Simon Helberg
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
Credits
- 2023 · American Symphony as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2023 · Space Oddity as Dimitry
- 2023 · Poker Face as Special Agent Luca Clark
- 2022 · As They Made Us as Nathan
- 2021 · Dug Days as Squirrel (voice)
- 2021 · Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus as Self
- 2021 · Annette as The Accompanist
- 2018 · End of the Line as Little Man
- 2017 · Young Sheldon as Howard Wolowitz (voice)
- 2016 · Paint It Black as Jeremy
- 2016 · Florence Foster Jenkins as Cosmé McMoon
- 2016 · Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- 2015 · Hollywood Adventures as Translator
- 2015 · StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson as Self
- 2014 · We'll Never Have Paris as Quinn
- 2014 · The Tom and Jerry Show as Napoleon (voice)
- 2013 · Drunk History as Frank M. Robinson
- 2013 · I Am I as Seth
- 2013 · Norm Macdonald Live as Self
- 2012 · Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
- 2011 · Let Go as Frank
- 2011 · The Selling as Young Husband
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil as Ronaldo (voice)
- 2009 · A Serious Man as Rabbi Scott
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as Moist
- 2008 · Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as Moist
- 2008 · Commentary! The Musical as
- 2007 · Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as Dreidel L'Chaim
- 2007 · The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog as Himself
- 2007 · Mama's Boy as Rathkon
- 2007 · The Big Bang Theory as Howard Wolowitz
- 2007 · The Guild as Kevinator
- 2007 · Evan Almighty as Staffer
- 2007 · Careless as Stewart
- 2007 · Derek and Simon: The Show as
- 2007 · The TV Set as TJ Goldman
- 2007 · Reporters as Shooter #5
- 2006 · For Your Consideration as Junior Agent
- 2006 · Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip as Alex Dwyer
- 2006 · Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette as Simon
- 2006 · Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas as Al
- 2006 · The Jake Effect as Bill Skidelsky
- 2006 · The Pity Card as Simon
- 2005 · Good Night, and Good Luck. as CBS Page
- 2005 · Life on a Stick as Vinnie
- 2005 · Life on a Stick as Stan
- 2005 · American Dad! as Dr. Revanche (voice)
- 2005 · American Dad! as Creep (voice)
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Joey as Seth
- 2004 · A Cinderella Story as Terry
- 2004 · Quintuplets as Neil
- 2003 · Arrested Development as Jeff
- 2003 · Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales as Adam (DGA Trainee)
- 2003 · Reno 911! as Student Driver
- 2003 · Reno 911! as Hooker Buying Son
- 2003 · Old School as Jerry
- 2002 · Less than Perfect as Arthur
- 2002 · The Funkhousers as Donnie Funkhouser
- 2002 · National Lampoon's Van Wilder as Vernon
- 2001 · Undeclared as Jack
- 2000 · The Weber Show as Andy Tinker
- 2000 · Son of the Beach as Billy
- 1999 · Popular as Gus Latrine
- 1999 · Mumford as College Roommate
- 1996 · Sabrina, the Teenage Witch as Spokesman
- 1981 · Entertainment Tonight as Self