Simon Helberg

Simon Helberg

Known for
Acting
Born
December 9, 1980 (age 45)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

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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Filmography

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Triumph of the Will

Triumph of the Will

Movie

2026
For Worse poster

For Worse

Movie · as Mediator

2026
The Audacity poster

The Audacity

TV · as Martin Phister · 8 eps

2026
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast poster

The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

2025
Guys Next Door

Guys Next Door

TV · as Les (voice) · 1 ep

2023
Space Oddity poster

Space Oddity

Movie · as Dimitry

2023
American Symphony poster

American Symphony

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2023
Poker Face poster

Poker Face

TV · as Luca Clark · 5 eps

2022
As They Made Us poster

As They Made Us

Movie · as Nathan

2021
Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus poster

Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus

Movie · as Self

2021
Annette poster

Annette

Movie · as The Accompanist

2021
Dug Days poster

Dug Days

TV · as Squirrel (voice) · 1 ep

2019
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell poster

Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2018
End of the Line poster

End of the Line

Movie · as Little Man

2017
Young Sheldon poster

Young Sheldon

TV · as Howard Wolowitz (voice) · 1 ep

2016
Florence Foster Jenkins poster

Florence Foster Jenkins

Movie · as Cosmé McMoon

2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows poster

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Movie · as Self

2016
Paint It Black poster

Paint It Black

Movie · as Jeremy

2015
Hollywood Adventures poster

Hollywood Adventures

Movie · as Translator

2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson poster

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2014
We'll Never Have Paris poster

We'll Never Have Paris

Movie · as Quinn

2014
The Tom and Jerry Show poster

The Tom and Jerry Show

TV · as Napoleon (voice) · 52 eps

2013
I Am I poster

I Am I

Movie · as Seth

2013
Norm Macdonald Live poster

Norm Macdonald Live

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2013
Drunk History poster

Drunk History

TV · as Frank M. Robinson · 1 ep

2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! poster

Comedy Bang! Bang!

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2011
The Selling poster

The Selling

Movie · as Young Husband

2011
Let Go poster

Let Go

Movie · as Frank

2011
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness poster

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

TV · as Bian Zao (voice) · 2 eps

2010
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil poster

Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil

TV · as Ronaldo (voice) · 1 ep

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps

2009
A Serious Man poster

A Serious Man

Movie · as Rabbi Scott

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen poster

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2008
Commentary! The Musical poster

Commentary! The Musical

Movie

2008
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog poster

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

TV · as Moist · 3 eps

2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story poster

Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story

Movie · as Dreidel L'Chaim

2007
Mama's Boy poster

Mama's Boy

Movie · as Rathkon

2007
Careless poster

Careless

Movie · as Stewart

2007
The TV Set poster

The TV Set

Movie · as TJ Goldman

2007
Evan Almighty poster

Evan Almighty

Movie · as Staffer

2007
The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog poster

The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Movie · as Self

2007
The Big Bang Theory poster

The Big Bang Theory

TV · as Howard Wolowitz · 279 eps

2007
Reporters poster

Reporters

TV · as Shooter #5 · 1 ep

2007
Derek and Simon: The Show

Derek and Simon: The Show

TV · 13 eps

2007
The Guild poster

The Guild

TV · as Kevinator · 1 ep

2006
For Your Consideration poster

For Your Consideration

Movie · as Junior Agent

2006
The Pity Card poster

The Pity Card

Movie · as Simon

2006
Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette

Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette

Movie · as Simon

2006
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas poster

Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas

Movie · as Al

2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip poster

Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip

TV · as Alex Dwyer · 14 eps

2006
The Jake Effect poster

The Jake Effect

TV · as Bill Skidelsky · 1 ep

2005
Good Night, and Good Luck. poster

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Movie · as CBS Page

2005
Life on a Stick poster

Life on a Stick

TV · as Vinnie, Stan · 1 ep

2005
American Dad! poster

American Dad!

TV · as Dr. Revanche (voice), Creep (voice) · 2 eps

2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
A Cinderella Story poster

A Cinderella Story

Movie · as Terry

2004
Joey poster

Joey

TV · as Seth · 4 eps

2004
Quintuplets poster

Quintuplets

TV · as Neil · 1 ep

2004
The Soup poster

The Soup

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2003
Old School poster

Old School

Movie · as Jerry

2003
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales poster

Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales

Movie · as Adam (DGA Trainee)

2003
Reno 911! poster

Reno 911!

TV · as Student Driver, Hooker Buying Son · 1 ep

2003
Arrested Development poster

Arrested Development

TV · as Jeff · 1 ep

2002
National Lampoon's Van Wilder poster

National Lampoon's Van Wilder

Movie · as Vernon

2002
Less than Perfect poster

Less than Perfect

TV · as Arthur · 1 ep

2002
The Funkhousers

The Funkhousers

TV · as Donnie Funkhouser · 1 ep

2001
Undeclared poster

Undeclared

TV · as Jack · 1 ep

2000
Son of the Beach poster

Son of the Beach

TV · as Billy · 1 ep

2000
The Weber Show poster

The Weber Show

TV · as Andy Tinker · 1 ep

1999
Mumford poster

Mumford

Movie · as College Roommate

1999
Popular poster

Popular

TV · as Gus Latrine · 1 ep

1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch poster

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

TV · as Spokesman · 1 ep

1981
Entertainment Tonight poster

Entertainment Tonight

TV · as Self · 1 ep