Simon Helberg
Acting • Born 1980-12-09
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
77 credits
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Movie • 2005
CBS Page
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Movie • 2007
Dreidel L'Chaim
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Movie • 2002
Vernon
Mama's Boy
Movie • 2007
Rathkon
For Your Consideration
Movie • 2006
Junior Agent
Careless
Movie • 2007
Stewart
The TV Set
Movie • 2007
TJ Goldman
I Am I
Movie • 2013
Seth
The Selling
Movie • 2011
Young Husband
Evan Almighty
Movie • 2007
Staffer
Let Go
Movie • 2011
Frank
The Pity Card
Movie • 2006
Simon
We'll Never Have Paris
Movie • 2014
Quinn
Space Oddity
Movie • 2023
Dimitry
Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus
Movie • 2021
Self
Mumford
Movie • 1999
College Roommate
A Serious Man
Movie • 2009
Rabbi Scott
American Symphony
Movie • 2023
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Movie • 2007
Self
Florence Foster Jenkins
Movie • 2016
Cosmé McMoon
Hollywood Adventures
Movie • 2015
Translator
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Movie • 2008
Moist
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie • 2016
Self
A Cinderella Story
Movie • 2004
Terry
End of the Line
Movie • 2018
Little Man
Paint It Black
Movie • 2016
Jeremy
Annette
Movie • 2021
The Accompanist
Commentary! The Musical
Movie • 2008
Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette
Movie • 2006
Simon
Old School
Movie • 2003
Jerry
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas
Movie • 2006
Al
As They Made Us
Movie • 2022
Nathan
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Movie • 2003
Adam (DGA Trainee)
For Worse
Movie • 2026
Mediator
Unraveling The Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
Movie • 2019
Self (archive footage)
Triumph of the Will
Movie
Less than Perfect
TV • 2002
Arthur
Son of the Beach
TV • 2000
Billy
The Big Bang Theory
TV • 2007
Howard Wolowitz
Life on a Stick
TV • 2005
Vinnie
Joey
TV • 2004
Seth
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
TV • 2006
Alex Dwyer
Reno 911!
TV • 2003
Student Driver
The Jake Effect
TV • 2006
Bill Skidelsky
Undeclared
TV • 2001
Jack
Popular
TV • 1999
Gus Latrine
Quintuplets
TV • 2004
Neil
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
TV • 2008
Moist
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TV • 2015
Self
Arrested Development
TV • 2003
Jeff
The Funkhousers
TV • 2002
Donnie Funkhouser
Reno 911!
TV • 2003
Hooker Buying Son
Norm Macdonald Live
TV • 2013
Self
Dug Days
TV • 2021
Squirrel (voice)
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Dr. Revanche (voice)
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV • 2012
Self
Life on a Stick
TV • 2005
Stan
Young Sheldon
TV • 2017
Howard Wolowitz (voice)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
TV • 1996
Spokesman
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
The Tom and Jerry Show
TV • 2014
Napoleon (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Reporters
TV • 2007
Shooter #5
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
TV • 2010
Ronaldo (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Drunk History
TV • 2013
Frank M. Robinson
The Weber Show
TV • 2000
Andy Tinker
Derek and Simon: The Show
TV • 2007
The Guild
TV • 2007
Kevinator
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Creep (voice)
The Audacity
TV • 2026
Martin Phister
Poker Face
TV • 2023
Luca Clark
Guys Next Door
TV • 2025
Les (voice)
The Soup
TV • 2004
Self
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
TV • 2011
Bian Zao (voice)