Cast & creator
Hank Azaria
Best known for Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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.
Also known as: Hank Tarantula, Hank Nefarious, Scary Connelly, Ernie Boo-Nick, Shanked Azaria
84
film credits
57
television credits
137
1944–2026 · acting roles
6.7
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (141)
Showing 141 of 141 credits
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
The Simpsons
Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl Carlson / Superintendent Chalmers (voice)
1989
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Family Guy
Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum / Apu / Comic Book Guy / Carl (voice)
1999Family Guy
Police Superintendent Chalmers (voice)
1999Family Guy
Nigel Harpington (voice)
1999Family Guy
Reginald Barrington (voice)
1999
Conan
Self
2010
The View
Self
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Friends
David
1994
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Futurama
Harold Zoid (voice)
1999
Golden Globe Awards
Self
1944
Mad About You
Nat Ostertag
1992
Family Ties
Joe
1982
Ray Donovan
Ed Cochran
2013
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Danny Stevens
2017
Spider-Man
Eddie Brock / Venom (voice)
1994Spider-Man
Eddie Brock (voice)
1994
Tales from the Crypt
Richard
1989
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Policeman
1990
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
What a Cartoon!
Elmo (voice)
1995
Heat
Alan Marciano
1995
The Idol
Chaim
2023
Pretty Woman
Detective
1990
Herman's Head
Jay Nichols
1991
The Smurfs
Gargamel
2011
The Electric State
Perplexo (voice)
2025
Brockmire
Jim Brockmire
2017Brockmire
Writer
2017Brockmire
Executive Producer
2017
The Simpsons Movie
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)
2007
Hello Tomorrow!
Eddie Nicholls
2023
Love & Other Drugs
Dr. Stan Knight
2010
Maniac
Hank Landsberg (voice)
2018
Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber
Tim Cook
2022
Billy on the Street
Self
2011
The Smurfs 2
Gargamel
2013
Huff
Craig Huffstodt
2004
GQ Presents: Iconic Characters
Self
2018
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Young Patches O'Houlihan
2004
Beethoven
Killer (voice)
1994
Free Agents
Alex Taylor
2011Free Agents
Producer
2011
Godzilla
Victor 'Animal' Palotti
1998
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Kahmunrah / The Thinker / Abe Lincoln
2009
Going Dutch
Hank Azaria (voice)
2025
Yellow Mirror
Chief Wiggum (voice)
2026
Happy Feet Two
Mighty Sven (voice)
2011
Unscripted
Hank Azaria
2005
Hop
Carlos / Phil (voice)
2011
Anastasia
Bartok (voice)
1997
Along Came Polly
Claude
2004
The Birdcage
Agador
1996
Free Radio
Self
2008
Year One
Abraham
2009
Bordertown
Bud Buckwald
2016
Great Expectations
Walter Plane
1998
Fortnite x The Simpsons
Moe Szyslak (voice)
2025Fortnite x The Simpsons
Professor Frink (voice)
2025Fortnite x The Simpsons
Chief Wiggum (voice)
2025
The Wizard of Lies
Frank Dipascali
2017
Celebrity Poker Showdown
Self
2003
Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"
Chief Wiggum (voice)
2023
Out of the Blue
Jock
2022
Shattered Glass
Michael Kelly
2003
The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful
Moe (voice)
2024
Grosse Pointe Blank
Steven Lardner
1997
The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol
Gargamel (voice)
2011
Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition
Moe Szyslak (voice)
2026
Lovelace
Jerry Damiano
2013
Run Fatboy Run
Whit
2007
The Artist
Thomas Edison
2025
Quiz Show
Albert Freedman
1994
Mystery Men
Blue Raja / Jeffrey
1999If Not for You
Craig Schaeffer
1995
Now and Then
Bud Kent
1995
Bartok the Magnificent
Bartok (voice)
1999Bartok the Magnificent
Co-Producer
1999
America's Sweethearts
Hector
2001
Behemoth!
Peter Serian
2026
The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
Gargamel (voice)
2013
Simpsley
Inspector Wiggum (voice)
2026
The Simpsons in Plusaversary
Moe Szyslak / Captain McCallister / Goofy / Buzz Lightyear (voice)
2021
Celebrity
David
1998
Uprising
Mordechaj Anielewicz
2001
Cradle Will Rock
Marc Blitzsetin
1999
Imagine That
Josh Miller
2002
Uprising
Mordechaj Anielewicz
2001
The Aristocrats
Self
2005
Mystery, Alaska
Charles Danner
1999
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Self - Actor & Matthew's Friend
2025
Stressed Eric
1998
Spider-Man: The Venom Saga
Eddie Brock / Venom (voice)
2005
Norman: The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Srul Katz
2016
I Know That Voice
Self
2014
Fail Safe
Prof. Groeteschele
2000
The Simpson: Yellow Planet
Kirk Van Houten / Moe Szyslak / Comic Book Guy / Gary Chalmers / Snake Jailbird / Professor Frink / Blubbo's Trainer
2025
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
The Grand
Mike "The Bike" Heslov
2007
Monty Python Conquers America
Self
2008
Eulogy
Daniel Collins
2004
Frank Nitti: The Enforcer
1988
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror
Moe Szyslak / Chief Wiggum/ Frink/ Comic Book Guy (voice)
2003
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV
1999
Immigrants (L.A. Dolce Vita)
Joska (voice)
2008
Homegrown
Carter
1998
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
Carl / Umpire / Wiggum / Moe / Apu (voice)
2017
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Moe Szyslak (voice) (uncredited)
2012
Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story
Self
2010
Chicago 10
Abbie Hoffman / Allen Ginsberg (voice)
2008
The Simpsons Funday Football
Moe (voice)
2024
The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!
Self
2010
Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices
Himself
2008
Robin Williams: Laugh Until You Cry
Self
2022
The Simpsons: America's First Family
Self
2000
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
Self
2005
Hail to the Breadsticks!
Self
2023Vincent Price: What Keeps Us Alive
2026
CyberWorld
Chief Wiggum / Prof. John Frink (voice)
2000
Monkey Mischief
Pharaoh Kahmunrah
2009
Springfield's Most Wanted
Police Chief Wiggum (Uncredited)
1995
Chicken Little
(voice)
1998
Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
1999
The Simpsons: Christmas
(archive footage)
2003
Planet of the Couches
Moe Szyslak / Comic Book Guy (voice)
2016
Timms Valley
Chaz Babcock
2013
The Simpsons | Balenciaga
Comic Book Guy
2021
Tears of Joy: 2015 New York Mets
Himself
2015
Cool Blue
Buzz
1990
The Simpsons: Christmas 2
2004
Bark!
Sam
2002
Hollywood Dog
Hollywood Dog (voice)
1990
The Wright Way
Self - Narrator (voice)
2025