Simon Helberg
Born: 1980-12-09 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Audacity as Martin Phister
- For Worse as Mediator
2025
- Guys Next Door as Les (voice)
2023
- Poker Face as Luca Clark
- Space Oddity as Dimitry
- American Symphony as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2022
- As They Made Us as Nathan
2021
- Dug Days as Squirrel (voice)
- Annette as The Accompanist
- Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus as Self
2019
- Elvis Goes There ... (Executive Producer)
- Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell as Self (archive footage)
2018
- End of the Line as Little Man
2017
- Young Sheldon as Howard Wolowitz (voice)
2016
- Florence Foster Jenkins as Cosmé McMoon
- Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- Paint It Black as Jeremy
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- Hollywood Adventures as Translator
2014
- The Tom and Jerry Show as Napoleon (voice)
- We'll Never Have Paris as Quinn
2013
- Drunk History as Frank M. Robinson
- Norm Macdonald Live as Self
- I Am I as Seth
2012
- Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
2011
- Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness as Bian Zao (voice)
- Let Go as Frank
- The Selling as Young Husband
2010
- Conan as Self
- Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil as Ronaldo (voice)
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- A Serious Man as Rabbi Scott
2008
2007
- The Big Bang Theory as Howard Wolowitz
- The Guild as Kevinator
- Evan Almighty as Staffer
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Dreidel L'Chaim
- Mama's Boy as Rathkon
- Derek and Simon: The Show
- Reporters as Shooter #5
- The TV Set as TJ Goldman
- Careless as Stewart
- The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as Self
2006
- Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Alex Dwyer
- The Jake Effect as Bill Skidelsky
- For Your Consideration as Junior Agent
- Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas as Al
- The Pity Card as Simon
- Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette as Simon
2005
- American Dad! as Dr. Revanche (voice)
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- Good Night, and Good Luck. as CBS Page
- Life on a Stick as Vinnie
2004
- The Soup as Self
- Joey as Seth
- A Cinderella Story as Terry
- Quintuplets as Neil
2003
- Arrested Development as Jeff
- Reno 911! as Student Driver
- Old School as Jerry
- Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales as Adam (DGA Trainee)
2002
- Less than Perfect as Arthur
- National Lampoon's Van Wilder as Vernon
- The Funkhousers as Donnie Funkhouser
2001
- Undeclared as Jack
2000
- Son of the Beach as Billy
- The Weber Show as Andy Tinker
1996
- Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Spokesman
1981
- Entertainment Tonight as Self