Person
Simon Helberg
Los Angeles, California, USA
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 (2007–201…
IMDbKnown for
Popular titles
Photos
More stills of Simon Helberg
Biography
A closer look
Read full 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
Movies and shows, newest first
-
2026
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast
TV show Self - Guest
-
2026
The Audacity
TV show Martin Phister
-
2026
For Worse
Movie Mediator
-
2025
Guys Next Door
TV show Les (voice)
-
2023
American Symphony
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
-
2023
Space Oddity
Movie Dimitry
-
2023
Poker Face
TV show Luca Clark
-
2022
As They Made Us
Movie Nathan
-
2021
Dug Days
TV show Squirrel (voice)
-
2021
Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus
Movie Self
-
2021
Annette
Movie The Accompanist
-
2019
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
Movie Self (archive footage)
-
2019
Elvis Goes There
TV show Executive Producer
-
2018
End of the Line
Movie Little Man
-
2017
Young Sheldon
TV show Howard Wolowitz (voice)
-
2016
Paint It Black
Movie Jeremy
More credits
-
2016
Florence Foster Jenkins
Movie Cosmé McMoon
- 2016
-
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Guest
-
2015
Hollywood Adventures
Movie Translator
-
2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
TV show Self
-
2014
We'll Never Have Paris
Movie Quinn
-
2014
The Tom and Jerry Show
TV show Napoleon (voice)
-
2013
Drunk History
TV show Frank M. Robinson
-
2013
I Am I
Movie Seth
-
2013
Norm Macdonald Live
TV show Self
-
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
TV show Self
-
2011
Let Go
Movie Frank
-
2011
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
TV show Bian Zao (voice)
-
2011
The Selling
Movie Young Husband
-
2010
Conan
TV show Self
-
2010
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
TV show Ronaldo (voice)
-
2009
A Serious Man
Movie Rabbi Scott
-
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV show Self - Guest
-
2008
Commentary! The Musical
Movie
-
2008
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
TV show Moist
-
2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Movie Dreidel L'Chaim
-
2007
The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Movie Self
-
2007
Mama's Boy
Movie Rathkon
-
2007
The Big Bang Theory
TV show Howard Wolowitz
