Simon Helberg
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.
Born: 09 December 1980
Played In
TV Show
Apr 2026
The Audacity
Martin Phister
Movie
Feb 2026
For Worse
Mediator
TV Show
Jun 2025
Guys Next Door
Les (voice)
Movie
Nov 2023
American Symphony
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie
Mar 2023
Space Oddity
Dimitry
TV Show
Jan 2023
Poker Face
Luca Clark
Movie
Apr 2022
As They Made Us
Nathan
Movie
Sep 2021
Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus
Self
TV Show
Sep 2021
Dug Days
Squirrel (voice)
Movie
Jul 2021
Annette
The Accompanist
Movie
May 2019
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
Self (archive footage)
Movie
Jan 2018
End of the Line
Little Man
TV Show
Sep 2017
Young Sheldon
Howard Wolowitz (voice)
Movie
Jun 2016
Paint It Black
Jeremy
Movie
May 2016
Florence Foster Jenkins
Cosmé McMoon
Movie
Feb 2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
TV Show
Sep 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
Movie
Jun 2015
Hollywood Adventures
Translator
TV Show
Apr 2015
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self
Movie
Oct 2014
We'll Never Have Paris
Quinn
TV Show
Apr 2014
The Tom and Jerry Show
Napoleon (voice)
TV Show
Jul 2013
Drunk History
Frank M. Robinson
Movie
Apr 2013
I Am I
Seth
TV Show
Mar 2013
Norm Macdonald Live
Self
TV Show
Jun 2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
Self
Movie
Oct 2011
Let Go
Frank
TV Show
Sep 2011
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
Bian Zao (voice)
Movie
Apr 2011
The Selling
Young Husband
TV Show
Nov 2010
Conan
Self
TV Show
Nov 2010
Conan
Self - Guest
TV Show
Feb 2010
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
Ronaldo (voice)
Movie
Oct 2009
A Serious Man
Rabbi Scott
TV Show
Jul 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Movie
Dec 2008
Commentary! The Musical
TV Show
Jul 2008
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Moist
Movie
Dec 2007
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Dreidel L'Chaim
Movie
Dec 2007
The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Self
Movie
Dec 2007
Mama's Boy
Rathkon
TV Show
Sep 2007
The Big Bang Theory
Howard Wolowitz
TV Show
Jul 2007
The Guild
Kevinator
Movie
Jun 2007
Evan Almighty
Staffer
Movie
May 2007
Careless
Stewart
TV Show
May 2007
Derek and Simon: The Show
Movie
Apr 2007
The TV Set
TJ Goldman
TV Show
Jan 2007
Reporters
Shooter #5
Movie
Nov 2006
For Your Consideration
Junior Agent
TV Show
Sep 2006
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Alex Dwyer
Movie
Jul 2006
Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette
Simon
Movie
Jun 2006
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas
Al
TV Show
May 2006
The Jake Effect
Bill Skidelsky
Movie
Jan 2006
The Pity Card
Simon
Movie
Sep 2005
Good Night, and Good Luck.
CBS Page
TV Show
Mar 2005
Life on a Stick
Vinnie
TV Show
Mar 2005
Life on a Stick
Stan
TV Show
Feb 2005
American Dad!
Dr. Revanche (voice)
TV Show
Feb 2005
American Dad!
Creep (voice)
TV Show
Jan 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
TV Show
Sep 2004
Joey
Seth
Movie
Jul 2004
A Cinderella Story
Terry
TV Show
Jul 2004
The Soup
Self
TV Show
Jun 2004
Quintuplets
Neil
TV Show
Nov 2003
Arrested Development
Jeff
Movie
Aug 2003
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
Adam (DGA Trainee)
TV Show
Jul 2003
Reno 911!
Student Driver
TV Show
Jul 2003
Reno 911!
Hooker Buying Son
Movie
Feb 2003
Old School
Jerry
TV Show
Oct 2002
Less than Perfect
Arthur
TV Show
Aug 2002
The Funkhousers
Donnie Funkhouser
Movie
Mar 2002
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
Vernon
TV Show
Sep 2001
Undeclared
Jack
TV Show
Oct 2000
The Weber Show
Andy Tinker
TV Show
Mar 2000
Son of the Beach
Billy
TV Show
Sep 1999
Popular
Gus Latrine
Movie
Sep 1999
Mumford
College Roommate
TV Show
Sep 1996
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
Spokesman
TV Show
Sep 1981
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Movie
Triumph of the Will