Simon Helberg
Acting
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.
TV Shows(38)
The Audacity
Martin Phister
2026
Guys Next Door
Les (voice)
2025
Poker Face
Luca Clark
2023
Dug Days
Squirrel (voice)
2021
Young Sheldon
Howard Wolowitz (voice)
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
2015
The Tom and Jerry Show
Napoleon (voice)
2014
Drunk History
Frank M. Robinson
2013
Norm Macdonald Live
Self
2013
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
2012
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Bian Zao (voice)
2011
Conan
Self
2010
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
Ronaldo (voice)
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Moist
2008
The Big Bang Theory
Howard Wolowitz
2007
The Guild
Kevinator
2007
Derek and Simon: The Show
2007
Reporters
Shooter #5
2007
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Alex Dwyer
2006
The Jake Effect
Bill Skidelsky
2006
Life on a Stick
Vinnie
2005
American Dad!
Dr. Revanche (voice)
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Joey
Seth
2004
The Soup
Self
2004
Quintuplets
Neil
2004
Arrested Development
Jeff
2003
Reno 911!
Student Driver
2003
Less than Perfect
Arthur
2002
The Funkhousers
Donnie Funkhouser
2002
Undeclared
Jack
2001
The Weber Show
Andy Tinker
2000
Son of the Beach
Billy
2000
Popular
Gus Latrine
1999
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Spokesman
1996
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Movies(35)
For Worse
Mediator
2026
American Symphony
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2023
Space Oddity
Dimitry
2023
As They Made Us
Nathan
2022
Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus
Self
2021
Annette
The Accompanist
2021
Unraveling The Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
Self (archive footage)
2019
End of the Line
Little Man
2018
Paint It Black
Jeremy
2016
Florence Foster Jenkins
Cosmé McMoon
2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
Hollywood Adventures
Translator
2015
We'll Never Have Paris
Quinn
2014
I Am I
Seth
2013
Let Go
Frank
2011
The Selling
Young Husband
2011
A Serious Man
Rabbi Scott
2009
Commentary! The Musical
2008
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Dreidel L'Chaim
2007
The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Self
2007
Mama's Boy
Rathkon
2007
Evan Almighty
Staffer
2007
Careless
Stewart
2007
The TV Set
TJ Goldman
2007
For Your Consideration
Junior Agent
2006
Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette
Simon
2006
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas
Al
2006
The Pity Card
Simon
2006
Good Night, and Good Luck.
CBS Page
2005
A Cinderella Story
Terry
2004
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Adam (DGA Trainee)
2003
Old School
Jerry
2003
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Vernon
2002
Mumford
College Roommate
1999
Triumph of the Will