
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.
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Credits
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The Audacity FutureMartin Phister★ NR
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For Worse 2025★ NR
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American Symphony 2023Self (archive footage) (uncredited)★ 6.8
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Space Oddity 2023Dimitry★ 6
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Poker Face 2023Special Agent Luca Clark★ 7.7
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As They Made Us 2022Nathan★ 5.4
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Self★ 8
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Dug Days 2021Squirrel (voice)★ 7.4
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Annette 2021The Accompanist★ 6.7
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End of the Line 2018Little Man★ 5.2
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Young Sheldon 2017Howard Wolowitz (voice)★ 8
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Paint It Black 2016Jeremy★ 6
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Cosmé McMoon★ 6.7
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Self★ 4.3
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Hollywood Adventures 2015Translator★ 4.8
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Quinn★ 4.9
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Napoleon (voice)★ 7.3
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I Am I 2013Seth★ 6
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Let Go 2011Frank★ 5.3
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The Selling 2011Young Husband★ 6.5
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Ronaldo (voice)★ 8.1
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A Serious Man 2009Rabbi Scott★ 6.7
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Moist★ 8.3
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★ 7.3
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Dreidel L'Chaim★ 6.6
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Self★ 7.8
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Mama's Boy 2007Rathkon★ 4.5
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The Big Bang Theory 2007Howard Wolowitz★ 7.9
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The Guild 2007Kevinator★ 7.1
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Evan Almighty 2007Staffer★ 5.6
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Careless 2007Stewart★ 5.7
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★ 6
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The TV Set 2007TJ Goldman★ 6
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Reporters 2007Shooter #5★ 5
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Junior Agent★ 5.8
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Alex Dwyer★ 7.4
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Simon★ 4
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Al★ 5.4
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The Jake Effect 2006Bill Skidelsky★ 8
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The Pity Card 2006Simon★ 4
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CBS Page★ 7.1
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Life on a Stick 2005Vinnie★ 4.5
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American Dad! 2005Dr. Revanche (voice)★ 7
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Joey 2004Seth★ 6.3
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A Cinderella Story 2004Terry★ 6.6
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Quintuplets 2004Neil★ 8.3
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Arrested Development 2003Jeff★ 7.9
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Adam (DGA Trainee)★ 7.8
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Reno 911! 2003Student Driver★ 7.2
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Old School 2003Jerry★ 6.6
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Less than Perfect 2002Arthur★ 6.9
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The Funkhousers 2002Donnie Funkhouser★ NR
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Vernon★ 6
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Undeclared 2001Jack★ 7.4
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The Weber Show 2000Andy Tinker★ 7.8
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Son of the Beach 2000Billy★ 6.7
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Popular 1999Gus Latrine★ 6.7
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Mumford 1999College Roommate★ 6.5
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Spokesman★ 7.8