Hank Azaria
Acting • Born 1964-04-25
Biography
Henry Albert "Hank" Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Snake Jailbird, Professor Frink, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, and formerly Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Lou, Carl Carlson, among others. Azaria joined the show with little voice acting experience, but became a regular in its second season. For his work on the show, he has won four Primetime Emmy Awards. Alongside his continued voice acting on The Simpsons, Azaria became more widely known through his live-action supporting appearances in films such as Quiz Show (1994), Heat, The Birdcage (1996) (for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award) and Godzilla (1998). He has also appeared in numerous films including Mystery Men (1999), America's Sweethearts (2001), Shattered Glass (2003), Along Came Polly (2004), Run Fatboy Run (2007), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013). Further voice roles include Anastasia (1997), for which he won an Annie Award. His live-action television work includes recurring roles on the sitcoms Mad About You and Friends, as well as dramatic roles in the TV films Tuesdays With Morrie (1999) as writer Mitch Albom and Uprising (2001) as Jewish resistance leader Mordechai Anielewicz. For the former, Azaria received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He starred in the title roles in the Showtime drama series Huff (2004–2006) and the IFC sitcom Brockmire (2017–2020). His recurring role on the drama Ray Donovan earned him a sixth Primetime Emmy Award in 2016. Azaria made his Broadway debut as Lancelot in Spamalot, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He returned to Broadway in 2007, playing David Sarnoff in The Farnsworth Invention.
Filmography
132 credits
The Simpsons Movie
Movie • 2007
Professor Frink / Comic Book Guy / Moe / Chief Wiggum / Lou / Carl / Cletus / Bumblebee Man / Male EPA Worker / Dome Depot Announcer / Kissing Cop / Carnival Barker / Counter Man / Apu / Drederick Tatum / Sea Captain / EPA Passenger / Robot / Dr. Nick / Wise Guy (voice)
Pretty Woman
Movie • 1990
Detective
Godzilla
Movie • 1998
Victor 'Animal' Palotti
Heat
Movie • 1995
Alan Marciano
The Birdcage
Movie • 1996
Agador
Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita)
Movie • 2008
Joska (voice)
Uprising
Movie • 2001
Mordechaj Anielewicz
Along Came Polly
Movie • 2004
Claude
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
Movie • 2017
Carl / Umpire / Wiggum / Moe / Apu (voice)
Fail Safe
Movie • 2000
Prof. Groeteschele
Quiz Show
Movie • 1994
Albert Freedman
America's Sweethearts
Movie • 2001
Hector Gorgonzolas
Run Fatboy Run
Movie • 2007
Whit
Great Expectations
Movie • 1998
Walter Plane
Cradle Will Rock
Movie • 1999
Marc Blitzsetin
Grosse Pointe Blank
Movie • 1997
Steven Lardner
Anastasia
Movie • 1997
Bartok (voice)
Celebrity
Movie • 1998
David
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Movie • 2004
Young Patches O'Houlihan
Now and Then
Movie • 1995
Bud Kent
Tuesdays with Morrie
Movie • 1999
Mitch Albom
Mystery Men
Movie • 1999
Blue Raja / Jeffrey
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
Movie • 2021
Moe Szyslak (voice)
Shattered Glass
Movie • 2003
Michael Kelly
Chicago 10
Movie • 2008
Abbie Hoffman / Allen Ginsberg (voice)
The Smurfs
Movie • 2011
Gargamel
Hollywood Dog
Movie • 1990
Hollywood Dog (voice)
Love & Other Drugs
Movie • 2010
Dr. Stan Knight
Mystery, Alaska
Movie • 1999
Charles Danner
The Aristocrats
Movie • 2005
Self
Eulogy
Movie • 2004
Daniel Collins
Homegrown
Movie • 1998
Carter
Year One
Movie • 2009
Abraham
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Movie • 2009
Kahmunrah / The Thinker / Abe Lincoln
Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"
Movie • 2023
Chief Wiggum (voice)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2012
Moe Szyslak (voice) (uncredited)
Bartok the Magnificent
Movie • 1999
Bartok (voice)
Hop
Movie • 2011
Carlos / Phil (voice)
Chicken Little
Movie • 1998
(voice)
Bark!
Movie • 2002
Sam
Cool Blue
Movie • 1990
Buzz
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
Movie • 2010
Self
Lovelace
Movie • 2013
Jerry Damiano
The Smurfs 2
Movie • 2013
Gargamel
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
Movie • 1988
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Movie • 2011
Gargamel (voice)
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Movie • 2013
Gargamel (voice)
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Movie • 2005
Eddie Brock / Venom
Out of the Blue
Movie • 2022
Jock
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Movie • 2022
Self
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Movie • 2003
Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum/ Frink/ Comic Book Guy (voice)
Happy Feet Two
Movie • 2011
Mighty Sven (voice)
Timms Valley
Movie • 2013
Chaz Babcock
The Wizard of Lies
Movie • 2017
Frank Dipascali
Hail to the Breadsticks!
Movie • 2023
Self
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Movie • 2008
Himself
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Movie • 2016
Srul Katz
The Simpsons: Christmas
Movie • 2003
(archive footage)
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
Movie • 2004
I Know That Voice
Movie • 2014
Self
Tears of Joy: 2015 New York Mets
Movie • 2015
Himself
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
Movie • 1999
The Grand
Movie • 2007
Mike "The Bike" Heslov
Monty Python Conquers America
Movie • 2008
Self
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
Movie • 2005
Self
CyberWorld
Movie • 2000
Chief Wiggum / Prof. John Frink (voice)
The Simpsons Funday Football
Movie • 2024
Moe (voice)
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Movie • 2024
Moe (voice)
The Electric State
Movie • 2025
Perplexo (voice)
The Simpsons: America's First Family
Movie • 2000
Self
The Wright Way
Movie • 2025
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
Movie • 2021
Comic Book Guy
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Movie • 2025
Self - Actor & Matthew's Friend
Springfield's Most Wanted
Movie • 1995
Police Chief Wiggum (Uncredited)
Monkey Mischief
Movie • 2009
Pharaoh Kahmunrah
The Fat Cats: Drip Dry Drips
Movie • 1995
Elmo (voice)
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
Movie • 2010
Self
Planet of the Couches
Movie • 2016
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl (voice)
Spider-Man
TV • 1994
Eddie Brock / Venom (voice)
Futurama
TV • 1999
Harold Zoid (voice)
Friends
TV • 1994
David
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
TV • 1990
Policeman
Huff
TV • 2004
Craig Huffstodt
Beethoven
TV • 1994
Killer (voice)
Herman's Head
TV • 1991
Jay Nichols
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Stressed Eric
TV • 1998
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl (voice)
If Not for You
TV • 1995
Craig Schaeffer
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
Imagine That
TV • 2002
Josh Miller
Free Agents
TV • 2011
Alex Taylor
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TV • 2017
Danny Stevens
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Police Superintendent Chalmers (voice)
Mad About You
TV • 1992
Nat Ostertag
Billy on the Street
TV • 2011
Self
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Nigel Harpington (voice)
Tales from the Crypt
TV • 1989
Richard
Bordertown
TV • 2016
Bud Buckwald
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Brockmire
TV • 2017
Jim Brockmire
What a Cartoon!
TV • 1995
Elmo (voice)
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
TV • 2022
Tim Cook
Ray Donovan
TV • 2013
Ed Cochran
Celebrity Poker Showdown
TV • 2003
Self
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Spider-Man
TV • 1994
Eddie Brock (voice)
Family Ties
TV • 1982
Joe
Hello Tomorrow!
TV • 2023
Eddie Nicholls
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Family Guy
TV • 1999
Reginald Barrington (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self
Maniac
TV • 2018
Hank Landsberg (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
TV • 1994
Self
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
TV • 2018
Self
Unscripted
TV • 2005
Self
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
The Artist
TV • 2025
Thomas Edison
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Uprising
TV • 2001
Mordechaj Anielewicz
Fortnite x The Simpsons
TV • 2025
Moe Szyslak (voice)
Fortnite x The Simpsons
TV • 2025
Professor Frink (voice)
Fortnite x The Simpsons
TV • 2025
Chief Wiggum (voice)
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Free Radio
TV • 2008
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Idol
TV • 2023
Chaim
Going Dutch
TV • 2025
Hank Azaria (voice)