Simon Helberg
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 9, 1980 (age 45)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Credits
- 74
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.
Known for
The Big Bang Theory
2007TV
Howard Wolowitz
Evan Almighty
2007Movie
Staffer
A Cinderella Story
2004Movie
Terry
Young Sheldon
2017TV
Howard Wolowitz (voice)
A Serious Man
2009Movie
Rabbi Scott
American Dad!
2005TV
Dr. Revanche (voice), Creep (voice)
Filmography
The Official Big Bang Theory Podcast
2026TV
Self - Guest
The Audacity
2026TV
Martin Phister
For Worse
2026Movie
Mediator
Guys Next Door
2025TV
Les (voice)
American Symphony
2023Movie
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Space Oddity
2023Movie
Dimitry
Poker Face
2023TV
Luca Clark
As They Made Us
2022Movie
Nathan
Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus
2021Movie
Self
Dug Days
2021TV
Squirrel (voice)
Annette
2021Movie
The Accompanist
Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell
2019Movie
Self (archive footage)
End of the Line
2018Movie
Little Man
Young Sheldon
2017TV
Howard Wolowitz (voice)
Paint It Black
2016Movie
Jeremy
Florence Foster Jenkins
2016Movie
Cosmé McMoon
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016Movie
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015TV
Self - Guest
Hollywood Adventures
2015Movie
Translator
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
2015TV
Self
We'll Never Have Paris
2014Movie
Quinn
The Tom and Jerry Show
2014TV
Napoleon (voice)
Drunk History
2013TV
Frank M. Robinson
I Am I
2013Movie
Seth
Norm Macdonald Live
2013TV
Self
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2012TV
Self
Let Go
2011Movie
Frank
Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
2011TV
Bian Zao (voice)
The Selling
2011Movie
Young Husband
Conan
2010TV
Self, Self - Guest
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
2010TV
Ronaldo (voice)
A Serious Man
2009Movie
Rabbi Scott
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009TV
Self - Guest
Commentary! The Musical
2008Movie
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
2008TV
Moist
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
2007Movie
Dreidel L'Chaim
The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
2007Movie
Self
Mama's Boy
2007Movie
Rathkon
The Big Bang Theory
2007TV
Howard Wolowitz
The Guild
2007TV
Kevinator
Evan Almighty
2007Movie
Staffer
Careless
2007Movie
Stewart
Derek and Simon: The Show
2007TV
The TV Set
2007Movie
TJ Goldman
Reporters
2007TV
Shooter #5
For Your Consideration
2006Movie
Junior Agent
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
2006TV
Alex Dwyer
Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette
2006Movie
Simon
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas
2006Movie
Al
The Jake Effect
2006TV
Bill Skidelsky
The Pity Card
2006Movie
Simon
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005Movie
CBS Page
Life on a Stick
2005TV
Vinnie, Stan
American Dad!
2005TV
Dr. Revanche (voice), Creep (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005TV
Self
Joey
2004TV
Seth
A Cinderella Story
2004Movie
Terry
The Soup
2004TV
Self
Quintuplets
2004TV
Neil
Arrested Development
2003TV
Jeff
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
2003Movie
Adam (DGA Trainee)
Reno 911!
2003TV
Student Driver, Hooker Buying Son
Old School
2003Movie
Jerry
Less than Perfect
2002TV
Arthur
The Funkhousers
2002TV
Donnie Funkhouser
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
2002Movie
Vernon
Undeclared
2001TV
Jack
The Weber Show
2000TV
Andy Tinker
Son of the Beach
2000TV
Billy
Popular
1999TV
Gus Latrine
Mumford
1999Movie
College Roommate
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
1996TV
Spokesman
Entertainment Tonight
1981TV
Self
Triumph of the Will
Movie