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.
Good Night, and Good Luck.
(CBS Page)
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
(Dreidel L'Chaim)
National Lampoon's Van Wilder
(Vernon)
Mama's Boy
(Rathkon)
For Your Consideration
(Junior Agent)
Careless
(Stewart)
The TV Set
(TJ Goldman)
I Am I
(Seth)
The Selling
(Young Husband)
Evan Almighty
(Staffer)
Let Go
(Frank)
The Pity Card
(Simon)
We'll Never Have Paris
(Quinn)
Space Oddity
(Dimitry)
Baby Annette, à l'impossible ils sont tenus
(Self)
Mumford
(College Roommate)
A Serious Man
(Rabbi Scott)
American Symphony
(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))
The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
(Himself)
Florence Foster Jenkins
(Cosmé McMoon)
Hollywood Adventures
(Translator)
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
(Moist)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
(Self)
A Cinderella Story
(Terry)
End of the Line
(Little Man)
Paint It Black
(Jeremy)
Annette
(The Accompanist)
Commentary! The Musical
Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette
(Simon)
Old School
(Jerry)
Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas
(Al)
As They Made Us
(Nathan)
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales
(Adam (DGA Trainee))
Less than Perfect
(Arthur)
Son of the Beach
(Billy)
The Big Bang Theory
(Howard Wolowitz)
Life on a Stick
(Vinnie)
Joey
(Seth)
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
(Alex Dwyer)
Reno 911!
(Student Driver)
The Jake Effect
(Bill Skidelsky)
Undeclared
(Jack)
Popular
(Gus Latrine)
Quintuplets
(Neil)
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
(Moist)
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
(Self)
Arrested Development
(Jeff)
The Funkhousers
(Donnie Funkhouser)
Reno 911!
(Hooker Buying Son)
Norm Macdonald Live
(Self)
Dug Days
(Squirrel (voice))
American Dad!
(Dr. Revanche (voice))
Comedy Bang! Bang!
(Self)
Life on a Stick
(Stan)
Young Sheldon
(Howard Wolowitz (voice))
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch
(Spokesman)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
(Self)
The Tom and Jerry Show
(Napoleon (voice))
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(Self - Guest)
Reporters
(Shooter #5)
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
(Ronaldo (voice))
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
Entertainment Tonight
(Self)
Drunk History
(Frank M. Robinson)
Poker Face
(Special Agent Luca Clark)
The Weber Show
(Andy Tinker)
Derek and Simon: The Show
The Guild
(Kevinator)
Conan
(Self)
American Dad!
(Creep (voice))
The Pity Card
(Writer)
We'll Never Have Paris
(Director)
We'll Never Have Paris
(Producer)
We'll Never Have Paris
(Writer)
Derek & Simon: A Bee and a Cigarette
(Writer)
Elvis Goes There
(Executive Producer)
Derek and Simon: The Show
(Screenplay)
Derek and Simon: The Show
(Executive Producer)
Derek and Simon: The Show
(Creator)