Matthew Broderick and Son James Wilkie Broderick Will Guest Star onElsbethTogether

Mar. 15, 2025

James Wilkie Broderick and Matthew Broderick.Photo:Roy Rochlin/Getty

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It’s a family affair forMatthew Broderickand his sonJames Wilkie Broderick!

CBS announced the Tony Award-winning actor and his son James, 22, are set to appear in an upcoming episode ofElsbethin 2025, which marks the first time the father-son duo will appear on screen together.

Matthew, 62, will play Lawrence Grey, the man “Manhattan’s elite call” when they want to make sure their kids “get into the prep school and then college of their choice … no matter 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 his perch” and he is driven to murder.

James is slated to play Carl, a top “success trainer” at Lawrence Grey’s company, Outmatch Educational Consulting.

Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker, and James Wilkie Broderick.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty

And despite a wildly successful movie and stage career, dad Matthew — who shares James and 15-year-old twins Tabitha and Marion with wifeSarah Jessica Parker,59 — has made it clear that the role of “father” remains the closest to his heart.

“It just happens, you know?” TheNo Hard Feelingsactor said of fatherhood while speaking toEntertainment Tonightat the Father of the Year Gala in 2023. “You don’t really know how to do it, and then suddenly you’re a dad. But I’m very happy that that happened.”

James, who accompanied his dad to the event, jokingly added, “I didn’t really choose for him to be my dad either, in the same fashion. But I’m extremely happy."

Elsbeth, a spin-off ofThe Good Wife, starsCarrie Prestonas an unconventional attorney who uses her unique and quirky perspective to help the N.Y.P.D. solve crimes. It premiered in February 2024 and often features actors from the New York theater scene including Matthew’sProducerscostarNathan Lane, who guest starred on the show’s season 2 premiere.

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Elsbethairs on Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on CBS and streams on Paramount+.

source: people.com