Acting · Queens, New York City, New York, USA · Born April 25, 1964
Henry Albert "Hank" Azaria (born April 25, 1964) is an American actor and producer. He is known for voicing many characters in the long-running animated sitcom The Simpsons since 1989, including Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum, Superintendent Chalmers, Comic Book Guy, Snake Jailbird, Professor Frink, Kirk Van Houten, Duffman, and formerly Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, Lou, Carl Carlson, among others. Azaria joined the show with little voice acting experience, but became a regular in its second season. For his work on the show, he has won four Primetime Emmy Awards. Alongside his continued voice acting on The Simpsons, Azaria became more widely known through his live-action supporting appearances in films such as Quiz Show (1994), Heat, The Birdcage (1996) (for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award) and Godzilla (1998). He has also appeared in numerous films including Mystery Men (1999), America's Sweethearts (2001), Shattered Glass (2003), Along Came Polly (2004), Run Fatboy Run (2007), Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) and The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013). Further voice roles include Anastasia (1997), for which he won an Annie Award. His live-action television work includes recurring roles on the sitcoms Mad About You and Friends, as well as dramatic roles in the TV films Tuesdays With Morrie (1999) as writer Mitch Albom and Uprising (2001) as Jewish resistance leader Mordechai Anielewicz. For the former, Azaria received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He starred in the title roles in the Showtime drama series Huff (2004–2006) and the IFC sitcom Brockmire (2017–2020). His recurring role on the drama Ray Donovan earned him a sixth Primetime Emmy Award in 2016. Azaria made his Broadway debut as Lancelot in Spamalot, for which he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He returned to Broadway in 2007, playing David Sarnoff in The Farnsworth Invention.
MovieBehemoth!
2026
as Peter Serian
MovieSimpsley
2026
as Inspector Wiggum (voice)
MovieExtreme Makeover: Homer Edition
2026
as Moe Szyslak (voice)
TVThe Artist
2025
as Thomas Edison
TVFortnite x The Simpsons
2025
as Moe Szyslak (voice)
MovieThe Wright Way
2025
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieMatthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025
as Self - Actor & Matthew's Friend
MovieThe Electric State
2025
as Perplexo (voice)
TVGoing Dutch
2025
as Hank Azaria (voice)
MovieThe Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
2024
as Moe (voice)
MovieThe Simpsons Funday Football
2024
as Moe (voice)
MovieHail to the Breadsticks!
2023
as Self
TVThe Idol
2023
as Chaim
MovieMaggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"
2023
as Chief Wiggum (voice)
TVHello Tomorrow!
2023
as Eddie Nicholls
MovieOut of the Blue
2022
as Jock
MovieRobin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
2022
as Self
TVSuper Pumped: The Battle for Uber
2022
as Tim Cook
MovieThe Simpsons in Plusaversary
2021
as Moe Szyslak / Captain McCallister / Goofy / Buzz Lightyear (voice)
MovieThe Simpsons: A Serious Flanders
2021
as Comic Book Guy / Disco Stu / Snake Jailbird (voice)
MovieThe Simpsons | Balenciaga
2021
as Comic Book Guy
TVManiac
2018
as Hank Landsberg (voice)
TVGQ Presents: Iconic Characters
2018
as Self
MovieSpringfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
2017
as Carl / Umpire / Wiggum / Moe / Apu (voice)
MovieThe Wizard of Lies
2017
as Frank Dipascali
TVBrockmire
2017
as Jim Brockmire
TVThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017
as Danny Stevens
MoviePlanet of the Couches
2016
as Moe Szyslak / Comic Book Guy (voice)
MovieNorman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
2016
as Srul Katz
TVBordertown
2016
as Bud Buckwald
MovieTears of Joy: 2015 New York Mets
2015
as Himself
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
TVOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
MovieI Know That Voice
2014
as Self
MovieTimms Valley
2013
as Chaz Babcock
MovieThe Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
2013
as Gargamel (voice)
MovieLovelace
2013
as Jerry Damiano
MovieThe Smurfs 2
2013
as Gargamel
TVRay Donovan
2013
as Ed Cochran
MovieFOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
as Moe Szyslak (voice) (uncredited)
TVBilly on the Street
2011
as Self
MovieThe Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
2011
as Gargamel (voice)
MovieHappy Feet Two
2011
as Mighty Sven (voice)
TVFree Agents
2011
as Alex Taylor
MovieThe Smurfs
2011
as Gargamel
MovieHop
2011
as Carlos / Phil (voice)
MovieLove & Other Drugs
2010
as Dr. Stan Knight
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieUnder the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
2010
as Self
MovieThe Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
2010
as Self
MovieMonkey Mischief
2009
as Pharaoh Kahmunrah
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieYear One
2009
as Abraham
MovieNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
as Kahmunrah / The Thinker / Abe Lincoln
MovieImmigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita)
2008
as Joska (voice)
MovieMel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
2008
as Himself
MovieChicago 10
2008
as Abbie Hoffman / Allen Ginsberg (voice)
TVFree Radio
2008
as Self
MovieMonty Python Conquers America
2008
as Self
MovieRun Fatboy Run
2007
as Whit
MovieThe Simpsons Movie
2007
as Professor Frink / Comic Book Guy / Moe / Chief Wiggum / Lou / Carl / Cletus / Bumblebee Man / Male EPA Worker / Dome Depot Announcer / Kissing Cop / Carnival Barker / Counter Man / Apu / Drederick Tatum / Sea Captain / EPA Passenger / Robot / Dr. Nick / Wise Guy (voice)
MovieThe Grand
2007
as Mike "The Bike" Heslov
MovieThe Aristocrats
2005
as Self
MovieSpider-Man: The Venom Saga
2005
as Eddie Brock / Venom (voice)
MovieMr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
2005
as Self
TVUnscripted
2005
as Hank Azaria
TVHuff
2004
as Craig Huffstodt
MovieThe Simpsons: Christmas 2
2004
MovieEulogy
2004
as Daniel Collins
MovieDodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
as Young Patches O'Houlihan
MovieAlong Came Polly
2004
as Claude
TVCelebrity Poker Showdown
2003
as Self
MovieShattered Glass
2003
as Michael Kelly
MovieThe Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
2003
as Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum/ Frink/ Comic Book Guy (voice)
MovieThe Simpsons: Christmas
2003
as (archive footage)
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MovieBark!
2002
as Sam
TVImagine That
2002
as Josh Miller
MovieUprising
2001
as Mordechaj Anielewicz
TVUprising
2001
as Mordechaj Anielewicz
MovieAmerica's Sweethearts
2001
as Hector Gorgonzolas
MovieCyberWorld
2000
as Chief Wiggum / Prof. John Frink (voice)
MovieThe Simpsons: America's First Family
2000
as Self
MovieFail Safe
2000
as Prof. Groeteschele
MovieCradle Will Rock
1999
as Marc Blitzsetin
MovieTuesdays with Morrie
1999
as Mitch Albom
MovieMystery, Alaska
1999
as Charles Danner
MovieBartok the Magnificent
1999
as Bartok (voice)
MovieMystery Men
1999
as Blue Raja / Jeffrey
TVFuturama
1999
as Harold Zoid (voice)
MovieThe Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
TVFamily Guy
1999
as Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl (voice)
MovieCelebrity
1998
as David
MovieGodzilla
1998
as Victor 'Animal' Palotti
TVStressed Eric
1998
MovieHomegrown
1998
as Carter
MovieChicken Little
1998
as (voice)
MovieGreat Expectations
1998
as Walter Plane
MovieAnastasia
1997
as Bartok (voice)
TVThe View
1997
as Self
MovieGrosse Pointe Blank
1997
as Steven Lardner
MovieThe Birdcage
1996
as Agador
MovieHeat
1995
as Alan Marciano
MovieNow and Then
1995
as Bud Kent
If Not for You
1995
as Craig Schaeffer
MovieSpringfield's Most Wanted
1995
as Police Chief Wiggum (Uncredited)
TVWhat a Cartoon!
1995
as Elmo (voice)
TVSpider-Man
1994
as Eddie Brock / Venom (voice)
TVFriends
1994
as David
TVBeethoven
1994
as Killer (voice)
MovieQuiz Show
1994
as Albert Freedman
TVInside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
TVMad About You
1992
as Nat Ostertag
TVHerman's Head
1991
as Jay Nichols
TVThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
as Policeman
MovieHollywood Dog
1990
as Hollywood Dog (voice)
MoviePretty Woman
1990
as Detective
MovieCool Blue
1990
as Buzz
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl (voice)
TVTales from the Crypt
1989
as Richard
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MovieFrank Nitti: The Enforcer
1988
TVFamily Ties
1982
as Joe
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self
