It’s a family affair for Matthew Broderick and his son James Wilkie Broderick!
CBS announced that the Tony Award-winning actor and his son James, 22, will appear in the upcoming episode Elsbeth 2025, marking the first time the father-son duo will appear together on screen.
Matthew, 62, will play Lawrence Grey, a man “called by Manhattan elites” when they want to make sure their children “get into the prep school and then the college of their choice … regardless of their grades, test scores or personality” on The CBS procedural, according to an official release from the network, Grey’s job keeps him connected to the rich and powerful until someone “threatens” him and he’s driven away. murder.
James is set to play Carl, a top “success coach” at Lawrence Grey’s company, Outmatch Educational Consulting.
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While this may be James’ first appearance with his dad, the Brown University student is no stranger to acting. According to Deadline, he has a degree in theater and is active in the New York theater scene. He also had a small role in the Apple TV+ series The lady in the lakestarring Natalie Portman.
Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker and James Wilkie Broderick. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Despite a hugely successful film and theater career, dad Matthew – who shares James and 15-year-old twins Tabitha and Marion with wife Sarah Jessica Parker, 59 – made it clear that the role of “father” is closest to his heart.
“It just happens, you know?” The No anger the actor said about fatherhood while talking to Party tonight at the Father of the Year Gala in 2023. “You don’t really know how to do it, and then suddenly you become a dad. But I’m very happy that it happened.”
James, who accompanied his father to the event, jokingly added: “I didn’t really choose him to be my dad, in the same way. But I’m extremely happy.”
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Elsbeth, a spin-off from A good womanstars Carrie Preston as an unconventional lawyer who uses her unique and unusual perspective to help the NYPD solve crimes. It premiered in February 2024 and often features actors from the New York theater scene, including Matthew Manufacturers costar Nathan Lane, who guest-starred on the show’s second season premiere.
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Elsbeth airs Thursdays at 10pm ET on CBS and airs on Paramount+.
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