*](https://film.one/film/no-hard-feelings.md) (61)
- **AMC+:** [*WarGames*](https://film.one/film/wargames.md) (82), [*Ferris Bueller's Day Off*](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md) (81)
- **Hulu:** [*Election*](https://film.one/film/election.md) (86)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on Matthew Broderick

> Matthew Broderick can make a man's dullness funny simply by letting him seem comfortable with it. We value his dry timing, though a familiar, agreeable presence cannot do much when the part gives him little to play.

In *No Hard Feelings* (2023), Matthew Broderick's Laird Becker hovers at the edge of rooms, keeping an eye on a son who has been protected from almost everything. He plays the father as someone who has never needed to be interesting and sees no reason to start now. We laughed at his comfortable dullness, because Broderick gives him no apparent reason to question himself. The film keeps retreating from its raunchy premise, but his dry supporting turn makes the parental fussing worth watching.

The early screen breakthrough came with *WarGames* (1983) and *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), and Ferris still shapes his reputation. Yet the dramatic role in *Glory* (1989) followed soon enough; comedy was never the whole job. As Jim McAllister in *Election* (1999), he took that familiar appeal into darker satire. We would rather follow him there than keep asking the boyish charm to last indefinitely.

*The Lion King* (1994) makes good use of his straightforward appeal as the voice of the adult Simba. Nathan Lane's Timon and Ernie Sabella's Pumbaa get the more unruly comedy; Broderick helps keep the family story approachable, despite having less entertaining material. That is valuable work in a film whose lessons can become overbearing, and it does not depend on his getting the biggest laugh. Editor Ivan Bilancio keeps comedy and solemn drama moving briskly, though we wanted a little more time for the quieter feeling.

The danger is that a modest performance can disappear when there is too little written for it. Broderick cannot solve the script's hesitations in *No Hard Feelings*, and we would not recommend the film on his presence alone. For anyone whose idea of him still begins and ends with Ferris, *Election* is the next stop.

## Biography

Matthew Broderick is an American actor who works in film, television and theatre. Born on 21 March 1962 in New York City, he made his professional stage debut in the early 1980s and won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Neil Simon's *Brighton Beach Memoirs* (1983).

His early film roles include *WarGames* (1983) and the title character in *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986). He later voiced adult Simba in *The Lion King* (1994) and won a second Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for the 1995 revival of *How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying*. Broderick has continued to appear in films such as *Godzilla* (1998) and played Laird Becker in *No Hard Feelings* (2023). He has been married to actress Sarah Jessica Parker since 1997.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, deadline.com, britannica.com, ibdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (13)

### Performed in (12) — the average rests on these

- *No Hard Feelings* (2023), Fi1m 61, as Laird Becker — [page](https://film.one/film/no-hard-feelings.md)
- *Better Things* (2016), Fi1m 84, as Dr. David Miller — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-things-2016.md)
- *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), Fi1m 89, as Jeffrey Garner — [page](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md)
- *Margaret* (2011), Fi1m 78, as John — [page](https://film.one/film/margaret.md)
- *Bee Movie* (2007), Fi1m 55, as Adam Flayman (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/bee-movie.md)
- *Election* (1999), Fi1m 86, as Jim McAllister — [page](https://film.one/film/election.md)
- *Godzilla* (1998), Fi1m 46, as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos — [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-1998.md)
- *The Cable Guy* (1996), Fi1m 66, as Steven — [page](https://film.one/film/the-cable-guy.md)
- *The Lion King* (1994), Fi1m 84, as Simba (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king.md)
- *Glory* (1989), Fi1m 82, as Col. Robert Gould Shaw — [page](https://film.one/film/glory.md)
- *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), Fi1m 81, as Ferris Bueller — [page](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md)
- *WarGames* (1983), Fi1m 82, as David Lightman — [page](https://film.one/film/wargames.md)

### Also credited (1) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited

- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem* (2023), Fi1m 77, as Ferris Bueller (archive footage) (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem.md)

## Complete filmography (86)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Gettysburg Address* (2025), as Reader
- *Elsbeth* (2024), series, as Lawrence Grey
- *Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake* (2023), series, as Spirit Dream Warrior (voice)
- *Painkiller* (2023), series, as Richard Sackler
- *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem* (2023), as Ferris Bueller (archive footage) (uncredited) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem.md)
- *No Hard Feelings* (2023), as Laird Becker — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/no-hard-feelings.md)
- *Only Murders in the Building* (2021), series, as Matthew Broderick — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/only-murders-in-the-building.md)
- *Lazy Susan* (2020), as Doug
- *Daybreak* (2019), series, as Michael Burr
- *Love Is Blind* (2019), as Murray Krafft
- *Wonder Park* (2019), as June's Dad (voice)
- *To Dust* (2019), as Albert
- *The Conners* (2018), series, as Peter
- *A Christmas Story Live!* (2017), as Ralphie as an Adult
- *Rules Don't Apply* (2016), as Levar Mathis
- *Manchester by the Sea* (2016), as Jeffrey Garner — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/manchester-by-the-sea.md)
- *Better Things* (2016), series, as Dr. David Miller — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-things-2016.md)
- *Against the Odds: The Mike Piazza Story* (2016), as Narrator
- *The American Side* (2016), as Borden Chase
- *Dirty Weekend* (2015), as Les Moore
- *Trainwreck* (2015), as Matthew Broderick
- *BoJack Horseman* (2014), series, as Joseph Sugarman (voice) — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/bojack-horseman.md)
- *Rick and Morty* (2013), series, as Talking Cat (voice) — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/rick-and-morty.md)
- *New Year's Eve* (2011), as Mr. Buellerton (uncredited)
- *Tower Heist* (2011), as Mr. Fitzhugh
- *Margaret* (2011), as John — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/margaret.md)
- *Louie* (2010), series, as Matthew Broderick — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/louie.md)
- *Adventure Time* (2010), series, as Dream Warrior (voice)
- *Modern Family* (2009), series, as Dave — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/tv/modern-family.md)
- *Wonderful World* (2009), as Ben Singer
- *The Tale of Despereaux* (2008), as Despereaux (voice)
- *Diminished Capacity* (2008), as Cooper
- *Finding Amanda* (2008), as Taylor Peters
- *Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' Mets* (2008), as Narrator
- *Bee Movie* (2007), as Adam Flayman (voice) — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/bee-movie.md)
- *Then She Found Me* (2007), as Ben Green
- *Deck the Halls* (2006), as Steve Finch
- *30 Rock* (2006), series, as Cooter Burger — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/30-rock.md)
- *Strangers with Candy* (2006), as Roger Beekman
- *The Producers* (2005), as Leo Bloom
- *The Lion King 1½* (2004), as Simba (voice)
- *The Last Shot* (2004), as Steven Schats
- *The Stepford Wives* (2004), as Walter Kresby
- *Marie and Bruce* (2004), as Bruce
- *Good Boy!* (2003), as Hubble (voice)
- *The Music Man* (2003), as Professor Harold Hill
- *Cyberchase* (2002), series, as Max
- *You Can Count on Me* (2000), as Brian
- *Inspector Gadget* (1999), as Inspector Gadget / Robogadget / John Brown
- *Election* (1999), as Jim McAllister — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/election.md)
- *The Lion King II: Simba's Pride* (1998), as Simba (voice)
- *Walking to the Waterline* (1998), as Michael Woods
- *Godzilla* (1998), as Dr. Niko Tatopoulos — Fi1m 46, [page](https://film.one/film/godzilla-1998.md)
- *Lewis & Clark - The Journey of the Corps of Discovery* (1997), series, as John Ordway (voice)
- *Addicted to Love* (1997), as Sam
- *Infinity* (1996), as Richard Feynman · Director, Producer
- *The Cable Guy* (1996), as Steven — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/the-cable-guy.md)
- *The Road to Wellville* (1994), as William Lightbody
- *Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle* (1994), as Charles MacArthur
- *The Lion King* (1994), as Simba (voice) — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-lion-king.md)
- *A Life in the Theatre* (1993), as John
- *The Thief and the Cobbler* (1993), as Tack the Cobbler (voice)
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Mark (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *The Night We Never Met* (1993), as Sam
- *Out on a Limb* (1992), as Bill Campbell
- *The Freshman* (1990), as Clark Kellogg
- *Glory* (1989), as Col. Robert Gould Shaw — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/glory.md)
- *Family Business* (1989), as Adam McMullen
- *Torch Song Trilogy* (1988), as Alan Simon
- *American Experience* (1988), series, as Jack Binns (voice)
- *Biloxi Blues* (1988), as Eugene Morris Jerome
- *She's Having a Baby* (1988), as Ferris Bueller (uncredited)
- *Project X* (1987), as Jimmy
- *Ferris Bueller's Day Off* (1986), as Ferris Bueller — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/ferris-buellers-day-off.md)
- *On Valentine's Day* (1986), as Brother
- *Cinderella* (1985), as Prince Henry
- *1918* (1985), as Brother
- *Ladyhawke* (1985), as Phillipe Gaston
- *'Master Harold'... and the Boys* (1985), as Hally
- *WarGames* (1983), as David Lightman — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/wargames.md)
- *Max Dugan Returns* (1983), as Michael McPhae
- *Faerie Tale Theatre* (1982), series, as Prince Henry
- *Lou Grant* (1977), series, Actor
- *Pretend I'm Not Here*, as Nico
- *The Best Is Yet To Come*, Actor
- *Tomorrow Is a Drag*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Matthew Broderick as Jim McAllister in Election (1999)](https://film.one/media/title/652/still-142724288444.jpg) Matthew Broderick as Jim McAllister in *Election* (1999) — Image via TMDB
- ![Matthew Broderick (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/16727/gallery-043d29914074.jpg) Matthew Broderick (2009) — David Shankbone, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Matthew_Broderick_1.jpg/1280px-Matthew_Broderick_1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress. Note: Privacy and publicity rights for individuals depicted may apply. (2022)](https://film.one/media/person/16727/gallery-29385d90af6d.jpg) Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress. Note: Privacy and publicity rights for individuals depicted may apply. (2022) — Library of Congress Life, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Matthew_Broderick_2022.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Matthew Broderick at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of Wonderful World. Photographer's blog post about these photos.](https://film.one/media/person/16727/gallery-8fa4581fda24.jpg) Matthew Broderick at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival for the premiere of Wonderful World. Photographer's blog post about these photos. — David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/Matthew_Broderick_2009_Tribeca_down.jpg/1280px-Matthew_Broderick_2009_Tribeca_down.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Matthew Broderick](https://film.one/media/person/16727/gallery-8e47490dd02b.jpg) Matthew Broderick — Image via TMDB
- ![Matthew Broderick](https://film.one/media/person/16727/gallery-c28df08ba082.jpg) Matthew Broderick — Image via TMDB
- ![Matthew Broderick](https://film.one/media/person/16727/gallery-cdad0ceae2a9.jpg) Matthew Broderick — Image via TMDB
- ![Matthew Broderick](https://film.one/media/person/16727/gallery-3a5361eead85.jpg) Matthew Broderick — Image via TMDB
- ![Matthew Broderick](https://film.one/media/person/16727/gallery-9eceee9780ad.jpg) Matthew Broderick — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Other awards — 4 won, 2 nominated

- Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album 2012: Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album (nominated)
- Hollywood Film Awards 2005: Hollywood Film Awards (won), for *The Producers*
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 2001: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical 1995: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (won)
- Theatre World Award 1983: Theatre World Award (won)
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play 1983: Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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