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Simon Helberg

Acting 45 years old Los Angeles, California, USA ★ 2.6
Born: December 9, 1980

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.

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Known For

American Dad!
American Dad! Dr. Revanche (voice) 2005
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Young Sheldon
Young Sheldon Howard Wolowitz (voice) 2017
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch Spokesman 1996
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory Howard Wolowitz 2007

Filmography

Acting Credits (77)

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

Directing Credits (1)

Writing Credits (4)

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