Simon Helberg

Simon Helberg

12/9/1980 (45 years old)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 (2007–2019), 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 (73 titles)

The Official Big Bang Theory PodcastShow

The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast

Self - Guest · 2026

The Audacity7.1Show

The Audacity

Martin Phister · 2026

For Worse4.8Movie

For Worse

Mediator · 2026

9.0Show

Guys Next Door

Les (voice) · 2025

American Symphony6.6Movie

American Symphony

Self (archive footage) (uncredited) · 2023

Space Oddity5.9Movie

Space Oddity

Dimitry · 2023

Poker Face7.4Show

Poker Face

Luca Clark · 2023

As They Made Us5.3Movie

As They Made Us

Nathan · 2022

Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus8.0Movie

Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus

Self · 2021

Dug Days7.4Show

Dug Days

Squirrel (voice) · 2021

Annette6.7Movie

Annette

The Accompanist · 2021

Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang FarewellMovie

Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell

Self (archive footage) · 2019

End of the Line5.2Movie

End of the Line

Little Man · 2018

Young Sheldon8.0Show

Young Sheldon

Howard Wolowitz (voice) · 2017

Paint It Black5.8Movie

Paint It Black

Jeremy · 2016

Florence Foster Jenkins6.7Movie

Florence Foster Jenkins

Cosmé McMoon · 2016

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows4.0Movie

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Self · 2016

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert6.1Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Self - Guest · 2015

Hollywood Adventures4.5Movie

Hollywood Adventures

Translator · 2015

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson6.7Show

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Self · 2015

We'll Never Have Paris4.8Movie

We'll Never Have Paris

Quinn · 2014

The Tom and Jerry Show7.2Show

The Tom and Jerry Show

Napoleon (voice) · 2014

Drunk History6.8Show

Drunk History

Frank M. Robinson · 2013

I Am I6.0Movie

I Am I

Seth · 2013

Norm Macdonald Live8.0Show

Norm Macdonald Live

Self · 2013

Comedy Bang! Bang!6.3Show

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Self · 2012

Let Go4.9Movie

Let Go

Frank · 2011

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness7.4Show

Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness

Bian Zao (voice) · 2011

The Selling6.1Movie

The Selling

Young Husband · 2011

Conan7.2Show

Conan

Self · 2010