7.9
TV
Acting
Simon Helberg
- Born
- (age 45)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 75 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.9
TV
5.6
Movie
Evan Almighty
6.6
Movie
A Cinderella Story
8.0
TV
Young Sheldon
6.7
Movie
A Serious Man
7.0
TV
American Dad!
6.6
Movie
Old School
6.1
Movie
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
7.9
TV
Arrested Development
6.7
Movie
Florence Foster Jenkins
7.8
TV
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
7.1
Movie
Good Night, and Good Luck.
6.6
Movie
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
6.7
Movie
Annette
8.2
TV
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
7.6
TV
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
7.4
TV
Poker Face
7.4
TV
Dug Days
Acting credits 74
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Triumph of the Will Film | |
| 2026 | The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast TV | Self - Guest (1 ep) |
| 2026 | The Audacity TV | Martin Phister (8 ep) |
| 2026 | For Worse Film | Mediator |
| 2025 | Guys Next Door TV | Les (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2023 | American Symphony Film | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 2023 | Space Oddity Film | Dimitry |
| 2023 | Poker Face TV | Luca Clark (5 ep) |
| 2022 | As They Made Us Film | Nathan |
| 2021 | Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus Film | Self |
| 2021 | Dug Days TV | Squirrel (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2021 | Annette Film | The Accompanist |
| 2019 | Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 2018 | End of the Line Film | Little Man |
| 2017 | Young Sheldon TV | Howard Wolowitz (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2016 | Paint It Black Film | Jeremy |
| 2016 | Florence Foster Jenkins Film | Cosmé McMoon |
| 2016 | Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows Film | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self - Guest (2 ep) |
| 2015 | Hollywood Adventures Film | Translator |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2014 | We'll Never Have Paris Film | Quinn |
| 2014 | The Tom and Jerry Show TV | Napoleon (voice) (52 ep) |
| 2013 | Drunk History TV | Frank M. Robinson (1 ep) |
| 2013 | I Am I Film | Seth |
| 2013 | Norm Macdonald Live TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Let Go Film | Frank |
| 2011 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness TV | Bian Zao (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2011 | The Selling Film | Young Husband |
| 2010 | Conan TV | Self, Self - Guest (3 ep) |
| 2010 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil TV | Ronaldo (voice) (1 ep) |
| 2009 | A Serious Man Film | Rabbi Scott |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV | Self - Guest (2 ep) |
| 2008 | Commentary! The Musical Film | |
| 2008 | Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog TV | Moist (3 ep) |
| 2007 | Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Film | Dreidel L'Chaim |
| 2007 | The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Film | Self |
| 2007 | Mama's Boy Film | Rathkon |
| 2007 | The Big Bang Theory TV | Howard Wolowitz (279 ep) |
| 2007 | The Guild TV | Kevinator (1 ep) |
| 2007 | Evan Almighty Film | Staffer |
| 2007 | Careless Film | Stewart |
| 2007 | Derek and Simon: The Show TV | (13 ep) |
| 2007 | The TV Set Film | TJ Goldman |
| 2007 | Reporters TV | Shooter #5 (1 ep) |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration Film | Junior Agent |
| 2006 | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip TV | Alex Dwyer (14 ep) |
| 2006 | Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette Film | Simon |
| 2006 | Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas Film | Al |
| 2006 | The Jake Effect TV | Bill Skidelsky (1 ep) |
| 2006 | The Pity Card Film | Simon |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck. Film | CBS Page |
| 2005 | Life on a Stick TV | Vinnie, Stan (1 ep) |
| 2005 | American Dad! TV | Dr. Revanche (voice), Creep (voice) (2 ep) |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Joey TV | Seth (4 ep) |
| 2004 | A Cinderella Story Film | Terry |
| 2004 | The Soup TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Quintuplets TV | Neil (1 ep) |
Crew credits 5
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Elvis Goes There TV | Executive Producer (4 ep) |
| 2014 | We'll Never Have Paris Film | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 2007 | Derek and Simon: The Show TV | Screenplay, Executive Producer, Creator (13 ep) |
| 2006 | Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette Film | Writer |
| 2006 | The Pity Card Film | Writer, Producer |