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Simon Helberg

Acting Born Dec 9, 1980 Los Angeles, California, USA 24 credits

Biography

Simon Maxwell Helberg (born December 9, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for playing Howard Wolowitz in the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019), for which he won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, and as Cosmé McMoon in the film Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture.

He has appeared on the sketch comedy series MADtv, and has appeared in films such as Old School (2003), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007), A Serious Man (2009), and Annette (2021).

He wrote, directed (along with his wife Jocelyn Towne), and starred in the film We'll Never Have Paris (2014), which is based on he and his wife's relationship.

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Full filmography

  • American Dad! (2005) as Dr. Revanche (voice)
  • American Dad! (2005) as Creep (voice)
  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) as Self - Guest
  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) as Self - Guest
  • Young Sheldon (2017) as Howard Wolowitz (voice)
  • Conan (2010) as Self
  • Conan (2010) as Self - Guest
  • The Tom and Jerry Show (2014) as Napoleon (voice)
  • The Big Bang Theory (2007) as Howard Wolowitz
  • Arrested Development (2003) as Jeff
  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005) as Self
  • Reno 911! (2003) as Student Driver
  • Reno 911! (2003) as Hooker Buying Son
  • Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness (2011) as Bian Zao (voice)
  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) as Spokesman
  • Poker Face (2023) as Luca Clark
  • Joey (2004) as Seth
  • Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (2010) as Ronaldo (voice)
  • Drunk History (2013) as Frank M. Robinson
  • Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012) as Self
  • The Soup (2004) as Self
  • The Guild (2007) as Kevinator
  • A Cinderella Story (2004) as Terry
  • Popular (1999) as Gus Latrine