Simon Cowell: movies and TV shows
Simon Cowell has 137 credits in the archive: 34 films and 103 TV series, from 1975 to 2025. Highest rated: On Air with Ryan Seacrest (9.5/10).
Career timeline
1975 – 2025 · busiest year: 2003 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Simon Cowell: The Next Act | Self - Host | TV | 7.3 | 65 |
| 2025 | Simon Cowell: The Next Act | TV | 7.3 | 65 | |
| 2024 | America's Got Talent: Fantasy League | Self - Judge | TV | 10.0 | 64 |
| 2024 | America's Got Talent: Fantasy League | TV | 10.0 | 64 | |
| 2024 | Les incroyables talents sont éternels | TV | 8.0 | 64 | |
| 2024 | Boybands Forever | Self | TV | — | 64 |
| 2023 | America's Got Talent: All-Stars | Self - Judge | TV | 8.0 | 63 |
| 2023 | Got Talent All Stars | TV | 7.0 | 63 | |
| 2023 | Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop | Self | Film | 7.0 | 63 |
| 2023 | Stock Aitken Waterman: Legends of Pop | Self | TV | 5.7 | 63 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | TV | 5.6 | 62 |
| 2022 | Canada's Got Talent | Self - Guest Judge | TV | — | 62 |
| 2022 | Canada's Got Talent | TV | — | 62 | |
| 2022 | America's Got Talent: Extreme | Self - Judge | TV | 7.4 | 62 |
| 2022 | America's Got Talent: Extreme | TV | 7.4 | 62 | |
| 2021 | The Dancer | TV | — | 61 | |
| 2020 | Scoob! | Simon Cowell (voice) | Film | 7.0 | 60 |
| 2020 | Britain's Got Talent: Unseen | Judge | TV | 8.3 | 60 |
| 2020 | Men in Brown | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 2020 | Julia Scotti: Funny That Way | Self (archive footage) | Film | 5.2 | 60 |
| 2020 | The National Television Awards Celebrate 25 Years | Self | Film | — | 60 |
| 2020 | Ant and Dec's 30 Greatest Moments | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 60 |
| 2020 | Persia's Got Talent | TV | — | 60 | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 59 |
| 2019 | America's Got Talent: The Champions | TV | 4.8 | 59 | |
| 2019 | The X Factor Celebrity | Self - Judge | TV | 4.5 | 59 |
| 2019 | The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story | Self - Talent Scout | Film | 7.5 | 59 |
| 2019 | Les Incroyables Talents de la musique | TV | 8.0 | 59 | |
| 2019 | Britain's Got Talent: The Champions | Judge | TV | 5.6 | 59 |
| 2019 | The X Factor The Band | Self - Judge | TV | 10.0 | 59 |
| 2018 | Made in Miami | Self | Film | 8.0 | 58 |
| 2018 | Darci Lynne: My Hometown Christmas | Film | 9.0 | 58 | |
| 2017 | OBJECTified | Self | TV | 5.0 | 57 |
| 2017 | Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives | Self | Film | 6.7 | 57 |
| 2017 | Britain's Greatest Hoaxer | Self | Film | — | 57 |
| 2017 | Who Shot Simon Cowell? | Simon Cowell | Film | — | 57 |
| 2016 | X Factor Brasil | TV | 7.0 | 56 | |
| 2016 | Got Talent España | TV | 8.0 | 56 | |
| 2016 | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping | Simon Cowell | Film | 6.6 | 56 |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self | TV | 5.1 | 55 |
| 2015 | Got Talent Portugal | TV | 6.0 | 55 | |
| 2015 | 20 Moments That Rocked Talent Shows | Self (archive footage) | Film | — | 55 |
| 2015 | X Factor Romania | TV | 8.0 | 55 | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self | TV | 5.1 | 54 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 54 |
| 2014 | Danmark har talent | TV | 9.0 | 54 | |
| 2014 | Pudsey the Dog: The Movie | Film | 5.3 | 54 | |
| 2013 | One Direction: This Is Us | Self | Film | 8.2 | 53 |
| 2013 | One Direction: This Is Us | Film | 8.2 | 53 | |
| 2013 | One Chance | Film | 6.7 | 53 | |
| 2013 | P!NK: Staying True | Self | Film | 6.0 | 53 |
| 2013 | 1D Day | Self | TV | — | 53 |
| 2013 | The X Factor: Zhongguo Zui Qiang Yin | TV | 6.0 | 53 | |
| 2012 | X Factor | TV | — | 52 | |
| 2012 | Canada's Got Talent | TV | 7.5 | 52 | |
| 2011 | X Factor | TV | 6.0 | 51 | |
| 2011 | The X Factor | Self - Judge | TV | 4.8 | 51 |
| 2011 | Romania's Got Talent | TV | 7.5 | 51 | |
| 2011 | X Factor Polska | TV | — | 51 | |
| 2011 | Red or Black? | TV | — | 51 | |
| 2011 | One Direction: A Year in the Making | Self (archive footage) | Film | 9.0 | 51 |
| 2011 | Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar | Self | Film | 5.0 | 51 |
| 2010 | X-Factor | TV | 8.0 | 50 | |
| 2010 | Pilipinas Got Talent | TV | — | 50 | |
| 2010 | X Factor | TV | 7.0 | 50 | |
| 2010 | China's Got Talent | TV | — | 50 | |
| 2010 | Bulgaria Searches for a Talent | TV | 10.0 | 50 | |
| 2010 | Harry Hill's TV Burp Gold 3 | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 50 |
| 2009 | Kate Garraway's Life Stories | TV | 5.9 | 49 | |
| 2009 | Italia's Got Talent | TV | 7.1 | 49 | |
| 2009 | Italia's Got Talent | TV | 7.1 | 49 | |
| 2009 | SA's Got Talent | TV | 6.0 | 49 | |
| 2009 | X Factor | TV | 7.0 | 49 | |
| 2009 | Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants | Self (archive footage) | Film | 10.0 | 49 |
| 2009 | 2009 Game Show Awards | Self (archive footage) | TV | — | 49 |
| 2009 | Family Guy Presents: Stewie Kills Lois and Lois Kills Stewie | Simon Cowell (voice) | Film | 8.1 | 49 |
| 2008 | X Factor | TV | 7.5 | 48 | |
| 2008 | Norske Talenter | TV | 6.5 | 48 | |
| 2008 | X Factor | TV | 4.3 | 48 | |
| 2007 | Britain's Got Talent | Self - Judge | TV | 5.3 | 47 |
| 2007 | Britain's Got Talent | TV | 5.3 | 47 | |
| 2007 | Britain's Got More Talent | Self | TV | 2.7 | 47 |
| 2007 | Factor X España | TV | 6.0 | 47 | |
| 2007 | The Kylie Show | Self | Film | — | 47 |
| 2006 | America's Got Talent | Self - Judge | TV | 5.7 | 46 |
| 2006 | La France a un incroyable talent, ça continue | TV | — | 46 | |
| 2006 | La France a un incroyable talent | TV | 5.7 | 46 | |
| 2006 | The Story of Light Entertainment | Self | TV | 5.0 | 46 |
| 2006 | Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story | Self | Film | 6.2 | 46 |
| 2006 | The X Factor: Battle of the Stars | Self - Judge | TV | — | 46 |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show | Self | TV | 4.8 | 45 |
| 2005 | The X Factor | TV | 8.0 | 45 | |
| 2005 | American Idol: The Worst of Seasons 1-4 | Self - Judge | Film | — | 45 |
| 2005 | American Idol: The Best of Seasons 1-4 | Self - Judge (archive footage) | Film | — | 45 |
| 2004 | The Paul O'Grady Show | TV | 5.1 | 44 | |
| 2004 | The X Factor | Self - Judge | TV | 5.2 | 44 |
| 2004 | The X Factor | TV | 5.2 | 44 | |
| 2004 | The Celebrity Apprentice | TV | 4.9 | 44 | |
| 2004 | On Air with Ryan Seacrest | Self | TV | 9.5 | 44 |
| 2004 | Far Far Away Idol | Simon Cowell (voice) | Film | 6.3 | 44 |
| 2004 | The X Factor Revealed: The Greatest Auditions Ever | Self | Film | — | 44 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV | 5.3 | 43 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 43 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV | 5.5 | 43 |
| 2003 | Punk'd | Self | TV | 5.1 | 43 |
| 2003 | Scary Movie 3 | Simon Cowell | Film | 6.0 | 43 |
| 2003 | E!'s 101 | Self | TV | — | 43 |
| 2003 | Cupid | TV | 8.0 | 43 | |
| 2003 | World Idol | Self | TV | 9.0 | 43 |
| 2002 | American Idol | Self - Judge | TV | 5.0 | 42 |
| 2002 | Top Gear | Self | TV | 7.6 | 42 |
| 2002 | Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | Self | TV | 6.1 | 42 |
| 2002 | American Idol: The Search For A Superstar | Judge | Film | 8.0 | 42 |
| 2001 | Idols | TV | 7.0 | 41 | |
| 2001 | Pop Idol | Self - Judge | TV | 2.5 | 41 |
| 2000 | When Louis Met... | Self | TV | 7.0 | 40 |
| 1999 | Family Guy | Simon Cowell (voice) | TV | 7.4 | 39 |
| 1999 | Loose Women | Self (voice) | TV | 3.4 | 39 |
| 1998 | So Graham Norton | Self | TV | 7.4 | 38 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 37 |
| 1997 | Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under | Film | 9.0 | 37 | |
| 1995 | The Frank Skinner Show | Self | TV | 7.5 | 35 |
| 1995 | MADtv | Self | TV | 7.1 | 35 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 33 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV | 7.3 | 33 |
| 1993 | GMTV | Self | TV | 5.8 | 33 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self | TV | 5.4 | 32 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self - Guest | TV | 5.4 | 32 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Simon Cowell (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Henry (voice) | TV | 8.0 | 29 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 28 |
| 1988 | This Morning | Self | TV | 5.2 | 28 |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight | Self | TV | 4.3 | 21 |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self (uncredited) | TV | 6.9 | 15 |
| X Factor Georgia | TV | — | — | ||
| Betty Boop | Film | — | — | ||
| Albanians Got Talent | TV | — | — |