Matthew Broderick is an American film and stage actor, best known for playing the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. He also voiced adult Simba in The Lion King film series. He later reprised his role as Simba in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and The Lion King 1½.
After working on The Lion King, Broderick became quick friends with his co-star, Nathan Lane, who he also co-starred with in The Producers stage musical from 2001 to 2002. Later, in 2005, they starred again in the film adaptation of the musical.
Select Filmography
- The Lion King - Simba
- Biloxi Blues - Eugene Morris Jerome
- Glory - Colonel Robert Gould Shaw
- Inspector Gadget - Inspector Gadget / Robo-Gadget / Jonathan "John" Brown
- The Producers - Leopold "Leo" Bloom
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Ferris Buller
- The Thief and the Cobbler - Tack the cobbler
- The Tale of Despereaux - Despereaux
- Finding Amanda - Taylor Mendon
- Diminshed Capacity - Cooper Kennedy
- Deck the Halls - Steve Finch
- Tower Heist - Fitzhugh
- Bee Movie - Adam Flayman
- Good Boy - Hubble
- The Music Man - professor Harold Hill
- Election - Jim Mcallister
- The Cable Guy - Steve Kovacs
- Godzilla - Dr. Niko Tatopoluos
- The Freshman - Clark Kellogg
- Family Business - Adam Mcmullen
- Project X - Jimmy Garrett
- WarGames - David Lightman
- Ladyhawke - Phillippe Gaston