Simon Helberg

Acting

Simon Helberg

Born December 9, 1980Los Angeles, California, USA74 credits

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.

Known For

Filmography

The Audacity
2026The Audacity
as Martin PhisterTV
For Worse
2026For Worse
as MediatorMovie
G
2025Guys Next Door
as Les (voice)TV
American Symphony
2023American Symphony
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Space Oddity
2023Space Oddity
as DimitryMovie
Poker Face
2023Poker Face
as Luca ClarkTV
As They Made Us
2022As They Made Us
as NathanMovie
Dug Days
2021Dug Days
as Squirrel (voice)TV
Annette
2021Annette
as The AccompanistMovie
Elvis Goes There
2019Elvis Goes There
Executive ProducerTV
End of the Line
2018End of the Line
as Little ManMovie
Young Sheldon
2017Young Sheldon
as Howard Wolowitz (voice)TV
Paint It Black
2016Paint It Black
as JeremyMovie
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016Florence Foster Jenkins
as Cosmé McMoonMovie
Hollywood Adventures
2015Hollywood Adventures
as TranslatorMovie
The Tom and Jerry Show
2014The Tom and Jerry Show
as Napoleon (voice)TV
Drunk History
2013Drunk History
as Frank M. RobinsonTV
I Am I
2013I Am I
as SethMovie
Let Go
2011Let Go
as FrankMovie
The Selling
2011The Selling
as Young HusbandMovie
Conan
2010Conan
as SelfTV
A Serious Man
2009A Serious Man
as Rabbi ScottMovie
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
as Dreidel L'ChaimMovie
Mama's Boy
2007Mama's Boy
as RathkonMovie
The Big Bang Theory
2007The Big Bang Theory
as Howard WolowitzTV
The Guild
2007The Guild
as KevinatorTV
Evan Almighty
2007Evan Almighty
as StafferMovie
Careless
2007Careless
as StewartMovie
The TV Set
2007The TV Set
as TJ GoldmanMovie
Reporters
2007Reporters
as Shooter #5TV
For Your Consideration
2006For Your Consideration
as Junior AgentMovie
The Jake Effect
2006The Jake Effect
as Bill SkidelskyTV
The Pity Card
2006The Pity Card
as SimonMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!
as Dr. Revanche (voice)TV
Joey
2004Joey
as SethTV
The Soup
2004The Soup
as SelfTV
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
as Adam (DGA Trainee)Movie
Reno 911!
2003Reno 911!
as Student DriverTV
Old School
2003Old School
as JerryMovie
T
2002The Funkhousers
as Donnie FunkhouserTV
The Weber Show
2000The Weber Show
as Andy TinkerTV
Popular
1999Popular
as Gus LatrineTV
Mumford
1999Mumford
as College RoommateMovie