Played by Matthew Broderick
From the get-go, people instantly knew who played Dave. Matthew Broderick is the legendary actor who played Ferris Bueller in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, voiced the adult version of Simba in 1994’s Lion King, and provided the voice for Adam Flayman in the cult classic Bee Movie.
After one episode, his career on Modern Family was over. However, being such a well-known figure in Hollywood, he didn’t have any difficulty finding his next project. Apart from appearing on screen in movies and TV shows, he’s also a theater geek who appeared on Broadway’s Celebrity Biography in 2018 and Plaza Suite in 2020.