About

Known credits:
47
Birthday:
1980-12-09
Place of birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Website:
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Simon Helberg

Overview

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

Acting
2023 American Symphony Actor Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 59
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2023 Space Oddity Actor Dimitry 59
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2022 As They Made Us Actor Nathan 58
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2021 Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus Actor Self 59
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2021 Annette Actor The Accompanist 63
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2019 Unraveling the Mystery: A Big Bang Farewell Actor Howard / Himself (archive footage) 60
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2018 End of the Line Actor Little Man 59
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2016 Paint It Black Actor Jeremy 59
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2016 Florence Foster Jenkins Actor Cosmé McMoon 64
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2016 Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows Actor Self 58
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2015 Hollywood Adventures Actor Translator 58
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2014 We'll Never Have Paris Actor Quinn 57
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2013 I Am I Actor Seth 59
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2011 Let Go Actor Frank 58
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2011 The Selling Actor Young Husband 59
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2009 A Serious Man Actor Rabbi Scott 65
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2008 Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Actor Moist 59
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2008 Commentary! The Musical Actor 59
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2008 Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Actor Moist 75
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2008 Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Actor Moist 68
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2007 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Actor Dreidel L'Chaim 62
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2007 The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Actor Himself 60
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2007 Mama's Boy Actor Rathkon 57
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2007 The Big Bang Theory Actor Howard Wolowitz 79
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2007 Evan Almighty Actor Staffer 56
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2007 Careless Actor Stewart 59
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2007 Derek and Simon: The Show Actor N/A
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2007 The TV Set Actor TJ Goldman 59
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2006 For Your Consideration Actor Junior Agent 58
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2006 Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette Actor Simon 59
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2006 Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas Actor Al 58
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2006 The Pity Card Actor Simon 58
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2005 Good Night, and Good Luck. Actor CBS Page 66
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2004 A Cinderella Story Actor Terry 65
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2003 Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales Actor Adam (DGA Trainee) 59
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2003 Old School Actor Jerry 64
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2002 The Funkhousers Actor Donnie Funkhouser N/A
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2002 National Lampoon's Van Wilder Actor Vernon 59
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1999 Mumford Actor College Roommate 59
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Directing
2014 We'll Never Have Paris Directing Director 57
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Writing
2014 We'll Never Have Paris Writing Writer 57
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2007 Derek and Simon: The Show Writing Screenplay N/A
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2006 Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette Writing Writer 59
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2006 The Pity Card Writing Writer 58
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Production
2019 Elvis Goes There Production Executive Producer 70
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2014 We'll Never Have Paris Production Producer 57
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2007 Derek and Simon: The Show Production Executive Producer N/A
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